Gas Industry Coloring Book Promotes Drilling With Kids: No Gray Crayon
"When the energy industry publishes a coloring book, there is no crayon needed to see the shades of gray."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 06/20/2011
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Coloroado Tests Whether Drilling and Suburbia Can Coexist
From his deck, Bob Arrington can hear the rustle of aspens and the chirp of birds. He can see the golf course; Battlement Mesa, still spring green, to the south; and Roan Plateau, pink and tan, to the north. Soon he may also be able to see a drilling rig — right near the sixth hole."
Source: Denver Post, 06/20/2011
Atrazine-Defect Link? Doctor Sees 'Ominous Trends,' But No Proof
"Gastroschisis, a birth defect in which the intestines grow outside the body, is more common among babies conceived in the spring when the levels of the herbicide atrazine in water are highest, researchers from Indiana reported."
Source: Wisconsin State Journal, 06/20/2011
Japan Nuke Stops Water Treatment After Radiation Spike
"A system to clean massive amounts of contaminated water at the site of Japan's nuclear disaster was shut down Saturday, just hours after it began full operations, because a component filled with radioactivity much more quickly than expected."
Source: AP, 06/20/2011
"Gas Pipeline Operators Fund, Shape Safety Studies"
"Pipeline operators and their trade organizations shaped, managed and provided sizable funding for numerous safety studies conducted by the federal agency that regulates the industry, a Chronicle investigation shows."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 06/20/2011
"Oregon Adopts Strictest Standards in US for Toxic Water Pollution"
"Oregon's Environmental Quality Commission [Thursday] adopted the strictest standards for toxic water pollution in the United States."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 06/17/2011
"Dozens Killed in Burma Amid Clashes Over Chinese Dams"
"A bloody outbreak of fighting that has ended a 17-year ceasefire between Burmese government forces and a tribal militia was partly caused by the expansion of Chinese hydropower along the Irrawaddy river, conservationists claim."
Source: Guardian, 06/17/2011
"Arabian 'Unicorn' Thrives Again in Wild"
"The Arabian Oryx, whose distinctive horns are widely believed to have given rise to the unicorn legend, is back from the brink of extinction in the deserts of the Arabian peninsula."
Source: AP, 06/17/2011
"Food Prices Mean Trouble for Poor and Politicians"
"The impact of skyrocketing food prices is echoing across the globe, in households and in the corridors of power ahead of a summit in Paris next week of G20 farm ministers."
Source: Reuters, 06/17/2011
"Obama Admin Objects to Alaska Oil and Gas Development Bill"
"The Obama administration [Thursday] said a proposal from House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) to expedite oil and gas leasing and energy infrastructure permitting in an Alaska reserve could force federal regulators to flout environmental laws and includes a costly, redundant resource assessment."
Source: Greenwire, 06/17/2011
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