"Shell Oil's Arctic Drilling Operations in Limbo"
"Shell Oil has not disclosed new safety measures since a critical federal report in March, and it has not applied to drill in the Arctic in 2014."
Source: LA Times, 09/26/2013
Search results
"Obama Nominee for U.S. FERC in Jeopardy With Scott's 'No'"
"Senator Tim Scott will vote against President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, virtually erasing the possibility of a Senate panel approving the nomination."
Source: Bloomberg, 09/26/2013
Appeals Judges Seem Dubious Of DOE's Collecting Nuke-Waste Fees
"Federal judges [Wednesday] posed stiff questions to Department of Energy officials on why the agency continues to collect fees for disposing of nuclear waste even though it has no operating national repository."
Source: Greenwire, 09/26/2013
Arrrh Greenpeace Protesters Really Pirates? Russia Ponders Charges
"SALEKHARD, Russia -- Russia announced on Tuesday that it had opened a piracy investigation against the crew of a Greenpeace ship after its activists scaled an offshore oil platform in the Arctic last week. The step signaled that the authorities intended to act decisively to thwart more protests against Russia’s ambitious plans to expand energy exploration in the region."
Source: NY Times, 09/25/2013
"Estimate for Uranium Facility Goes From $600 Million To $11.6 Billion"
"It would be one of the largest nuclear weapons investments since World War II. A watchdog group says the work -- which may not be needed -- can be done for less elsewhere."
Source: LA Times, 09/25/2013
"Environmental Leaders To Obama: 'No Deal' On Keystone XL Pipeline"
"The leaders of 25 environmental and climate action groups sent an open letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday, urging him to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and avoid any 'deal-making' with the Canadian government."
Source: Huffington Post, 09/25/2013
"N.C. Returns EPA Grant for Fracking Study"
"North Carolina’s environment agency has taken the unusual step of returning a federal grant to study streams and wetlands that could be harmed by hydraulic fracturing for natural gas."
Source: Charlotte Observer, 09/25/2013
"Alaska Fracking Rules Would Boost Public Notice, Disclosure"
"New regulations to oversee hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in Alaska could be issued later this year by state regulators, officials said at a public hearing on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 09/24/2013
"Environmental Well Inspections Falling Short, GAO Says"
"Environmental inspections of oil and gas facilities on public lands have jumped nearly twofold since 2007, but federal investigators said Monday that the government is doing a poor job of targeting the riskiest sites."
Source: FuelFix, 09/24/2013
"Airlines Urge UN To Back Deal To Curb Emissions"
"Airlines on Monday urged a UN aviation group to back a mandatory global framework to curb airline emissions, saying failure to reach a deal would revive threats of a trade war."
Source: Guardian, 09/24/2013
