"Do Oil Companies Really Need $4 Billion Per Year of Taxpayers’ Money?"
"What would happen if the federal government ended its subsidies to companies that drill for oil and gas?"
Source: NY Times, 08/08/2016
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"Electric Vehicles: How Car Charging Is Going The Way Of Airbnb "
"PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Tim Thomson needed a charge, quickly. With his all-electric Nissan Leaf fast losing battery power and no places to plug in along the highway from Fresno, Calif., to San Francisco, Thompson turned to his iPhone. He pulled up an application called PlugShare that maps charging stations for electric vehicle drivers. A resident in nearby Madera had advertised his home charging station, so Thomson called in a panic."
Source: Greenwire, 08/04/2016
"Husky Oil Spill In Canadian River Followed Two Others Nearby: Records"
"A Husky Energy Inc oil spill into a major Canadian river on July 20 was the third in the same area in eight months, government records showed, and could put new pressure on the province of Saskatchewan's energy regulator to improve its monitoring of pipelines."
Source: Reuters, 08/04/2016
Texas: "Tiny Nordheim Sues State Over Drilling Waste Dump"
"A tiny South Texas town is continuing to fight plans for an oil and gas waste site half its size, even after state regulators gave developers the go-ahead to build it."
Source: Texas Tribune, 08/04/2016
"Thirteen States Sue Over EPA Methane Rule"
"More than a dozen states have sued the Obama administration over a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to limit methane emissions at oil and natural gas sites."
Source: The Hill, 08/04/2016
"TVA Says It Won't Dig Up Existing Coal Ash Ponds"
"TVA is closing and capping 10 coal ash ponds at power plants in Tennessee and Alabama, against the urging of environmentalists who want the ash dug up and removed."
Source: AP, 08/03/2016
"Enforcement: In Texas, Wastewater Spills Get Less Scrutiny"
"In Texas, there were more than 2,700 spills at oil and gas sites last year. But the state tracked only about half of those."
Source: EnergyWire, 08/03/2016
"EPA Warns Automakers of Even Steeper U.S. Fuel-Economy Goals"
"The auto industry will need to step up introduction of fuel-saving technology to help the U.S. meet aggressive goals to combat climate change despite manufacturers’ requests for relief from existing rules, the Environmental Protection Agency’s top transportation official said."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/03/2016
"Scientists' Annual Physical Of Planet: 'Earth's Fever Rises'"
"Earth's fever got worse last year, breaking dozens of climate records, scientists said in a massive report nicknamed the annual physical for the planet."
Source: AP, 08/03/2016
"Prosecutors in PG&E Case Abruptly Reduce Potential Fines"
"Abruptly and without explanation, federal prosecutors slashed potential criminal penalties for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. from $562 million to $6 million Tuesday while a jury was considering whether the company violated safety laws both before and after the lethal 2010 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 08/03/2016
