Articles by Philip Bump

Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.

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Explosion at headquarters of Mexico’s state-owned oil company kills 32 [UPDATED]

The cause of the blast isn't clear, but it's just the latest in a long string of deadly accidents plaguing Pemex.

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Water use for electricity production set to double globally by 2035

Blame biofuels -- and, of course, coal.

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U.S. ends record streak of days without tornado fatalities

One reason the no-fatality record stood so long -- 220 days -- was the unusually hot and dry weather of 2012, which stifled tornado activity.

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Pirates on Africa’s west coast have a new target: Oil

Nigeria is home to a booming oil industry and black-market refineries. That makes oil tankers along West Africa look awfully tempting.

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