Contractors Braden Lance and Jeremy Oliver repeatedly disposed of oil field wastewater in a small pond in northeastern Utah. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the men were hired to dump the waste in ...

Oil companies wrestling with huge amounts of wastewater have bold plans to turn the nuisance into a valuable product.

The specific strains are isolated and then harvested in large quantifies in pond systems or bioreactors. The oil is then extracted, processed and refined into fuel that has the potential for a ...

One duck is dead and several others have been rescued after an oil spill at OU pond and now the group that first brought attention to the spill is demanding answers from the university.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A suspected “oil spill” is polluting a pond and endangering wildlife in a green space near Tottenville High School, raising concerns among area residents and nature ...

That lipid oil can be used to make biodiesel for cars, trucks, and airplanes. Watch how pond scum can be turned into fuel » Most people know algae as "pond scum." And until recently, most energy ...