"China Strikes $4.65 Billion Oil Sands Deal"
"China Petrochemical Corporation will buy ConocoPhillips' stake in the Syncrude Canada oil sands project in Alberta for $4.65 billion."
Source: UPI, 04/15/2010
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"Some 'Energy Star' Appliances May Not Be That Green"
"The Government Accountability Office concluded that the Energy Star program is susceptible to fraud and abuse, after investigators received certification for 15 phony appliances, including a gasoline-powered alarm clock."
Source: NPR, 04/14/2010
MSHA Faulted on Choice of Page To Lead Probe Into Explosion
Mine safety experts are questioning the appointment of Norman Page to head the MSHA investigation into the Massey mine disaster. As an MSHA inspector, Page oversaw faulty inspections that led to a mine explosion that killed 5 people in 2006.
Source: Wash Post, 04/14/2010
Investors Call For Blankenship To Resign
"The calls to oust Massey Energy Company Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship began in earnest Monday, with members of both the private and public sectors getting involved."
Source: Huffington Post, 04/13/2010
"LG To Invest $18 Billion In Eco Business, Cutting Emissions"
"South Korea's LG Group will invest $17.9 billion through 2020 to develop environmentally-friendly businesses and reduce emissions by 40 percent against 2009 levels, unit LG Corp said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 04/13/2010
"White House Rhetoric May Signal Climate-Bill Surge"
"With the bruising health care debate over, President Obama's top economic adviser left little doubt last week that energy and climate has taken its place atop the administration's agenda."
Source: Greenwire, 04/13/2010
Will MSHA Probe of Massey Mine Disaster Be Done in Secret?
The Mine Safety and Health Administration's investigation of the Massey mine disaster in West Virginia will be held in secret -- despite efforts by news media to open such investigations to the public.
Source: Coal Tattoo, 04/13/2010
Five Deaths Focus Scrutiny on Refinery Practices
"A deadly accident in the early hours of April 2 at the Tesoro refinery 70 miles north of Seattle has focused attention on the petroleum industry’s plant practices and commitment to worker safety."
Source: C&EN, 04/12/2010
"Report: N.C. Ignores Coal Ash Threat"
North Carolina "largely ignores millions of tons of ash from coal-fired power plants that threatens to contaminate N.C. groundwater, lakes and streams, the N.C. Sierra Club says in a report today."
Source: McClatchy, 04/12/2010
"Is Texas Writing the Book on Wind Power?"
"Feb. 28, 2010, was a banner day for Texas wind to set the clouds -- and electrons -- flying. In the Panhandle, gusts reached 47 miles per hour and wind generators delivered a record 6,242 megawatts of power to Dallas, Austin and other population centers. At 1 p.m., 22 percent of all the electricity consumed in the Texas grid was coming from wind."
Source: ClimateWire, 04/09/2010
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