"House GOP Unveils Energy Reform Package"
"House Republicans have unveiled a package of bills aimed at bringing the country’s energy infrastructure, reliability and other energy matters into the modern era."
Source: The Hill, 07/22/2015
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UK: Government Cuts Solar Subsidies To Reduce Green Energy Costs
"The government has unveiled sweeping plans to cut subsidies to the renewable energy sector, saying costs are out of control and the consumer must be protected from soaring bills."
Source: Guardian, 07/22/2015
"At U.S. Capitol, Arizona Apaches Protest Planned Copper Mine"
"Scores of Native American demonstrators protested at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday against a proposed $6 billion copper mine in Arizona at a site that members of the Apache tribe say is sacred."
Source: Reuters, 07/22/2015
"Senate Highway Bill Faces Many Obstacles"
"A six-year highway bill crafted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was in limbo Tuesday after lawmakers rejected a motion to move forward with the measure in a 41-56 vote."
Source: The Hill, 07/22/2015
"At Vatican, Mayors Pledge Climate Change Fight"
"VATICAN CITY — About 60 mayors from around the world gathered here on Tuesday and pledged to combat global warming and help the poor deal with its effects, at a conference swiftly organized by the Vatican barely a month after Pope Francis’ sweeping encyclical on the environment."
Source: NY Times, 07/22/2015
"Wind Industry Wins Key Victory in Senate"
"The wind energy industry won a key victory Tuesday in the Senate Finance Committee that extended an important tax credit for renewables."
Source: Washington Examiner, 07/22/2015
"New Marijuana Industry Wrestles With Pesticides and Safety"
"Microscopic bugs and mildew can destroy a marijuana operation faster than any police raid. And because the crop has been illegal for so long, neither growers nor scientists have any reliable research to help fight the infestations."
Source: AP, 07/21/2015
"Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation Uses Frozen Salmon at Youth Fish Camp"
"Declining salmon populations mean Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in elders can't teach fishing like they used to".
Source: CBS News, 07/21/2015
Utah Approves Tar Sands Mine But Requires Water Monitoring
"Utah state officials have given the go-ahead for a tar sands mine under construction on the eastern flank of the state. They will, however, require the company to do water and air quality monitoring in a move environmentalists are calling a victory."
Source: AP, 07/21/2015
FERC Moves To Combat Emerging Utility Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
"Federal regulators have begun a push for new cybersecurity defenses to prevent sophisticated attackers from penetrating utility control rooms and other industrial control system centers by infiltrating malware on third-party vendors' products."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/21/2015
