BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies
The changes affect only new drilling areas and may include greater consideration of environmental impacts, more public review, fewer "categorical exclusions" from environmental review, and more.
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"UNESCO Approves 13 New Biosphere Reserves for Enhanced Protection"
"Ethiopia and Zimbabwe have added their first biosphere reserves to the network of reserves created by the United Nations to halt the loss of biodiversity and promote sustainable development. One of the two new Ethiopian reserves protects the place of origin of the plant Caffea Arabica, believed to be the first species of coffee ever cultivated."
Source: ENS, 06/08/2010
As U.S. OKs GM Soybean, DuPont and Monsanto Gird for Cooking-Oil War
"The Agriculture Department will approve for broad use [Tuesday] a genetically modified soybean engineered to contain healthier oils, the opening salvo in a biotech oil fight between DuPont Co. and its rival, Monsanto Co."
Source: Greenwire, 06/08/2010
"Close Senate Vote Seen On EPA Climate Powers"
"A vote in the U.S. Senate to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from going it alone in battling carbon dioxide emissions will fail this week without new last-minute support, according to congressional and private-sector sources."
Source: Reuters, 06/08/2010
Neighbors of NJ Superfund Site Worry About Long-Term Effects
In 1981, EPA labeled the 26-acre Price's Pit landfill in New Jersey as the most serious environmental problem in the U.S. Thirty years later, a permanent remedy is just beginning and residents nearby are wondering about their long-term health problems.
Source: Press of Atlantic City, 06/08/2010
"An Old Nuclear Problem Creeps Back"
"A nuclear reactor where a hidden leak caused near-catastrophic corrosion in 2002 has experienced a second bout of the same problem."
Source: Green (NYT), 06/08/2010
"Rate of Oil Leak, Still Not Clear, Puts Doubt on BP"
"On Monday, BP said a cap was capturing 11,000 barrels of oil a day from the well. The official government estimate of the flow rate is 12,000 to 19,000 barrels a day, which means the new device should be capturing the bulk of the oil. But is it? With no consensus among experts on how much oil is pouring from the wellhead, it is difficult -- if not impossible -- to assess the containment cap’s effectiveness."
Source: NYTimes, 06/08/2010
BP Buys 'Oil' Search Terms to Redirect Web Users
"BP, the very company responsible for the oil spill that is already the worst in U.S. history, has purchased several phrases on search engines such as Google and Yahoo so that the first result that shows up directs information seekers to the company's official website."
Source: ABC News, 06/08/2010
"Pa. Halts Drilling by Company After Gas Accident"
"Pennsylvania regulators halted work Monday at dozens of unfinished natural gas wells being drilled by the company whose out-of-control well spewed out explosive gas and polluted water for 16 hours last week."
Source: AP, 06/08/2010
Texas Gas Pipeline Explosion Kills One
"A natural gas explosion in north Texas killed one member of a crew installing utility poles, and authorities were trying to figure out if the gas line had been marked before digging started."
Source: AP, 06/08/2010
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