"Republican Voters Are More Pro-Climate Than You Might Think"
"It's the big donors who are driving the party's do-nothing policies."
Source: Mother Jones, 12/16/2015
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Ohio's AEP Would Move From Coal to Renewables Under Proposed Deal
In a complex legal settlement with the Sierra Club, Ohio's American Electric Power Company would eventually convert three coal-burning plants totalling 1,500 megawatts to natural gas and bring online 900 megawatts of wind and solar.
Source: Columbus Business First, 12/16/2015
"Pigweed Emerging as Farmers’ Super Pest"
"Pigweed, with its ability to quickly adapt genetically, has developed Roundup herbicide resistance nearly as quickly as the crops altered by scientists to do so."
Source: Hillsboro Free Press, 12/16/2015
"A Quickly-Warming Arctic Is the Climate’s Early-Warning System"
"The latest report on the health of the Arctic reveals melting ice, shifting habitats and changes that may one day be mirrored around the world."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/16/2015
"Cheap Gas Spurs SUV Sales And Puts U.S. Climate Goals at Risk"
"Surging demand for trucks and SUVs fueled by cheap gasoline is holding back improvements in U.S. fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions, a government report due out on Wednesday is expected to show."
Source: Reuters, 12/16/2015
Islamic State Eyeing Oil Targets Beyond Syria Stronghold: U.S. Official
"Islamic State is looking at potentially vulnerable oil assets in Libya and elsewhere outside its Syria stronghold, where the militant group controls about roughly 80 percent of the oil and gas fields, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 12/16/2015
"Natural Gas Leak in California Raises Health, Environmental Concerns"
"Southern California Gas Co. says it detected a gas leak on Oct. 23 in its Aliso Canyon storage facility. A month and a half later, it still hasn't been able to stop it."
Source: NPR, 12/16/2015
"Appeals Court Leaves U.S. Mercury Pollution Rules in Place"
"A U.S. appeals court said on Tuesday Obama administration regulations limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants can remain in effect while the government revises the rules in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling."
Source: Reuters, 12/16/2015
"Spending Deal To Lift Oil Export Ban"
"Lawmakers have agreed to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil exports as part of a spending and tax package announced by congressional leadership on Tuesday night, according to a GOP lawmaker. In exchange, Republicans agreed to extend a series of expired or expiring renewable energy tax breaks."
Source: The Hill, 12/16/2015
