Geothermal energy in Japan Storm in a hot tub Clean bodies versus clean energy

http://www.economist.com/node/21552207
After the Nuclear disaster in Fukushima last year, 54 of Japan's 55 Nuclear Reactors were temporarily shut
down, and since then, Japan has slowly been losing their Nuclear power. This article talks about how Onsen, which are Japanese hot springs, are very popular in Japan and they want to have more of them, but they just do not have the energy to make more since Nuclear Power made up two thirds of Japan's total energy output. The Japanese are trying to find a new way to power these Onsen with alternative energy sources like the Geothermal kind. Now Japan is lifting bans on Geothermal energy in other areas as well. I think it is great that Japan has found another power source that they can use while their nuclear energy is failing.

BP announces class-action settlement in 2010 Gulf oil disaster

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/18/us/bp-spill-settlement/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

British Petroleum announced on Wednesday that they have reached a settlement on the class action law suit that was put against them by thousands of attorneys of other businesses that were effected by the Mexican Gulf oil spill that happened almost a year ago. This settlement has been discussed for almost a year as well and now s finally settled. I am happy that they have finally come to a settlement on this event, and that BP did whatever it could to help after the spill that damaged the coral reefs in that area.

Arctic oil rush will ruin ecosystem, warns Lloyd's of London

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/12/lloyds-london-warns-risks-arctic-oil-drilling
Lloyd's of London, which is the world's largest insurance market, is the first major business organization to question the damage of the oil drilling in the Arctic. The oil drilling in the Arctic is funded with an amount of almost one hundred billion dollars. This drilling is necessary for the rest of the world because the Arctic has a huge oil market . But the pollution and other problems being caused in the Arctic by this drilling are serious. If an oil spill were to occur in the Arctic, it would be much more difficult to clean up than a spill in the Gulf of Mexico, because of the amount of ice. I hope that the drilling goes well and that it doesn't damage the Arctic ecosystem too much because the Arctic is already a problem with the melting icecaps.