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"W.H. Aides Debated Politics of Solyndra Visit"

"Top White House officials debated the political implications of President Barack Obama’s May 2010 visit to Solyndra, just before his trip to the California solar company, after hearing from one of Obama’s top 2008 fundraisers, according to internal email excerpts released Monday by House Democrats.

Steve Westly, a prominent California venture capitalist and a member of Obama’s 2008 national finance committee, raised warning flags to senior Obama advisers regarding the solar company’s finances.

Source: Politico, 10/04/2011

"Nuclear Relic"

"The scale of operations at the Hanford Site, scene of a multi-billion-dollar cleanup of a half-century of accumulated hazardous waste, cannot fail to impress."

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, 10/03/2011

"A U.S.-Backed Geothermal Plant in Nevada Struggles"

"In a remote desert spot in northern Nevada, there is a geothermal plant run by a politically connected clean energy start-up that has relied heavily on an Obama administration loan guarantee and is now facing financial turmoil."

Source: NY Times, 10/03/2011

"Industrial Solvent TCE Even More Dangerous To People"

"EPA finds trichloroethylene causes kidney and liver cancer, lymphoma and other health problems. The decision could raise the cost of cleanups nationwide, including in the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys."

Source: LA Times, 09/30/2011

Energy Dept. OKs $450 Million for Carbon-Capture Texas Coal Plant

"The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it will provide a Texas clean coal plant with $450 million in funding months after a power company shelved plans for a similar plant in West Virginia."

Source: Reuters, 09/30/2011

"Federal Oil Spill Probe Finds U.S. Regulations Lacking"

"An ongoing federal investigation into last year's massive rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has found that a particularly lax U.S. regulatory regime was a significant factor in the events leading up to the disaster."

Source: Greenwire, 09/30/2011

"A Pipeline Divides Along Old Lines: Jobs Versus the Environment"

"GLENDIVE, Mont. — The final days of rancorous public debate over a $7 billion oil pipeline that would snake from Canada through the midsection of the United States have taken on an unexpected urgency this week, as the economic and environmental stakes of the massive project snap into focus at a time of festering anxiety about the nation's future."

Source: NY Times, 09/29/2011

"Utility Finds 4 More Natural Gas Leaks in Seattle"

"SEATTLE -- Utility crews have found a total of eight natural gas leaks in the north Seattle neighborhood where a home exploded, injuring two residents in a two-alarm fire."

Source: AP, 09/28/2011

"In North Dakota, Flames of Wasted Natural Gas Light the Prairie"

"NEW TOWN, N.D. — Across western North Dakota, hundreds of fires rise above fields of wheat and sunflowers and bales of hay. At night, they illuminate the prairie skies like giant fireflies."

Source: NY Times, 09/27/2011

Senate Stopgap Funds Some Disaster Aid, Ditches Energy Cuts

The Senate voted 79-12 Monday night to approve a bipartisan stopgap spending bill that funds some disaster relief from FEMA and and abandons controversial cuts to green energy programs. Democrats said they expected the seven-week funding extension to be approved by the GOP-led House, which is in pro forma session after most members went home.

Source: LA Times, 09/27/2011

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