"‘Paddle in Seattle’ Protesters Gather Against Shell Oil Rig"
"Conrad Ely drove from Olympia with three friends, a double kayak and a canoe."
Source: Seattle Times, 05/18/2015
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"In Arctic Drilling Debate, A Dispute Over Cleanup Preparedness"
"Royal Dutch Shell can drill oil exploration wells this summer in the Chukchi Sea, if Shell shows it can prevent and clean up a potential spill. Environmentalists are skeptical; Shell says it's ready."
Source: NPR, 05/18/2015
"Food Industry Braces for Obama Trans Fat Ban"
"The Obama administration is expected to all but ban trans fat in a final ruling that could drop as soon as next week, killing most uses of an ingredient that has been put in everything from frozen pizza to Reese’s Pieces but since deemed harmful to human health."
Source: Politico, 05/18/2015
"N.J. Air Quality Takes a Hit"
"Power companies have been turning off pollution control equipment at coal-fired plants and allowing massive amounts of contaminants to escape through the stacks — a practice that is perfectly legal and saves the plants money but ends up contributing to chronic air and health issues in New Jersey."
Source: Bergen Record, 05/18/2015
"As California Withers, Federal Water Bill Mired in Secrecy"
"WASHINGTON — Five months into a new Congress, and deep into a lasting drought, California water legislation still stymies and splits the state’s lawmakers."
Source: Fresno Bee, 05/18/2015
"Shot And Gassed: Thousands of Protected Birds Killed Annually"
"Reveal has obtained never-before-released data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showing more than 300 species of migratory birds – from red-tailed hawks to American kestrels, turkey vultures to mallard ducks – have been killed legally across the United States since 2011 to protect a wide range of business activities and public facilities under what’s called the 'depredation permit' program."
Source: Reveal (CIR), 05/18/2015
"Texas Drought Eases, But Is Relief in Sight for California?"
"Recent rain has brought much-needed relief to drought-stricken Texas. Is the relief more than temporary? "
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 05/18/2015
"Canada's New Climate Targets Draw Criticism"
"The Stephen Harper government had barely revealed its plans for Canada’s climate targets before environment groups laid into the announcement, criticizing it as meaningless and short-sighted."
Source: National Observer, 05/18/2015
"Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed: Dean's E-Mail"
"Oil tycoon Harold Hamm told a University of Oklahoma dean last year that he wanted certain scientists there dismissed who were studying links between oil and gas activity and the state's nearly 400-fold increase in earthquakes, according to the dean's e-mail recounting the conversation.
Source: Bloomberg, 05/18/2015
"The Real El Niño Risks An Upset To Commodities Markets"
"Commodity investors are in a twist about the weather. Warmer ocean temperatures last spring indicated an El Niño event was on the horizon, signaling buys, sells, and hedging positions in securities linked to products impacted by storms and droughts. Everything from sugar prices to coffee futures were retooled."
Source: USA TODAY, 05/18/2015
