Unlikely Alliance: Ranchers And Environmentalists Fight Texas Pipeline
"Protesters argue that eminent domain laws may not even apply as the pipeline will serve Mexicans, not Americans".
Source: Aljazeera America, 05/13/2015
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"Seattle Port Votes to Delay Drilling Rigs on the Way to Alaska"
"The Port of Seattle’s board voted Tuesday to ask that the arrival of Shell’s Arctic drilling rigs be delayed, bowing to a wave of public pressure by protesters and city officials over the company’s plans to drill this summer off the coast of Alaska and use Puget Sound as a home port."
Source: NY Times, 05/13/2015
"Oil Industry Asks Court to Block Rail Transport Safety Rules"
"The oil industry is challenging new federal rules intended to improve the safety of oil-by-train transportation, opening the first legal fight in a two-year effort to reduce the risks of moving hazardous materials on railroads."
Source: NY Times, 05/13/2015
"Are Jellyfish Taking Over Puget Sound?"
"Biologists looking at 40 years of fisheries data from Puget Sound have documented a dramatic shift in marine species. Key fish in the food chain, like herring and smelt, have declined, while the number of jellyfish has increased exponentially, to the detriment of the marine ecosystem."
Source: Summit Co Voice, 05/12/2015
Administration Gives Conditional Approval for Shell to Drill in Arctic
"The Obama administration gave conditional approval on Monday for Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. to start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean this summer."
Source: NY Times, 05/12/2015
"What's Causing Texas Earthquakes? Fracking 'Most Likely,' Report Says"
The US Geological Survey says a spate of earthquakes near Dallas is most likely caused by fracking.
Source: CNN, 05/11/2015
Track Where Oil Train Derailed Was Inspected Day Before Accident: FRA
"Railroad tracks where an oil train derailed Wednesday in central North Dakota had been inspected by BNSF Railway a day earlier and by the Federal Railroad Administration about three months before the fiery derailment, an FRA spokesman said Friday."
Source: Grand Forks Herald, 05/11/2015
"Obama's Proposed Rule Could Mean Mining Public-Land Coal for Free"
"Recently proposed federal rules on mining royalties, intended to close loopholes that subsidize exports of coal mined from public lands, may instead end up giving away the coal to the industry for free, according to an environmentalist think tank."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/11/2015
"President Obama’s Pipeline Safety Agency Waits for a Leader"
"The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has been without a permanent boss for 214 days."
Source: Politico, 05/08/2015
"French Nuclear Dynamo Stalls"
"PARIS — For decades, France has been a living laboratory for atomic energy, getting nearly three-quarters of its electricity from nuclear power — a higher proportion by far than in any other country."
Source: NY Times, 05/08/2015
