"Oil Producers’ Ugly Duckling Refineries Just Turned Into Swans"
"Oil companies’ least-loved business over the past five years is proving to be their lifeline."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/27/2015
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"Damaged Shell Icebreaker Arrives in Oregon for Repairs"
"Environmental activists in Portland are protesting the arrival of the Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its Arctic offshore drilling project after it’s repaired."
Source: AP, 07/27/2015
"Enbridge Anniversary: Profiles From the Frontlines of an Oil Spill"
"The Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich. today teems with kayakers paddling amid swimming turtles, buzzing dragonflies and fish that leap from the water—with few visible scars of the environmental disaster that struck the riverside community five years ago."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/27/2015
US Companies Pledge Financial, Political Support For U.N. Climate Deal
"Thirteen big name American companies on Monday were to announce $140 billion in low-carbon investments to lend support to a global climate change deal in Paris in December, the White House said."
Source: Reuters, 07/27/2015
"Outrage Over EPA Emissions Regulations Fades as States Find Fixes"
"HAZARD, Ky. — Even after years of talk about a “war on coal,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell startled some of his constituents in March when he urged open rebellion against a White House proposal for cutting pollution from coal-fired power plants."
Source: Wash Post, 07/24/2015
"Offshore Wind Farm Raises Hopes of U.S. Clean Energy Backers"
"A few miles off the coast of Block Island, part of Rhode Island, a small flotilla has been gathering: crane vessels, tugboats and barges that began this week installing the 1,500-ton foundations of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm."
Source: NY Times, 07/24/2015
Conservationists Hail Senate Deal on LWCF in Energy Package
"Conservationists are praising a rare bit of bipartisan cooperation in Congress to fund a program for public areas and historic and wilderness lands."
Source: Public News Service, 07/24/2015
"'Super-Emitters' Responsible for Up To 40% of Methane Leaks -- Study"
"More than $240 million worth of natural gas leaks from the country's interstate pipeline network each year, according to new research led by Colorado State University."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/23/2015
"Senators Strike Deal on Sweeping Energy Bill"
"The leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unveiled an energy reform package Wednesday that includes some major policy priorities from both Republicans and Democrats."
Source: The Hill, 07/23/2015
"Will the Chemical Safety Board Survive?"
"It’s growing increasingly difficult to see a light at the end of the tunnel that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board finds itself in these days."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 07/23/2015
