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"Coal's New Focus on California"

"Appalachian coal-mining interests have donated more than $60,000 to the US Senate campaign of Republican Carly Fiorina, the former HP chief executive who's said she's 'not sure' that climate change is occurring. First reported by California Watch,  the donations are the latest indication that California is a key battleground in the political war over climate change."

Source: Mother Jones, 07/28/2010

Regional, State Interests May Dominate Future Climate & Energy Policy

"The failure of climate legislation in the Senate last week is a blunt reminder of a basic truth, experts say: The nation's energy policies are historically driven by state and regional interests that will trump national agendas in all but the most compelling circumstances.

Source: ClimateWire, 07/28/2010

Criminal Probe of Spill To Focus on 3 Firms and Ties To Regulators

"A team of federal investigators known as the 'BP squad' is assembling in New Orleans to conduct a wide-ranging criminal probe that will focus on at least three companies and examine whether their cozy relations with federal regulators contributed to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, according to law enforcement and other sources."

Source: Wash Post, 07/28/2010
August 19, 2010

The Impact of the Oil Spill on the Future of Deep Sea Oil and Gulf Coast Economy, John Hofmeister

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Houston presents a talk by John Hofmeister, who retired in 2008 as President of Shell US, the US arm of the oil giant Dutch Shell. Since his retirement, John has founded and is CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy.

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