"Dark Side of the Boom"
"North Dakota’s oil rush brings cash and promise to reservation, along with drug-fueled crime"
Source: Wash Post, 09/29/2014
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"Pennyslvania DEP Admits Drilling Probe Error"
"The state Department of Environmental Protection might have used incomplete and inaccurate test information to decide whether chemicals leaking from a Marcellus Shale wastewater impoundment and a drill cuttings pit contaminated a water well and springs in Washington County."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 09/29/2014
"Solar Advocates Fight Utilities Over Grid Access"
"The solar power business is growing quickly in the U.S. More than 500,000 homeowners and businesses installed solar panels in just the first half of this year, according to a Solar Energy Industries Association report."
Source: NPR, 09/29/2014
"Mining for Sand for Fracking Holds Risks for Communities, Study Says"
"As a domestic energy boom driven by hydraulic fracturing spreads, so could strip-mining for sand needed for the controversial production process, introducing risks to water, air, public health and property values, according to a report issued Thursday."
Source: LA Times, 09/26/2014
"Businesses Won't Have To Return BP Spill Payouts, Federal Judge Says"
"NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has ruled that BP must stand by the agreement made with the companies it compensated for losses after the 2010 Gulf oil spill despite the oil giant saying some claims were overestimated."
Source: AP, 09/25/2014
"Watchdog Warns Nuke Weapon Sites at Risk From Natural Disasters"
"A nuclear watchdog is warning about "shortcomings" in emergency preparedness at nuclear weapons facilities around the country."
Source: The Hill, 09/23/2014
"Six Energy Firms to Sign Pact to Cut Methane Emissions"
"NEW YORK -- Six international energy companies have agreed to work to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in partnership with more than a dozen national governments through a new United Nations framework, according to executives and officials familiar with the program."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 09/23/2014
U.S. Energy Infrastructure Revamp May Unlock $6 Trillion Market: Kerry
"U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the United States could potentially unlock a $6 trillion energy market by revamping the country's fractured electricity grid, a move that he said would boost the competitiveness of renewable energy."
Source: Reuters, 09/23/2014
Countries, Companies Mobilize on Carbon Pricing Ahead Of U.N. Summit
"The World Bank said Monday that 73 national and 11 regional governments and some 1,000 companies will join forces to push for policies setting a price on carbon emissions to encourage a shift to cleaner energy technologies."
Source: Reuters, 09/23/2014
De Blasio Orders Greener NYC, Sets Goals for Energy-Efficient Buildings
"In a sweeping effort to reduce its environmental impact, New York City is planning to overhaul the energy-efficiency standards of all its public buildings and to pressure private landlords to make similar improvements."
Source: NY Times, 09/22/2014
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