French State Nuclear Firm EDF Fined €1.5M for Spying on Greenpeace
"France's state energy firm EDF has been fined €1.5m by a Paris court for spying on Greenpeace."
Source: Guardian, 11/11/2011
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"U.S. Delays Decision on Pipeline Until After Election"
"The Obama administration, under sharp pressure from officials in Nebraska and restive environmental activists, announced Thursday that it would review the route of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline, effectively delaying any decision about its fate until after the 2012 election."
Source: NY Times, 11/11/2011
Feds Try To Nudge 100 "Great Outdoors" Projects Toward Completion
The chosen include 24 improving recreational access to rivers and waterways; 23 to construct new trails or improve recreation sites; 20 to create and enhance urban parks; 13 to conserve significant landscapes; and 11 to establish new national wildlife refuges; national park units, etc.
"Yellowstone Oil Spill Debris Torched By Montana Officials"
"LAUREL, Mont. — State workers on Tuesday set fire to an oil-tainted logjam on an island along the Yellowstone River, the last of dozens of debris piles smeared with crude from an Exxon Mobil pipeline break that dumped 42,000 gallons of oil into the waterway."
Source: AP, 11/10/2011
"Farm-State Lawmakers Pushing New Farm Subsidy"
"Corn and soybean farmers are pushing for – and Congress is moving to create – a whole new subsidy that could maintain farm incomes at a nearly four-decade high should prices fall or crops be destroyed by weather."
Source: AP, 11/10/2011
"Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban"
"Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon late last year when the nation’s parks chief abruptly blocked the plan after conversations with Coca-Cola, a major donor to the National Park Foundation."
Source: NY Times, 11/10/2011
Louisiana Won't Sign BP-Coast Guard Oil Spill Cleanup Transition Plan
"The state of Louisiana has refused to sign off on a Coast Guard-BP plan to transition from a cleanup program to a long-term recovery in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, charging that the plan leaves coastal beaches and wetlands vulnerable to continued oil contamination with no guarantee that BP will be required to pay for future cleanups."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 11/10/2011
State Department Considers Rerouting Keystone XL Pipeline: Official
"The State Department is considering a plan that would reroute the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada away from environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska, an action that could delay a final decision on the project until after the 2012 election."
Source: AP, 11/10/2011
Watchdog Scientists Concerned About Davis-Besse Reactor Building
"The Union of Concerned Scientists is questioning whether the building housing the Davis-Besse nuclear reactor was properly designed and remains structurally sound. The challenge comes about three weeks after contractors cutting a hole in the building to replace the reactor's lid noticed a long hairline crack on one side of the opening."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 11/10/2011
"Trade War in Solar Takes Shape"
"HONG KONG — The United States and China are gearing up for a trade war that could catch American users of solar energy in the crossfire."
Source: NY Times, 11/10/2011
