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Senators Do Climate Bill Hokey Pokey

Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) sounds like he still hopes to launch and pass a climate bill this year. But the question of what the bill would look like -- much less where the votes will come from -- remains largely unanswered.

Source: Greenwire, 05/07/2010

"Feds Let BP Avoid Filing Blowout Plan for Gulf Rig"

"Petrochemical giant BP didn't file a plan to specifically handle a major oil spill from an uncontrolled blowout at its Deepwater Horizon project because the federal agency that regulates offshore rigs changed its rules two years ago to exempt certain projects in the central Gulf region, according to an Associated Press review of official records."

Source: AP, 05/07/2010

"Maker of Film 'Crude' Ordered To Turn Over Footage"

"A federal judge ordered a documentary filmmaker Thursday to turn over about 600 hours of raw footage from a film about a court fight over whether Chevron Corp. owes billions of dollars in damages for oil contamination in Ecuador."

Source: AP, 05/07/2010

"Scientists Decry 'Assaults' on Climate Research"

"More than 250 U.S. scientists on Thursday defended climate change research against 'political assaults' and warned that any delay in tackling global warming heightens the risk of a planet-wide catastrophe."

Source: Reuters, 05/07/2010

Feds Look at Lead Testing Costs for Small Businesses

"The Consumer Product Safety Commission ... voted to begin writing a rule to allow manufacturers, big and small, to essentially break the required testing process for lead, lead paint and other potential dangers into parts."

Source: AP, 05/06/2010

"U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell Record 7 Percent in 2009: EIA"

"U.S. emissions of the main greenhouse gas from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas fell a record 7 percent in 2009 due to the recession and more efficient use of fuels, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 05/06/2010

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