Noozhawk

Maritime Museum Speaker Series Explores History of Coal Oil Point

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will host a talk on the History of Coal Oil Point by Goleta historian Tom Modugno for its Maritime Distinguished ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Distinguished Speaker Series Explores “The History of Coal Oil Point” with Local Historian Tom Modugno

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is pleased to present “The History of Coal Oil Point,” a fascinating new presentation for its ...
KERO-TV

Museum in Taft remembers the history of oil in Kern County

The West Kern Oil Museum in Taft is preparing to celebrate 50 years of preserving the history of one of California's biggest industries: Oil. According to Don Maxwell, Chairman of the Board for the ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Mediterranean Pots Could Rewrite the History of Olive Oil

A study reveals olive oil degrades in Mediterranean pots faster than expected, reshaping views of ancient trade and household ...
Yahoo

10 of the biggest oil spills in history

Oil spills can happen when pipelines rupture, ships collide, or drilling rigs explode. Spills can wreak havoc on the health of marine life and the environment for years after the fact. The 10 biggest ...
Capital Public Radio

A History Of 'Snake Oil Salesmen'

"Snake Oil Salesman." The phrase conjures up images of seedy profiteers trying to exploit an unsuspecting public by selling it fake cures. In fact, the Oxford English Dictionary defines snake oil as ...
Newsweek

What Was the Worst Oil Spill in U.S. History? California’s Huntington Beach Hit by ‘Major’ Leak

A catastrophic oil spill in the Pacific Ocean off the southern Californian coast has left fish dead, birds covered in petroleum, and wetlands contaminated. In a press conference hours after the spill ...
Casper Star-Tribune

Wagon-wheel grease to multinational companies: A brief history of oil in Wyoming

Ohio Oil Company had increased from 104 employees to 167. The total number of companies and individuals listed as engaged in oil production and exploration increased from 27 in 1947 to 81 in 1953.” – ...
Daily Breeze

Oil drilling history explored in Hermosa Beach Musuem exhibit

A decade ago, Hermosa Beach voters overwhelmingly rejected E&B Natural Resources’ efforts to drill oil in the small coastal community. Measure O failed in March 2015 with 80% of the vote, nixing the ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Cottonseed oil mills part of PB’s history

Before the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, cotton gins dumped millions of pounds of cotton seeds into nearby rivers. In the meantime, cotton seeds had been valued in the West Indies for ...
Salon

The long complex history of oil price shocks

The world is in the grip of an oil price shock. In just a few months, prices have risen from US $65 a barrel to over $130, causing fuel costs to surge, inflationary pressure to rise and consumer ...