"W. Va. Among Worst for Mercury Pollution"
"A new study ranks West Virginia fourth in mercury pollution, a chemical closely tied to a number of health risks."
Source: AP, 01/28/2011
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"Obama Ducks and Covers on Climate"
"The 'C-word,' climate, appears to have become to the Beltway what the 'P-word,' population, has been in climate treaty negotiations for a long time — unmentionable."
Source: Dot Earth, 01/27/2011
Obama Pitches Green-Energy Job Creation in Wisconsin
"President Obama visits green-energy companies in Wisconsin as battles brew over spending cuts back in Washington. The day takes on a football theme as Obama, a Chicago Bears fan, receives a Packers jersey and, in a factory visit, quotes Vince Lombardi."
Source: LA Times, 01/27/2011
Texas Defies EPA on Corpus Christi Power Plant Permit
"Texas officials granted an air permit for a proposed Corpus Christi power plant Wednesday despite calls from federal regulators to delay approval of the controversial request."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 01/27/2011
"West Coast Senators Push Pacific Shore Drilling Ban"
"Democratic senators from the California, Oregon and Washington state launched a new drive Tuesday to ban drilling off the Pacific coast but face long odds of getting the bill past the House’s new Republican majority, especially at a time of high gasoline prices."
Source: LA Times, 01/27/2011
"Key Senators Applaud Obama 'Clean Energy' Push"
"President Obama’s call for Congress to pass a mandate that includes both traditional renewable energy sources like wind and solar as well as GOP favorites nuclear and 'clean coal' may be the driver needed to bang through the most aggressive and politically feasible means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Capitol Hill this Congress."
Source: Politico, 01/26/2011
"Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated"
"The United States is poised to bet its energy future on natural gas as a clean, plentiful fuel that can supplant coal and oil. But new research by the Environmental Protection Agency -- and a growing understanding of the pollution associated with the full 'life cycle' of gas production—is casting doubt on the assumption that gas offers a quick and easy solution to climate change."
Source: ProPublica, 01/26/2011
Water Fight Brews Amid Texas Fracking Boom
The oil and gas industry is slurping up available groundwater in parts of South Texas where population growth is exploding and global warming may diminish rainfall. There may be a serious crunch ahead.
Source: San Antonio Current, 01/26/2011
"Pa. Fracking Blowout Spews Fluid Onto State Forest Lands"
"Talisman Energy has resumed its Marcellus drilling operations in Pennsylvania, a week after one of the company's gas wells experienced a blowout that caused an uncontrolled discharge of sand and fracking fluids onto state forest lands in Tioga County."
Source: Gannett, 01/26/2011
"Carol Browner To Leave White House"
"Carol M. Browner, President Barack Obama’s energy adviser, plans to leave the White House in coming weeks, White House officials said Monday night."
Source: Politico, 01/25/2011
