"Gulf Oil Spill: Birds in Barataria Bay Hit Hard"
Impacts of the Gulf oil spill on wildlife, beaches, and tourism continue to spread.
Source: LA Times, 06/07/2010
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"La. Workers Fear Job Losses With Drilling Stopped"
"During President Obama's visit to the Louisiana coast, he got an earful from local officials about his six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Many people -- from work boat captains to offshore caterers -- say shutting down the industry for that long could be a bigger economic blow to the region than the oil spill itself."
Source: NPR, 06/07/2010
"First Solar Says Can't Meet Demand For Modules"
"The market for solar modules, a key element in solar power systems, is so strong that industry leader First Solar will not be able to meet demand this year, a senior executive was quoted as saying on Saturday."
Source: Reuters, 06/07/2010
"Illinois Plastics Recycler Indicted in Fox River Fish Kill"
"llinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced criminal charges today in connection with dumping of a chemical cleaner into a South Elgin creek that leads to the Fox River in May. The chemical is alleged to have caused a fish kill in the creek."
Source: ENS, 06/07/2010
"Allen Has Ordered 'Uninhibited Access' to Oil Spill Operations"
Oil spill National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen has put out a written directive that news media have "uninhibited access" to spill response operations unless security or safety problems prevent it. It is not clear whether his order will have any impact on BP.
Source: ABC News, 06/07/2010
"Indian Court Convicts 7 in Bhopal Gas Tragedy"
"An Indian court Monday convicted seven former senior employees of Union Carbide's Indian subsidiary of 'death by negligence' for their roles in the Bhopal gas tragedy that left an estimated 15,000 people dead more than a quarter century ago in the world's worst industrial disaster."
Monday, June 7, 2010
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"Obama: Oil Spill Upends Life for Gulf Residents"
"President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will stand with Gulf Coast residents 'until they are made whole' from the oil spill catastrophe."
Source: AP, 06/07/2010
"Cap Said to Recover 10,000 Barrels of Oil a Day"
"A cap placed over a ruptured well spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico is capturing about 10,000 barrels a day, indicating engineers are making some progress in stanching the flow, Adm. Thad W. Allen of the Coast Guard, who is commanding the federal response to the disaster, said Sunday."
Source: NYTimes, 06/07/2010
Virtual Energy Forum
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff will join other leading policymakers and business executives to address the role of energy efficiency in light of pending climate and energy legislation at the 21st Annual Energy Efficiency Forum. Co-sponsored by Johnson Controls and the U.S. Energy Association.
"Environmental Activists Go up Against Massey Mining"
"For 16 months, they have protested mountaintop mining. Now the coal giant is pursuing court injunctions, and the demonstrators are facing more severe punishments for their civil disobedience."
Source: LA Times, 06/04/2010
