"Four Years After Deadly Blast, Tesoro Mostly Unscathed"
"It was the state’s worst industrial accident in nearly 50 years."
Source: KUOW/NPR, 07/09/2014
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Formula E: Does Electric Car Racing Herald a New Era for Motor Sport?
"The noise is part spaceship, part jet engine and part Tron bike, according to Alex Tai, the head of Virgin’s Formula E racing team. The high-powered, all-electric cars zooming around the Donington Park race track are certainly far quieter than the chest-rumbling, ear-splitting noise that hits Formula One fans."
Source: Guardian, 07/08/2014
"Oil Pipeline Expansion Presents A Whale Of A Problem"
"Kinder Morgan’s plans to expand a pipeline pose major environmental threats -- especially to whale populations still reeling from past oil spills and noise pollution."
Source: MintPress News, 07/08/2014
"DOE: Outside Groups Spent Lavishly on Top Officials' Global Travel"
"Top Energy Department officials have been taking some pricey trips lately, thanks to outside groups helping to fund their travel to destinations like Bermuda, Taipei, Tokyo, Brussels and New Delhi."
Source: Greenwire, 07/08/2014
Bipartisan Lands Bill To Test Whether Senate Can Overcome Gridlock
The Senate seems to be moving ahead on a bipartisan omnibus bill to expand hunting and fishing on public land, among other things. It includes provisions that would allow federal land managers to charge fees to some documentary photographers. On July 7, the Senate voted 82-12 to limit debate on the motion to proceed with the bill.
Source: E&E Daily, 07/08/2014
Oil Sands Contaminate Traditional First Nations' Foods: Report
"New scientific research has found that wild-caught foods in northern Alberta have higher-than-normal levels of pollutants the study associates with oil sands production, but First Nations are already shifting away from their traditional diets out of fears over contamination."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 07/08/2014
"U.S. Seen as Biggest Oil Producer After Overtaking Saudi Arabia"
"The U.S. will remain the world’s biggest oil producer this year after overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia as extraction of energy from shale rock spurs the nation’s economic recovery, Bank of America Corp. said."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/07/2014
Battle Over Protection Of Obscure Bird Could Decide Fate Of Senate
"DENVER — An obscure, chicken-sized bird best known for its mating dance could help determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the U.S. Senate in November."
Source: AP, 07/07/2014
"Coal Poised for Rare Win Over Obama"
"The coal industry is poised to score a rare victory over the Obama administration in the fight over the Export-Import Bank."
Source: The Hill, 07/07/2014
"Duke Ordered To Test Near Homes for Coal Chemicals"
"ASHEVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina's environmental agency has ordered Duke Energy to install monitoring wells in a residential neighborhood outside Asheville to determine whether toxic chemicals from the company's coal ash pits are contaminating homeowners' drinking water."
Source: AP, 07/04/2014
