"Oil-Price Swoon Hits Energy Firms’ Shares"
"The share-price boom at U.S. energy firms has gone bust, due to slumping global growth and tumbling crude prices."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 10/09/2014
Energy & Fuel
"EPA: US Cars More Efficient Than Ever"
"The average fuel economy of new US cars and trucks hit a record 24.1 miles per gallon (mpg) last year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Overall fuel economy for new cars and trucks has risen almost 5 mpg since 2004."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/09/2014
Chemical Accident Data Won't Be Bottled Up
While the idea that government neglect and public ignorance are the right approach to chemical safety and security has lost some credence, information on chemical accidents is still hard to come by. Here are tips as well as news about the National Response Center's database of oil and chemical spills.
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Will Fracking Disclosure Decisions Put Profits Above Health?
Federal agencies are still grinding forward on decisions about disclosure of often-toxic ingredients pumped into the ground during "fracking" to produce gas and oil. Significant decisions may come eventually from the Interior Department, the EPA, and the Obama White House. But don't bet on any courageous decisions until after the November election.
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Penn. Slaps Record $4.5 Million Fine on Leaking Fracking Waste Pit
"Pennsylvania environmental regulators are pursuing a record $4.5 million fine against a gas driller over what they describe as a major case of pollution from a leaking waste pit."
Source: AP, 10/08/2014
"EU Scraps Plan To Label Canada's Tar Sands As Highly Polluting"
"A European Union plan to label Canadian tar sands oil as highly polluting as part of its fight against climate change has been abandoned after years of opposition from Canada, clearing the way for exports of tar sands crude to the European market."
Source: Reuters, 10/08/2014
"The Long Bright Path to the Nobel Prize for LED Lighting"
"Here’s to the continual intellectual tussles that produce technological leaps like the super-efficient and durable LED light bulbs that are increasingly displacing incandescent and fluorescent bulbs (and sooty kerosene lamps) and garnered a Nobel Prize for three physicists on Tuesday."
Source: Dot Earth, 10/08/2014
"Cuomo Administration Edited And Delayed Key Fracking Study"
"A federal water study commissioned by the Cuomo administration as it weighed a key decision on fracking was edited and delayed by state officials before it was published, a Capital review has found."
Source: Capital NY, 10/07/2014
"California Regulator Sought Donation From Utility"
"California’s largest utility released an email Monday saying the state’s top regulator privately asked the company to donate more than $1 million to support a state-backed environmental ballot initiative."
Source: AP, 10/07/2014
Federal Lands: "Methane Emissions Soar in Drilling Boom"
"Methane emissions from oil and gas wells on federal lands and waters jumped 135 percent from 2008 to 2013, an analysis shows, driven by a drilling boom in New Mexico and North Dakota that has outpaced the building of pipelines and processing centers."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 10/07/2014
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