"Vermont Will Be First U.S. State to Ban Fracking"
"MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Vermont is about to become the first U.S. state to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas."
Source: ENS, 05/09/2012
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Conservative Groups Step Up Attacks on Obama's Clean Energy Strategy
"Confidential memo seen by Guardian calls for climate change sceptics to turn American public against solar and wind power"
Source: Guardian, 05/09/2012
"Salazar Lauds Utah Drilling Deal -- One Enviros And Industry Back"
"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday signed -- and hailed -- Utah’s latest natural-gas drilling plan as an environmentally sensitive leap toward energy security."
Source: AP, 05/09/2012
"U.S. Poised to Approve Drilling Plan"
"U.S. officials are expected Tuesday to approve a plan by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to drill 3,700 natural-gas wells in eastern Utah, capping a yearslong review of a project that will be one of the largest in the region."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 05/08/2012
Carmakers Standardize 15-Min Fast-Charge System for Electric Vehicles
"LOS ANGELES -- Eight U.S. and German automakers have agreed to utilize a fast-charging technology that recharges EV batteries in just 15 to 20 minutes. Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to support a harmonized single-port fast charging approach - called DC Fast Charging with a Combined Charging System - for use on electric vehicles in Europe and the United States."
Source: ENS, 05/08/2012
"Gauging Public Opinion on Climate Change Policy"
"Majorities of Americans say that global warming and clean energy should be among the nation's priorities, according to a new survey. Will those feelings translate into any action in the government? Anthony Leiserowitz of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication discusses the survey’s findings."
Ira Flatow interviews guest Anthony Leiserowitz of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication on Science Friday May 4, 2012.
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Source: Science Friday, 05/08/2012
"U.S. Proposes New Rules For Fracking On Federal Lands"
"The Obama administration unveiled long-awaited rules on Friday to bolster oversight on public lands of oil and natural gas drilling using fracking technology that has ushered in a boom in drilling but also triggered environmental protests."
Source: Reuters, 05/07/2012
"Fourteen Arrested Blocking BNSF Coal Train in White Rock"
"Fourteen Canadians were arrested for civil disobedience at 6 p.m. after sitting down on the tracks in front of an oncoming coal train in White Rock. Their vigil began at midnight, but Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) cancelled many of its scheduled runs in anticipation of the protest."
Source: Vancouver Sun, 05/07/2012
TransCanada Submits New Application for Keystone Pipeline
"TransCanada, the company behind the disputed Keystone XL pipeline, submitted a new application for the project to the State Department on Friday, as expected. The company will route the pipeline around the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region of Nebraska, and the revised proposal starts a fresh clock on the environmental review process."
Source: NY Times, 05/07/2012
"B.C. Coast Oil Spill Points Up Enbridge Pipeline Danger"
"HARTLEY BAY, B.C. -- The Gitga'at Nation of Hartley Bay has reported an oil spill between two and five miles long in the Grenville Channel, not far from the tanker route for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline."
Source: ENS, 05/04/2012
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