Friday, January 27, 2012
David D. Anderson is the recipient of the 2011 Penn State Beaver Outstanding Alumnus Award. The award recognizes Beaver alumni who have distinguished themselves through career achievements as well as campus and community involvement. Beaver Chancellor Gary Keefer presented the award to Anderson at the Jan. 25 dinner meeting of the Penn State Beaver Advisory Board. (more)
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by the April explosion of British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that killed 11 crew members, has poured about 100 million gallons of oil into the water and caused significant damage to ecology and industry. It is already considered the largest offshore spill in U.S. history and may be among the largest spills in the world. It may also be among the worst industrial disasters in modern history. "At this point we're just going to be estimating because it is at a scale and dimension that we just haven't seen before," says environmental historian Brian Black, a professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona. (more)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
When the Drake Oil Well in Titusville, Pennsylvania began seeping crude oil 150 years ago, humanity allowed itself to become engulfed in the ecology of oil, according to a Penn State environmental historian. Now in the midst of an energy transition, the U.S. and the world need to keep moving forward toward alternative methods of power generation. "American consumers must take stock and understand our dependency on oil in the context of how we got to this point," said Brian Black, associate professor of history and environmental studies, Penn State Altoona. (more)
