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Energy and Elections: "Turning a Crisis Into an Opportunity"

A lot of politicians have bet their futures on what they think the voters want regarding climate change, energy policy, and oil spills. Or what the politicians can make the voters think they want. The election season now underway is already providing data about who was right. President Obama may have reversed initial criticism of his Gulf spill performance and is now campaigning against the GOP as a spill villain. Media portrayed Republicans who voted for the House climate bill in 2009 as vulnerable to conservative vengeance -- but this has not proven true in primaries. One pundit says the public's disapproval for Congress' failure to act on climate, energy, and spills may turn out to fall on both parties alike.

Source: NYTimes, 08/06/2010

"Crude Still Coats Marshes and Wetlands Along Gulf"

"Much of the crude still in the Gulf and coastal areas more than three months after BP's blowout has permeated deep into marshes and wetlands, complicating cleanup."

Source: AP, 08/06/2010

"BP Finishes Pumping Cement Into Blown-Out Well"

"NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP finished pumping fresh cement into its blown-out oil well Thursday as it aimed to seal for good the ruptured pipe that for months spewed crude into the Gulf of Mexico in one of the world's worst spills."

Source: AP, 08/06/2010

"Judge Orders Protections Reinstated for Gray Wolf"

"A federal judge on Thursday reinstated protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho, saying the government made a political decision in removing the protections from just two of the states where Northern Rocky Mountain wolves roam."

Source: AP, 08/06/2010

"Fungus on Track to Extinguish Bats in Northeast"

"A research team organized by Thomas Kunz of Boston University has concluded in a new paper that a common, beneficial bat species is likely to be completely wiped out across much of the Northeastern United States within 20 years due to a spreading fungal infection."

Source: Dot Earth, 08/06/2010

"Feds Giving Spill Data to BP -- But Public Stays in Dark"

"The government is still keeping crucial information about the extent of the damage a carefully guarded secret--from everyone except BP."

Source: Mother Jones, 08/06/2010

SEJ Toronto Pub Night

Covering the beat in the GTA? This is one pub night you don't want to miss!

BP, Chevron, Others Settle N.Y. MTBE Gasoline Additive Cases

"BP Plc, Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc units were among dozens of energy companies that agreed to pay $42 million to settle claims brought by communities on New York’s Long Island alleging contamination of water with a gasoline additive."

Source: Bloomberg, 08/05/2010

"UNESCO Declares Everglades Endangered Site"

"A U.N. panel has declared the Florida's Everglades to be an endangered World Heritage site due to the wetlands' continued degradation, officials said on Friday."

Source: Reuters, 08/05/2010

Fannie and Freddie Squash Solar Panel Program; CA Fights Back

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac killed a solar panel and energy efficiency program Monterey County was launching with pride. Now California is fighting back.

Source: Monterey Weekly, 08/05/2010

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