"Judge: TVA Liable for Massive Tenn. Coal Ash Spill"
"NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in 2008 in Tennessee, a federal judge ruled Thursday."
Source: AP, 08/24/2012
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"Hanford Double-Shell Tank Leaks Nuclear Waste"
"RICHLAND, Washington, August 20, 2012 (ENS) – For the first time, a leak of highly radioactive waste has been detected from a double-shelled tank at the Hanford Nuclear Site in central Washington state."
Source: ENS, 08/23/2012
"With Drillship En Route, Shell Awaits End of Beaufort Whale Hunt"
"After investing billions of dollars and navigating a gantlet of legal and regulatory hurdles in its seven-year quest to explore for Arctic oil, Royal Dutch Shell PLC could face additional delays as it awaits the end of whale hunting season in the Beaufort Sea."
Source: Greenwire, 08/23/2012
"Storm Isaac Threatens Caribbean, U.S. Republican Convention"
"Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa."
Source: Reuters, 08/23/2012
"Romney Energy Plan Would Expand Oil Drilling on US Land and Offshore"
"HOUSTON -- Mitt Romney plans to unveil an energy plan Thursday morning in Hobbs, N.M., that would allow states more control over the development of energy resources on federal lands within their borders, as well as aggressively expand offshore oil and gas drilling -- including along the coasts of Virginia and the Carolinas -- as part of a broader effort to reach energy independence."
Source: NY Times, 08/23/2012
"Oil Company Polar Bear Rules Affirmed By Appeals Court"
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Oil companies operating in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast will have a negligible effect on polar bears and walrus, according to a federal Appeals Court ruling Tuesday that backed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules on harassment of the animals."
Source: AP, 08/22/2012
"Sizing Up Romney and Obama Energy Plans"
"What do the energy and environment policies of President Obama and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney bode for the country?"
Source: National Journal, 08/21/2012
"Chevron Refinery Fire a 'Close Call'"
"RICHMOND -- The chairman of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board toured the scene of the Chevron refinery fire Monday and released photos of the gigantic vapor cloud that loomed over Richmond before it caught fire."
Source: San Francisco, 08/21/2012
"How A Biofuel Dream Called Jatropha Came Crashing Down"
" ... wouldn't it be lovely if somebody came up with a biofuel that didn't take food out of people's mouths? A few years ago, some people thought they'd found it: A miracle tree called Jatropha. Unfortunately, the miracle turned out to be a mirage."
Source: NPR, 08/21/2012
Analysis: "The Cost of Cool"
"THE blackouts that left hundreds of millions of Indians sweltering in the dark last month underscored the status of air-conditioning as one of the world’s most vexing environmental quandaries."
Source: NY Times, 08/21/2012
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