"BP's Scientific Integrity Is Questioned"
"A House energy panel is concerned that scientists hired to assess the oil spill may be muzzled. The company's research funding is also under scrutiny."
Source: LA Times, 08/02/2010
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"New Database Shows Oilsands Pollution Slow, Steady Drip: Scientist"
"A new database that compiles thousands of government and industry records on Alberta's oilsands lays out in painstaking detail how the industry is a constant source of low-level pollution to the area's land, air and water, says the scientist who pulled it all together."
Source: Canadian Press, 07/30/2010
"Oil Spill Legislation Delayed by Partisan Conflicts in U.S. Senate"
"Partisan disagreements in the Senate will delay passage of legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill until at least September, when Congress returns from its summer recess."
Source: AP, 07/30/2010
"Hydro-Fracking Fight Hijacks Spill Bill"
"The fight over the Senate offshore drilling 'spill bill' shifted Wednesday from the Gulf of Mexico to the mountains of western Pennsylvania, as Republicans slammed the last-minute inclusion of language to regulate a controversial technique to extract onshore natural gas."
Source: Politico, 07/29/2010
"U.S. Decision on Pipeline Is Delayed"
"The State Department said it would delay its decision on a permit for a contentious $7 billion pipeline project intended to deliver crude oil from the oil sands of the province of Alberta in Canada, to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast."
Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2010
Regional, State Interests May Dominate Future Climate & Energy Policy
"The failure of climate legislation in the Senate last week is a blunt reminder of a basic truth, experts say: The nation's energy policies are historically driven by state and regional interests that will trump national agendas in all but the most compelling circumstances.
Source: ClimateWire, 07/28/2010
"Lawmakers Offer Bills to Address Spill Issues"
"House and Senate Democratic leaders introduced bills on Tuesday responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with provisions to overhaul the federal regulation of offshore drilling, lift liability limits on companies responsible for damaging spills and funnel more money to spill-related research and restoration projects."
Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2010
"Wind Farm 'Mega-Project' Underway in Mojave Desert"
"The Alta Wind Energy Center — with plans for thousands of acres of turbines to generate electricity for 600,000 Southern California homes — officially breaks ground Tuesday."
Source: LA Times, 07/27/2010
"Outlook Dims For Popular Energy-Efficiency Loans"
"A White House-backed program that allows property owners to pay for energy improvements like solar panels or efficient furnaces through an additional assessment to their property taxes may soon be shut down."
Source: NPR, 07/26/2010
Efforts to Block EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulations Back in Play"
"Over the past two years, cap-and-trade advocates used the threat of U.S. EPA climate regulations as a key driver in the push for climate legislation on Capitol Hill. Now, Democratic leaders face the challenge of renewed bipartisan interest in handcuffing EPA before it takes action."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/26/2010
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