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Brussels plans strict new controls for offshore oil drilling

12 Oct 2010: Offshore accidents do not know national borders, says energy commissioner
Climate change could lead to Arctic conflict, warns senior Nato commander

11 Oct 2010:
Global warming and a race for resources could spark a new 'cold war' in the Arctic, US naval admiral warns ahead of key talks on environmental security
Edward Burtynsky: Deepwater Horizon from the air

10 Oct 2010:
In the three months before the Deepwater Horizon well was capped, almost 5m barrels of oil gushed into the pristine waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Flying high above was award-winning photographer Edward Burtynsky who has spent 30 years capturing the impact of our exploitation of the natural world
Deepwater Horizon: Drilling deep, drilling dumb

Gallery (8 pictures), 10 Oct 2010:
Award-winning photographer Ed Burtynsky's has spent 30 years studying the effects of oil on our lives. Here, we show his extraordinary images of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Gulf oil spill: White House blocked and put spin on scientists' warnings

7 Oct 2010:
Investigative report into the BP oil spill reveals US government blocked scientists model data two weeks after the rig explosion
Coalition to allow first deepwater drilling in British waters since BP spill

1 Oct 2010: Decision flies in the face of US and EU, who argue Gulf spill investigations should be completed first
Chevron to begin deep-water drilling off UK coast

1 Oct 2010:
Operations on a new well in the West of Shetlands are due to begin within days, as Greenpeace plans to take legal action against the government
Prop 23 battle heats up in California as Schwarzenegger comes out fighting

30 Sep 2010:
Governor says oil companies are motivated by profit, not job protection, in bankrolling campaign against environmental law
BP's head of production quits in safety shake-up

29 Sep 2010:
BP is reviewing whether its executive bonus scheme pays sufficient weight to safety record
Alberta's tar sands are a source of 'ethical oil', claims conservative activist

29 Sep 2010:
Suzanne Goldenberg: Crude from Alberta's tar sands is destroying the planet. But at least Canadians are nice, argues Ezra Levant
Greenpeace banned from intercepting oil-drilling ship

28 Sep 2010: US oil giant Chevron wins injunction ordering protest group to stop direct action preventing ship from reaching destination north of Shetland
BP spill: Scientists scramble to find out where the oil went

28 Sep 2010:
Researchers set off in search of data on oil discharged in Gulf of Mexico, and a slice of the $500m fund pledged by BP
Oil: Can Ecuador see past the black stuff?

28 Sep 2010:
John Vidal: A revolutionary plan to leave Ecuador's abundant oil in the ground could show the world just what's possible
BP oil spill: an interactive timeline

Interactive, 28 Sep 2010:
This timeline tracks attempts to control the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the unfolding environmental disaster and the political fallout
Barack Obama under fire for grossly underestimating Gulf oil spill

28 Sep 2010:
White House commission finds that administration lost public trust and may have sabotaged clean-up operations