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"Walmart's Sustainability Results Don't Match Promises, Report Finds"

"WASHINGTON -– Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has received positive press in recent years for its promises to go green. The company began issuing an annual Global Responsibility Report in 2005. It announced plans to slash emissions in its supply chain in 2010. The company pledged this year to expand the use of renewable energy. But according to a report released Wednesday, Walmart's green pledges remain more hype than reality."

Source: Huffington Post, 11/14/2013

"Lawmakers Upbeat Over Chemical Safety Fix"

"House lawmakers are expressing optimism about a landmark Senate compromise to reform the country’s chemical safety law."

Source: The Hill, 11/14/2013

"Bishops: Coal Ports Must Get 'Exhaustive, Independent Review'"

"Huge proposed coal export terminals at Longview and Cherry Point, north of Bellingham, must get “exhaustive and independent review” of potential environmental, economic and climate change impacts, Washington’s four Catholic bishops said in a statement adopted Friday."

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/13/2013

"Will President Obama Slash Ethanol Mandate?"

"The Obama administration may be about to hand the oil industry a major victory by reducing the federal requirement for blending ethanol into fuel — a decision with big implications for farm-state politics, food prices and the nation’s energy markets."

Source: Politico, 11/13/2013

"US To Be No. 1 Oil Producer, But It Won't Last"

"The US will lead the world in oil production for two decades starting in 2015, according to a new report. After that, OPEC will reassert its dominance in oil production."

Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/13/2013

"AP Investigation: Corn-Based Ethanol Causes Environment Damage"

"CORYDON, Iowa -- The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America's push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams that dump fertilizer into the water supply."

Source: AP, 11/12/2013

"Tiny Minnesota City Draws a Line in the Frac Sand Boom"

"Winona will be the first U.S. city to monitor pollution from trucks hauling frac sand en route to fracking operations."

Source: InsideClimate News, 11/12/2013

"East Texans Seek Shutdown of Pegasus Pipeline"

"GUN BARREL CITY — For nearly 83 years, Jim Howell was hardly one to cause a political ruckus. But this spring, he realized that a crude oil superhighway ran through his backyard — just two feet below his patchy lawn and seven feet beyond a newly built porch displaying a sign declaring 'cowpokes welcome.'"

Source: Texas Tribune, 11/12/2013

World Bank Reviews Delay Of Pollution Controls At S African Coal Plant

"A World Bank-backed coal plant in South Africa is seeking to delay the implementation of pollution controls, a request that is raising new concerns about the bank's ability to enforce environmental standards on projects it supports."

Source: Huffington Post, 11/12/2013

Alabama Oil-Train Derailment Raises Issues About Crude Shipment Safety

"The second explosive oil-train derailment this year, which has finally burned out in rural Alabama, may raise new questions about the safety of the crude-by-rail boom, pointing to problems beyond those that surfaced following the earlier tragedy in Quebec."

Source: Reuters, 11/12/2013

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