Public Water Wells Often Contaminated
A new US Geological Survey report indicates about 105 million US residents drink water from contaminated systems, often at pollutant concentrations that potentially pose a human health risk.
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"BP Wants Houston Judge With Oil Ties To Hear Spill Cases"
"MIAMI — Facing more than 100 lawsuits after its Gulf of Mexico oil spill killed 11 workers and threatened four coastal states, oil giant BP is asking the courts to place every pre-trial issue in the hands of a single federal judge in Houston. That judge, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes, has traveled the world giving lectures on ethics for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, a professional association and research group that works with BP and other oil companies. The organization pays his travel expenses."
Source: McClatchy, 05/27/2010
"New Global Alliance Formed to Undercut Illegal Logging"
"To reduce trade in illegally harvested wood, a global initiative was launched today in Washington that brings together conservation groups, government agencies, corporations and business associations with a stake in promoting legal forest product supply chains."
Source: ENS, 05/27/2010
"A Special Report on Water: for Want of a Drink"
"When the word water appears in print these days, crisis is rarely far behind. Water, it is said, is the new oil: a resource long squandered, now growing expensive and soon to be overwhelmed by insatiable demand. Aquifers are falling, glaciers vanishing, reservoirs drying up and rivers no longer flowing to the sea. Climate change threatens to make the problems worse."
Source: Economist, 05/27/2010
Fracking Fluid Disclosure Takes an Industry Hit in House Committee
"Colorado Democrat Diana DeGette withdrew a proposed amendment today from House water legislation that would have expanded regulation of a controversial oil and gas production technique some say has contributed to groundwater pollution."
Source: Greenwire, 05/27/2010
Utilities Worry Over the Communications Part of 'Smart' Grid
"The smart grid of the future will require new rivers of data flowing between utilities and customers. But who will carry the data, and how will it be channeled?"
Source: ClimateWire, 05/27/2010
"Asbestos' Death Toll Climbs in Scenic Montana Town"
"Gayla Benefield and Eva Thomson are sisters who have grown used to death. For two decades, they have watched asbestos from a nearby vermiculite mine strangle their parents, Thomson's husband, an aunt, several in-laws and numerous neighbors and friends."
Source: AP, 05/27/2010
Fishing Vessels Recalled From Oil Recovery Operations as Precaution
The joint Coast Guard-BP unified command has recalled to land all 125 of the private fishing vessels helping to contain the Gulf oil spill, after fumes overcame four or more crewmembers Wednesday.
Source: Unified Command, 05/27/2010
"BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast"
"Several days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP officials chose, partly for financial reasons, to use a type of casing for the well that the company knew was the riskier of two options, according to a BP document." Hearings and investigations have revealed a string of other factors contributing to the blast.
Source: NYTimes, 05/27/2010
"BP: Effort To Plug Gulf Oil Spill Going as Planned"
"BP started pumping heavy mud into the leaking Gulf of Mexico well Wednesday and said everything was going as planned in the company's boldest attempt yet to plug the gusher that has spewed millions of gallons of oil over the last five weeks."
Source: AP, 05/27/2010
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