They can look benign from a distance — solar panels glistening in the sun or turbines gently churning with the breeze to produce electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes. But building and maintaining them can be hazardous.
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The fate of Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon Drill Rig in the Gulf
US Coast Guard sets fire to oil leaking in Gulf
Perilous business of offshore oil drilling
The explosion and fire this week aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico is a stark reminder of the dangers inherent in the offshore drilling industry. The BBC’s Daniel Nasaw examines the safety record.
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Refinery Fire at Navajo Refinery in NM
Tuesday afternoon an enormous plume of black smoke spread high in the Artesia sky, leaving many residents gazing upward in uncertainty. Read more.