"Coal's Future Facing 3 Hurdles and Steady Decline, Projections Show"
"Coal's future as a major energy source is being undermined by market forces, government regulations and moral arguments."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/19/2015
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Texas: "Governor Abbott Signs Denton Fracking Bill"
"With the stroke of his pen, Gov. Greg Abbott may have just made Denton not only the first but also the last city in Texas to ban fracking."
Source: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, 05/19/2015
"Goldman Sachs Sees Brent Crude Oil at $55 a Barrel in 2020"
A Goldman Sachs prediction fueled predictions that the price of crude oil would remain low for another five years.
Source: Bloomberg, 05/19/2015
Pressure Builds for Swift US Action Against Spreading Salamander Threat
"There are signs of hope for American salamanders in the face of a potential biological catastrophe — a fungus that could be carried here through the global trade in exotic pets. Federal wildlife officials have signaled a crackdown may be coming on imports of amphibians."
Source: Dot Earth, 05/19/2015
"Critics Hear E.P.A.’s Voice in ‘Public Comments’"
"When the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a major new rule intended to protect the nation’s drinking water last year, regulators solicited opinions from the public. The purpose of the 'public comment' period was to objectively gauge Americans’ sentiment before changing a policy that could profoundly affect their lives."
Source: NY Times, 05/19/2015
Study: US Exposure To Heat Extremes Could Rise Six-Fold By Mid-Century
"Vastly more Americans will be exposed to dangerous heat waves in future decades because of a combination of rising temperatures and rapid population growth in the South and West, scientists warned in a study published Monday."
Source: Wash Post, 05/19/2015
"Conservationists Decry U.S. Plan To Retool Endangered Species Rules"
"Conservationists decried a proposal on Monday by U.S. wildlife and marine animal managers to tweak rules tied to the federal Endangered Species Act, saying the plans would place "crippling" impediments to citizens petitioning to save imperiled creatures."
Source: Reuters, 05/19/2015
"IMF Says Energy Subsidized By $5.3 Trillion Worldwide"
"Governments around the world charge prices for energy that do not account for its harmful environmental, health and other side effects, amounting to a $5.3 trillion "post-tax" subsidy this year, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 05/19/2015
35 Years Later, You Can Still See Signs of the Mt. St. Helens Eruption
"When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, the landscape changed in an instant—the geologic version of an instant, anyway. It was the deadliest eruption the United States had ever seen, leveling everything for miles north of the mountain and blanketing ash as far as Montana. On the 35th anniversary of the event, the scars still shape the Cascade Mountains of Washington state."
Source: Smithsonian, 05/19/2015
