"Anti-Fracking Measures Win In Lafayette, Boulder, Fort Collins"
"Measure to enact a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing trailing slightly in Broomfield."
Source: Boulder Daily Camera, 11/06/2013
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EPA Supporter Narrowly Beats Coal Messenger in Va. Gov. Race
"Voters in Virginia narrowly elected Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor over Republican Ken Cuccinelli II, who differed among other things on the future of the state's coal industry. Mr. McAuliffe supported new EPA regulations on power plants that will make it difficult for new coal plants to be bought."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/06/2013
"Billion Litres of Coal-Mine Muck Leaks Into Athabasca River"
"EDMONTON -- Geotechnical engineers remained at the Obed Mountain coal mine Sunday trying to determine how one billion litres of murky water leaked from a containment pond into the Athabasca River."
Source: Edmonton Journal, 11/05/2013
"Attacks On Clean Energy Failed Across The Country: Report"
"WASHINGTON -- Efforts to roll back renewable energy standards in the states this year have largely failed despite the best efforts of conservative groups, according to a new report."
Source: Huffington Post, 11/04/2013
"Contamination Lawsuits Push Duke Energy To Address Pollution"
"Look no further than the Carolina coast to see what kind of damage a coal-fired power plant can do to underground sources of drinking water."
Source: Winston-Salem Journal, 11/04/2013
AZ Commissioner Probes Utility's Secret Funding Of Anti-Solar Campaign
"An Arizona utility commissioner is asking for all the key players in a debate over a solar energy policy in the state to reveal any additional secret funding of nonprofits or public relations campaigns. The probe comes after Arizona Public Service, the state's largest utility, admitted last week that it had been secretly contributing to outside nonprofits running negative ads against solar power."
Source: Huffington Post, 11/01/2013
"Fracking Faces Judgment Day Tuesday in 4 Ballot Initiatives"
"DENVER -- Four cities along [Colorado's] Front Range will decide Tuesday whether to halt new oil and gas development when voters cast their ballots on a series of local initiatives."
Source: Greenwire, 11/01/2013
"Poland, Wedded to Coal, Spurns Europe on Clean Energy Targets"
"BELCHATOW, Poland -- They call it Poland’s biggest hole in the ground."
Source: NY Times, 11/01/2013
"PG&E Faces Big Fine for Flawed San Carlos Pipe"
"Pacific Gas and Electric Co. should pay a $6.75 million fine for delaying the disclosure of record-keeping flaws on a San Carlos gas pipeline that were 'distressingly similar' to problems that contributed to the San Bruno gas line disaster of 2010, a regulatory judge ruled Wednesday."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 10/31/2013
"Mexico Evacuates 5,000 for Gasoline Pipeline Leak"
"A geyser of gasoline spewed into the sky from a state-owned pipeline in western Mexico, forcing officials to evacuate about 5,000 people Wednesday. Authorities blamed the accident on fuel thieves tapping into the pipe."
Source: AP, 10/31/2013
