"Fracking Democracy"
"The EPA's Hydraulic Fracturing Public Informational Meeting was probably the strangest exhibition of performance art ever to grace the stage of the Broome County Forum Theater in Binghamton, New York."
Source: Orion, 02/23/2011
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"EPA Underreports Radiation in America's Drinking Water"
"Americans remain largely in the dark about their true exposure to a number of radioactive contaminants that could be in their drinking water. Surprisingly, it’s because of intentional decisions by the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal government office that is supposed to protect the nation from contaminated water."
Source: KHOU, 02/22/2011
"Oil-Price Swings Double as Unrest Spreads Before Saudi Talks"
"Oil-price swings have doubled this year as unrest spreads through the Middle East, source of one- third of global crude supply, hampering producer and consumer efforts to stabilize the world’s biggest commodity market."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/21/2011
"Jeff Bingaman's Exit Raises Energy Questions"
"The retirement of Sen. Jeff Bingaman — the low-key New Mexico Democrat known for his ability to strike centrist deals with Republicans — raises questions about the long-term impact his departure will have on the development of energy policy in future Congresses."
Source: Politico, 02/21/2011
"Navajo Lawmakers OK Lease Extension for NM Plant"
"Navajo lawmakers on Tuesday approved a lease extension for a northwestern New Mexico power plant that means more money for the tribe, sending it to the tribal president for consideration."
Source: AP, 02/18/2011
House GOP Loads Bill with Anti-Environment Riders, Threatens Shutdown
Voting largely along party lines, House Republicans loaded a stopgap funding measure with amendments that would block EPA climate rules, gut landscape conservation, stymie EPA rulemaking on coal ash, prevent preservation of national monuments, stop the "Greening the Capitol" program, quash a Chesapeake Bay cleanup, de-fund a National Park in former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district, hamstring EPA's effort to control mercury air pollution, and fire President Obama's climate negotiator and policy "czars." The House could pass the spending measure today, sending it to the Senate on a take-it-or-leave it basis, with GOP leaders threatening a government shutdown if the Senate does not comply.
Source: NY Times, 02/18/2011
"Investments Worth Trillions At Risk From Climate Change: Study"
"Climate change could put trillions of investment dollars at risk over the next 20 years, a global study released on Wednesday said, calling for pension funds and other investors to overhaul how they allocate funds."
Source: Reuters, 02/17/2011
"Environmentalists: Canada-Gulf Oil Pipeline Should Be Delayed"
"Environmental groups said Wednesday that a 1,700-mile oil pipeline planned between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico posed safety risks and should be delayed."
Source: McClatchy, 02/17/2011
"Coal's Hidden Costs Top $345 Billion In U.S: Study"
"The United States' reliance on coal to generate almost half of its electricity, costs the economy about $345 billion a year in hidden expenses not borne by miners or utilities, including health problems in mining communities and pollution around power plants, a study found."
Source: Reuters, 02/17/2011
"US Chamber Hired Firm To Investigate Families And Children of Critics"
"Leaked documents indicate that the US Chamber of Commerce hired a private firm to gather information about the families and children of its progressive political opponents."
Source: Raw Story, 02/15/2011
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