North Carolina: "Carney's Mistaken Vote Is Key in Fracking Override"
"Republicans successfully overrode [NC] Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a fracking bill during a dramatic vote taken just after 11 p.m. Monday."
Source: Charlotte Observer, 07/03/2012
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"Gas Planet: Is Gas A Bridge To Lower Carbon Future...or A Plank?"
"Natural gas is causing angst and excitement in local communities across the country, but the rise of fracking will have an impact on an issue that affects everyone on the planet: climate change. Gas Planet, a special hour of radio, explores whether unconventional natural gas can help or hinder efforts to solve climate change."
Source: Allegheny Front, 07/03/2012
"PG&E Identifies 239 Pipelines at Risk of Failure"
"Nearly two years after the pipeline explosion that killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood in San Bruno, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. considers 239 of its natural-gas transmission lines to be at risk of a similar failure, according to a company assessment obtained by The Chronicle."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 07/03/2012
BLM 'Auctions' 720-Million-Tons of Coal To Single Bidder For $1.10/Ton
"The Obama administration's Bureau of Land Management auctioned a major tract of Wyoming coal to Peabody Energy at a bargain-basement price of $1.10 per ton yesterday."
Source: Think Progress, 07/02/2012
"Alpha Set To Close 2 W.Va. Mines, Cut Back at Others"
"Alpha Natural Resources announced Wednesday it’s permanently closing two mines and a coal preparation plant in Logan County [WV], and scaling back operations at two other southern West Virginia operations."
Source: AP, 06/29/2012
"A 2nd U.S.-Supported Maker of Solar Panels Will Close"
"Abound Solar, a solar panel maker that received a $400 million loan guarantee from the federal government, announced on Thursday that it would file for bankruptcy amid plummeting prices and intense competition from Chinese manufacturers in the solar equipment market."
Source: NY Times, 06/29/2012
"Tides Canada Stands Up to Government Critics"
"A charitable foundation devoted to environmental causes that has been vilified by politicians in Canada's governing Conservative Party has struck back, outlining its finances and accusing the politicians of trying to silence dissent."
Source: Green/NYT, 06/29/2012
Industry Enjoyed Privileged Access to New York DEC Fracking Review
"Documents obtained by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) show that bureaucrats within the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DEC) granted the oil and gas industry premature access to highly controversial draft regulations for shale gas fracking in the state. New York placed a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for gas in order to evaluate the science on the risks posed to drinking water, air quality and the health of New York's citizens and the environment."
Source: DeSmogBlog, 06/29/2012
"U.S. Unveils Final Drilling Plan, Limits Arctic Sales"
"U.S. oil companies will be allowed to drill in more areas of the Gulf of Mexico but won only limited access to the Arctic under the final version of the Obama Administration's five year drilling plan that was slammed by industry and some environmentalists."
Source: Reuters, 06/29/2012
"Enbridge Can't Say If Federal Cuts Would Undermine Oil Spill Response"
"OTTAWA — Alberta-based Enbridge can't say what impact millions of dollars in cuts to federal environmental emergency staff would have on its oil-spill response plan for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, even though the plan relies partly on federal help if a spill were to occur."
Source: Postmedia, 06/28/2012
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