"Big Break for Big Oil, Larger Burden for Taxpayers"
Taxpayers can't escape paying what they owe the U.S. Treasury. But for big oil companies who owe royalties, it's another matter.
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 04/19/2011
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"Exclusive: U.S. Nuclear Regulator a Policeman Or Salesman?"
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission exists to police, not promote, the domestic nuclear industry -- but diplomatic cables show that it is sometimes used as a sales tool to help push American technology to foreign governments."
Source: Reuters, 04/19/2011
"Trauma And Controversy: Chernobyl's Health Legacy"
"Every year, Volodymyr Palkin spends at least two months in a Kiev hospital. He was one of hundreds of thousands of rescue workers sent to fight the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant and says his health has been permanently ruined by his work."
Source: AFP, 04/19/2011
"Asia Nuclear Reactors Face Tsunami Risk"
There is a construction boom in nuclear power reactors in parts of Asia. Some of those reactors are built close to the sea in areas that are likely quite vulnerable to quakes and tsunamis.
Source: AP, 04/19/2011
Chemicals Dumped in Pennsylvania Mine Haunt Residents
"If you didn’t know, there are about 70,000 gallons of oil and industrial waste pooling beneath the city of Pittston. That’s about 10 of the petroleum tankers you’ve seen at your local gas station."
Source: Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, 04/18/2011
"Potent New Rat Poisons Killing California Wildlife"
"Over the years, rat poison has spared [California] residents untold filth and disease. But a new generation of highly toxic, long-lasting poisons is killing not only rats, mice and ground squirrels, but whatever feeds on them, too."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 04/18/2011
Oil Industry Threatens Obama Admin Over Clean Water Wetlands Guidance
"Some of the biggest names in the oil industry -- Exxon Mobil Corp., Marathon Oil Corp. and the American Petroleum Institute -- have waded into the fight to stop the Obama administration from strengthening Clean Water Act regulation of streams and wetlands."
Source: Greenwire, 04/18/2011
Storms Kills 45 as GOP, White House, Cut Weather Service Funds
"At least 45 people have been confirmed dead after a furious storm that has reportedly spawned over 100 tornadoes during the past week tore through the Midwest and moved on to southern states...." Meanwhile, budget cuts in the stopgap 2011 spending bill will diminish the National Weather Service's ability to predict weather that may harm people, property, or businesses.
Source: ABC News, 04/18/2011
"Almost Half of Meat in Stores May Have Drug-Resistant Bacteria"
"47% of samples tested had the type of bacteria that most commonly causes staph infections. Food animals routinely fed antibiotics are a possible source."
Source: LA Times, 04/18/2011
"G.O.P. Push in States to Deregulate Environment"
State governors elected amid the Tea Party fervor are setting about dismantling laws and rules that protect people from environmental pollution, saying they are too burdensome on business.
Source: NY Times, 04/18/2011
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