"Interior Won't Let Road Through Alaska's Izembek"
"Interior Secretary Sally Jewell won’t allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska."
Source: McClatchy, 12/24/2013
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"Mining Giant Rio Tinto May Pull Out of Pebble Mine in Alaska"
"Global mining giant Rio Tinto said Monday it is considering dumping its stake in Alaska’s Pebble Mine, a huge open pit mine planned for the best remaining wild salmon stronghold on Earth."
Source: McClatchy, 12/24/2013
"The Battle of Belo Monte"
"In the Brazilian state of Pará, an army of 25,000 workers is building the world’s third largest hydroelectric plant, a controversial construction project –because of the dam’s low efficiency, its environmental impact and its effects."
Source: Folha de Sao Paulo, 12/23/2013
"Many Amish Selling Land To Flee Encroaching Oil Boom In Ohio"
"ST CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Farmers in the close-knit Amish community who eschew electricity and most technology, are among landowners capitalizing on a new financial trend in the United States energy boom - selling decades of future oil and natural gas royalties for an immediate pile of cash."
Source: Reuters, 12/23/2013
"Canada Ice Storm Leaves Crews Scrambling to Restore Power"
"Repair crews are working around the clock to restore electricity to about 500,000 households in Ontario and Quebec after an ice storm snapped branches, brought down power lines and crimped travel in Canada’s two most populous provinces."
Source: Bloomberg, 12/23/2013
"They're Back! Chesapeake Oysters Return To Menus After Rebound"
"The history of the Chesapeake Bay oyster hasn't always been a pure one. So you could forgive a chef for being skeptical about the big bivalve comeback being staged in D.C. and the surrounding area this winter as oyster season gets underway."
Source: NPR, 12/23/2013
Glitter Gets Environmental Protesters Charged With Bioterrorism Hoax
"It's not uncommon for environmental protesters to face arrest, but here's an apparent first: On Friday, Oklahoma City police charged a pair of environmental activists with staging a 'terrorism hoax' after they unfurled a pair of banners covered in glitter -- a substance local cops considered evidence of a faux biochemical assault."
Source: Mother Jones, 12/23/2013
"Sen. Boxer’s Deal-Making With GOP on Water Bill Upsets Allies"
"WASHINGTON — Sen. Barbara Boxer’s longtime relationship with environmentalists has been strained by compromises she’s made in the committee she leads to get major pieces of public works legislation through a divided Senate."
Source: McClatchy, 12/23/2013
"Big Food Companies Want To Call GMO Foods 'Natural'"
"Is genetically engineered food natural? The Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group representing some of the world’s biggest food and food-related companies, including ConAgra Foods, Bayer CropScience, and the Coca-Cola Company, thinks so. And it’s pressing the Food and Drug Administration to see things its way."
Source: Grist, 12/23/2013
"To Clean Up Coal, Obama Pushes More Oil Production"
"DE KALB, Miss. – America’s newest and cleanest coal-fired power plant comes with a catch: The heat-trapping carbon dioxide removed from its smokestack pollution will help force more oil out of the ground."
Source: AP, 12/23/2013
