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"Issa's Regulatory Rehash"

"New House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) drew attention last week when he solicited advice from a number of corporations, trade groups and organizations about federal regulations covering a variety of issues. A number of energy companies, manufacturers were on the list that are likely to focus on regulations from the Environmental Protetion Agency in their response. The letter raised some eyebrows in DC, of course."

Source: Mother Jones, 01/11/2011

Supreme Court Declines Case Blaming Warming for Katrina Damage

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a request to reopen a lawsuit that charged energy companies with contributing to the effects of Hurricane Katrina by emitting greenhouse gases."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 01/11/2011

"Alaska Oil Pipeline Disruption Enters Third Day, Boosts Prices"

"A shutdown of the Trans Alaska Pipeline, which ships 12 percent of U.S. crude output, entered a third day on Monday, boosting prices and raising pressure on operators including BP to restore shipments."

Source: Reuters, 01/10/2011

"Panel: BP Well Blowout Revealed Industry-Wide Problems"

"The errors and misjudgments that led to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig last spring weren't the result just of blunders by BP and its contractors, but reflect industry-wide problems that require new regulations and standards, a presidential commission has concluded."

Source: McClatchy, 01/06/2011

"MSHA Settles 'Unprecedented' Suit Against Massey"

"Federal mine safety regulators reached an 11th-hour settlement Wednesday with Massey Energy that ends what the Obama administration had touted as a landmark suit to shut down an underground coal mine that government inspectors said posed a continuing hazard to workers."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 01/06/2011

"Calif. County Criminalizes Smart-Meter Installations"

"Citing alleged health effects from electromagnetic waves, a county in the North San Francisco Bay Area has criminalized the installation of "smart" electric meters."

Source: Greenwire, 01/06/2011

"Mocked as Uncool, the Minivan Rises Again"

"In marketing campaigns featuring heavy-metal theme songs, rapping parents, secret agents in cat masks, pyrotechnics and even Godzilla, minivan makers are trying to recast the much-ridiculed mom-mobile as something that parents can be proud -- or at least unashamed -- of driving."

Source: NYTimes, 01/05/2011

NY: "Cuomo Picks 'Open Space' Advocate for Environment Chief"

"Gov. Andrew Cuomo is receiving plaudits from environmental groups for nominating Joseph Martens as the new commissioner of New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation."

Source: St. Petersburg Times, 01/05/2011

"State Approves Coal Ash Landfill In South Baltimore"

"State environmental officials approved new coal-ash landfill in southeast Baltimore Tuesday, saying "state-of-the-art" pollution controls there should allay nearby residents' fears that the power plant waste will blow into their neighborhoods and leak into the Patapsco River."

Source: Baltimore Sun, 01/05/2011

"Fred Upton's Climate Changeup"

Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), incoming chairman of the House Energy Committee, used to be in favor of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions which are the biggest cause of global warming. Now he is against it.

Source: Mother Jones, 01/04/2011

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