"The $38 Billion Nuclear Waste Fiasco"
"Doing nothing often has a cost -- and when it comes to storing the nation’s nuclear waste, the price is $38 billion and rising."
Source: Politico, 12/02/2013
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"As Oil Floods Plains Towns, Crime Pours In"
"SIDNEY, Mont. -- One cold morning last year, a math teacher jogging through her hometown in eastern Montana was abducted, strangled and buried in a shallow grave. Charged in her death were two drifters from Colorado, drawn to the region by the allure of easy money in the oil fields."
Source: NY Times, 12/02/2013
"Researchers Say Arctic Ocean Leaking Methane at An Alarming Rate"
"FAIRBANKS -- Ounce for ounce, methane has an effect on global warming more than 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, and it's leaking from the Arctic Ocean at an alarming rate, according to new research by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks."
Source: Fairbanks News-Miner, 12/02/2013
"Billionaire To Raise Pressure on Keystone"
"Billionaire Tom Steyer plans to renew his fight against Keystone XL in Washington on Monday."
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 12/02/2013
Lawsuits, Alleged Safety Violations Pile Up After Ark. Pipeline Rupture
"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Lawsuits and alleged safety violations are mounting against Exxon Mobil Corp. following the rupture eight months ago of a pipeline that spilled thousands of barrels of oil in central Arkansas."
Source: AP, 12/02/2013
Expert Says Climate May Have Played Big Role in Typhoon After All
"We've heard that climate change likely played a very minor role in the havoc that typhoon Haiyan wrought on the Philippines."
Source: PRI, 11/27/2013
"Bloomberg Weighs 2014 Climate Battles"
"Outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might use some of his fortune on behalf of 2014 candidates who are hawkish on battling climate change."
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 11/27/2013
"Green Group Tars Wyden Bill as 'Nightmare' for Oregon Forests"
"A conservation group is calling a bill proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) a 'nightmare for Oregon's forests.'"
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 11/27/2013
"Park Service Chief Withdraws ‘Fracking’ Comments"
"The National Park Service (NPS) is walking back comments that showcased doubts about whether natural gas development can help battle climate change, acknowledging they 'did not receive appropriate review.'"
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 11/27/2013
"What's In It For U.S. To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions?"
A major reason for the U.S. to cut its greenhouse gas emissions is to play a global role as a technological, economic, and political leader while the world is shifting to cheaper production of low-carbon energy.
Source: NPR, 11/27/2013
