"Climate-Denier Politicians Under Attack By New Ad Campaign"
"Here comes more bad PR for climate change–denying politicians.
Source: Grist, 08/14/2013
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"Ambivalent Coverage of Climate Change's 'New Normal'"
"Considering the importance of the information, the mainstream press provided surprisingly limited analysis."
Source: CJR, 08/14/2013
Tests Show High Cancer-Causing Pollution at Canadian Train-Crash Site
"MONTREAL -- Tests conducted by an environmental group suggest last month’s Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, train disaster had a devastating impact on water quality and soil in the affected area."
Source: Canadian Press, 08/14/2013
"Retail Garden Plants Intended To Draw Bees May Harm Them"
"Well-meaning home gardeners who buy plants to attract pollinators might be harming honeybees, according to a study that an environmental group released Wednesday."
Source: McClatchy, 08/14/2013
"Feds Declare Fishery Disaster For Florida Oyster Industry"
"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Federal officials are declaring a fishery disaster for Florida's oyster industry in the Gulf of Mexico.
The collapse of the oyster industry last year followed a drought that reduced freshwater into Apalachicola Bay. But state officials have also blamed the lack of freshwater flow due to increased consumption in Georgia.
Source: AP, 08/14/2013
"Insight: California Aims To 'Bottle Sunlight' in Energy Storage Push"
"California, whose green ambitions helped the solar and wind industries take root, is taking an essential next step by proposing a sharp rise in energy storage to better integrate renewable power with the rest of the grid."
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2013
"BP Sues US Government Over Suspension From New Federal Contracts"
"British oil giant BP sued the U.S. government on Monday over its decision to bar the company from new federal contracts to supply fuel and other services following the company’s agreement to plead guilty to manslaughter and obstruction charges in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster."
Source: FuelFix, 08/14/2013
A Decade After the NE Blackout, Reliability Up But Human Issues Persist
"At 3:57 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2003, a fog of ignorance and confusion enveloped a critical crossroads of the eastern U.S. power grid."
Source: EnergyWire, 08/14/2013
"Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties"
"Don Feusner ran dairy cattle on his 370-acre slice of northern Pennsylvania until he could no longer turn a profit by farming. Then, at age 60, he sold all but a few Angus and aimed for a comfortable retirement on money from drilling his land for natural gas instead."
Source: ProPublica, 08/14/2013
NRC Must Continue Review of Nevada Nuclear Waste Site, Court Says
"WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was 'flouting the law' when it stopped work on a review of the proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, despite the Obama administration’s insistence that the site be shut down."
Source: NY Times, 08/14/2013
