"Republicans Push Bill To Force Keystone XL Approval"
"Republican lawmakers on Tuesday worked on two fronts to advance legislation that would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline."
Source: FuelFix, 04/17/2013
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"EPA Nominee Declines Comment on Controversial Nuclear Incident Guide"
"WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency declined on Thursday to answer questions about a controversial new guide that suggests public health standards could be relaxed dramatically in the event of a nuclear attack or accident."
Source: Global Security Newswire, 04/16/2013
Report: Seismic Tests on E. Coast Could Harm 140,000 Whales & Dolphins
"Nearly 140,000 whales and dolphins could be injured if the Obama administration allows energy companies to conduct seismic research aimed at identifying oil and gas along the Atlantic Coast, according to a new report issued Tuesday."
Source: FuelFix, 04/16/2013
"NY-Based InsideClimate News Wins Pulitzer"
The 2013 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting went to InsideClimate News, a 5-year-old web-only nonprofit, for its book-length feature series on the 2010 Enbridge tar-sands oil spill that fouled miles of Michigan's Kalamazoo River. InsideClimate has been one of the most aggressive media outlets covering the current spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. ExxonMobil recently threatened one of InsideClimate's reporters with arrest for trying to find a federal government press office handling the spill.
Source: AP, 04/16/2013
"Insight: Mayflower, Meet Exxon: When Oil Spilled in An Arkansas Town"
"MAYFLOWER, Arkansas -- Warren Andrews had just finished putting up balloons for his stepdaughter's 18th birthday party at their suburban home in Mayflower, Arkansas, when his wife came inside and said something was wrong."
Source: Reuters, 04/15/2013
"White House Huddled With Industry Before Changes To BLM Fracking Rule"
"President Obama's top energy adviser repeatedly huddled with oil and gas lobbyists in the months before the administration changed new hydraulic fracturing rules to the industry's liking, records show."
Source: EnergyWire, 04/15/2013
"It’s Official: EPA Delays Climate Rule for New Power Plants"
"You might have been wondering whether the Obama administration was going to impose the first-ever greenhouse gas limits on new power plants, since the deadline is April 13."
Source: Wash Post, 04/15/2013
"Oil’s Financial Ties to Texas Legislators"
"Friendliness toward the drilling industry is typical for Texas, where many lawmakers receive campaign contributions from oil and gas groups or have investments in drilling companies. The three elected members of the Railroad Commission of Texas, which oversees the oil and gas industry, have received significant contributions from the very industry they regulate."
Source: Texas Tribune, 04/12/2013
"Coal To Stay Important in U.S. Energy Mix -- Environment Agency Pick"
"President Barack Obama's pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a Senate panel on Thursday that coal will remain important in the U.S. energy mix and that the EPA will be flexible in applying new pollution rules for coal-fired power plants."
Source: Reuters, 04/12/2013
"NRC Proposes No Safety Threat Finding With San Onofre"
"Edison International’s request for a license amendment for a proposed restart of its crippled California nuclear reactor doesn’t pose significant safety risks, federal regulators said in a preliminary finding."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/11/2013
