"Oil Companies Forfeit Arctic Drilling Rights"
"WASHINGTON — Oil companies that locked up more than 1.3 million acres of the Beaufort Sea for drilling in 2007 have since relinquished nearly half that territory."
Source: FuelFix, 07/31/2014
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"PG&E Charged With Obstruction Over San Bruno Blast"
"SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Tuesday with lying to regulators in connection with a fatal pipeline explosion that killed eight people and leveled a suburban Northern California neighborhood in 2010."
Source: AP, 07/31/2014
"Administration Unveils Actions To Curb Methane Emissions"
"Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced new actions Tuesday aimed at curbing methane emissions form the nation's natural gas systems."
Source: The Hill, 07/31/2014
Canada: "Emails Show Secrecy on Federal Oilsands Probe"
"Proposed answers from Environment Canada to questions about a 2013 oilsands leak triggered emails suggesting the ministry 'limit information' given to media."
Source: Toronto Star, 07/30/2014
Lawmakers, Corporations Gather For Secret Meeting Against Clean Energy
"Going into their annual meeting in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, ALEC — the secretive organization that brings together conservative politicians and major corporate interests — is looking to recalibrate their approach to repealing or obstructing a range of clean energy initiatives after a year of state-level defeats."
Source: Climate Progress, 07/30/2014
"Coordinated Sanctions Aim at Russia’s Ability to Tap Its Oil Reserves"
"The United States and Europe kicked off a joint effort on Tuesday intended to curb Russia’s long-term ability to develop new oil resources, taking aim at the Kremlin’s premier source of wealth and power in retaliation for its intervention in Ukraine."
Source: NY Times, 07/30/2014
"Energy Week Ahead: Sold-Out Hearings for EPA Climate Plan"
"The nation gets its chance this week to blast or praise the Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping plan to cut climate-warming emissions by 2030."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/29/2014
"Promises of Easier Nuclear Construction Fall Short"
"WAYNESBORO, Ga. — The U.S. nuclear industry has started building its first new plants in decades using prefabricated Lego-like blocks meant to save time and money and revive the once promising energy source."
Source: AP, 07/29/2014
"Libya Oil Depot Fire: Officials Call for International Help"
"A Libya oil depot fire spread uncontrolled Monday, after the oil depot was caught in the middle of militias battling for control of an airfield. The Libya oil depot fire had spread to a second depot by Monday afternoon, according to the government."
Source: AP, 07/29/2014
"Congressional Watchdog Urges EPA To Step Up Actions on Fracking"
"The Government Accountability Office is calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to step up enforcement of water contamination and seismic activity associated with fracking, the high-pressure injection of fluids into wells to extract oil and natural gas."
Source: McClatchy, 07/29/2014
