"Oil Stays Above $91 as OPEC Signals No Output Hike"
"Oil prices hovered above $91 a barrel Monday in Asia as some OPEC ministers signaled the group doesn't plan to boost output to cool the recent jump in crude."
Source: AP, 12/30/2010
Economy & Business
Small, Sometimes Invisible Invaders Draw Increasing Attention
Two recent studies — one examining problems in urban and natural forests, and the other on microbial pests in various settings — reveal the latest knowledge on insect and microscopic invasive species.
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Will Donations Influence New House Committee Chairs?
The organization MAPLight has pulled together information on who the leading contributors were from Oct. 14, 2008 through Oct. 13, 2010. See which incoming committee chairs received the most money from industries such as oil and gas, agriculture, construction, insurance, electric utility and forest products, and more.
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"U.S. Called Vulnerable to Rare Earth Shortages"
"The United States is too reliant on China for minerals crucial to new clean energy technologies, making the American economy vulnerable to shortages of materials needed for a range of green products — from compact fluorescent light bulbs to electric cars to giant wind turbines."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2010
"Canada Accused of Hypocrisy Over Asbestos Exports"
"Although Canada will not expose its own citizens to asbestos, its plans to continue exporting the deadly substance to developing countries has drawn widespread condemnation. "
Source: Lancet, 12/10/2010
Wikileaks Cables: UK Freed Libyan Bomber Partly To Protect BP Deal
"A Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland was released from prison following threats to British business interests, US State Department documents released by WikiLeaks reveal."
Source: Raw Story, 12/09/2010
House Slips Nuclear Subsidy into Continuing Resolution
The House late Wednesday passed a stopgap omnibus appropriations measure that included $7 billion in new loan guarantee authority for commercial nuclear power plants -- as well as the food safety bill.
Source: Reports, 12/09/2010
"U.S. Ethanol Subsidy Part Of Tax Deal: Trade Group"
"An extension of the major U.S. ethanol subsidy 'is part of the deal at the moment' in negotiations for an omnibus tax bill, but the size and lifespan of the subsidy are not set yet, a trade group said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 12/09/2010
Evidence Showing Threat Posed by Medusahead Grows
This invasive grass that already has a grip on about 2 million acres in the West makes the rangeland it invades virtually worthless for grazing, harms many animals that contact it or try to eat it, increases wildfire risk, and creates monocultures that have very low biodiversity and crowd out numerous native plant and animal species.
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