"Food Industry Groups Say They'll Label GMOs, on Their Terms"
"Remember those ballot initiatives in California and Washington that aimed to get food companies to label products containing genetically modified ingredients?"
Source: NPR, 02/07/2014
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"Judge Finds Citgo Guilty of Clean Air Act Felonies"
"CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A South Texas judge has fined Citgo Petroleum more than $2 million after finding it guilty of felony violations of the U.S. Clean Air Act by its Corpus Christi refinery."
Source: AP, 02/07/2014
"Energy Role Is Lifting Democrat in Louisiana"
"Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, is set to become chairwoman next week of the Senate Energy Committee, a powerful position that gives her jurisdiction over the oil and gas industry that fuels her state’s economy — and which will be a major source of contributions to Ms. Landrieu’s tough re-election campaign this fall."
Source: NY Times, 02/07/2014
"Salmonella Outbreaks Expose Weaknesses in USDA Oversight"
"The Agriculture Department inspector showed up at Rick Schiller’s home in November to collect potential evidence from his freezer: three pounds of chicken thighs, wrapped in plastic and stamped with a Foster Farms label."
Source: Wash Post, 02/07/2014
"Water Safety Threatened By North Carolina Coal Ash Spill, Group Says"
"EDEN, N.C. – An environmental group Thursday challenged Duke Energy’s assurances that drinking water from the Dan River in North Carolina and Virginia remained safe despite a massive spill of toxic coal ash that released a deluge of murky gray sludge into the river Sunday."
Source: LA Times, 02/07/2014
"Ice Storm Leads to Record Number of Power Outages"
"A record-number of people lost their power across the region thanks to a significant ice storm and power officials warn it could be days before everyone has their electricity back."
Source: NBC, 02/06/2014
"Photo Essay: North Dakota's Energized Landscape"
"What does oil independence look like? Those living and working in North Dakota's booming Bakken oil field are seeing first-hand both pros and cons. Photographer Gary Braasch returned from the region with a slice of that life." The photoessay appeared February 5 in The Daily Climate.
Source: Daily Climate, 02/06/2014
Ottawa Agrees To Review 23 Pesticides After Pressure From Enviros
"Environmentalists are declaring victory over an announcement by Ottawa that it will conduct a health review of 23 pesticides."
Source: Canadian Press, 02/06/2014
"Keystone XL Pipeline Records Sought in Sierra Club Suit"
"Keystone XL pipeline records are being sought by the Sierra Club in a lawsuit claiming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has to make public documents related to its review of TransCanada Corp.’s project."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/06/2014
Koch Bros Left a Confidential Document at Donor Conference—Read It Here
"There's one main rule at the conservative donor conclaves held twice a year by Charles and David Koch at luxury resorts: What happens there stays there."
Source: Mother Jones, 02/06/2014
