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Enviros Seek Repeal of Fracking Loophole

People in many parts of the U.S. blame gas drilling for causing the water in their wells to go bad. In 2005, the Bush administration got Congress to exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act a drilling practice called "fracking." Now environmentalists hope to repeal the exemption and the gas industry is mounting a defense.

Source: ProPublica, 05/27/2009

Pelosi to China: Climate a 'Game Changer'

U.S. Congressional leaders visiting China think an understanding between the U.S. and China is key to reaching a climate pact in Copenhagen.

Source: AFP, 05/27/2009

Redefining 'Renewable' To Win Billiions

In the quest for billions in federal incentives, industries are trying to redefine technologies as 'renewable' that might once have been considered otherwise.

Source: NYTimes, 05/26/2009

"Baltimore Biofuel Plant Heats Up"

"The thick, milky white liquid looks like Elmer's glue, though it's greasy to the touch. It has a sweet, alcohol smell. It's not your father's heating oil, to be sure. But it will do the same job, says Cary J. Claiborne, and a lot more cleanly.

Claiborne is president and chief executive officer of New Generation Biofuels, a Florida-based startup that's producing fuel from vegetable and soybean oil at a small production plant it set up this year in southern Baltimore.

Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/26/2009

"Wind Power Gets Urban Friendly"

From a design award-winner to a model that uses the updraft on a roof, small residential wind turbines are getting smarter and sexier.

Source: Globe & Mail, 05/25/2009

"Speedway's Environmentally Friendly Efforts"

The Indianapolis Speedway, site of yesterdays Indy 500, mounts a major effort to be environmentally friendly.

Source: Indianapolis Star, 05/25/2009

"The Lithium Boom Is Coming"

The push for greener cars will likely bring a boom for companies that mine and refine lithium -- a key ingredient in batteries.

Source: Reuters, 05/25/2009

Chase for Wind Power Turns to Public Lands

"Rows of tall turbines have already remade the landscape on wheat farms and ridgelines on private land around the region. But so far there have been no wind farms built on public land in the Northwest. That's about to change."

Source: Portland Oregonian, 05/25/2009

"Sun for Rent"

"It's an old energy problem with a new solution: After decades of facing prohibitively high costs to install solar panels, Massachusetts residents will be able to lease the panels for a tiny fraction of their upfront cost."

Source: Boston Globe, 05/25/2009

Hoyer Expects Fast Action from House Committees on Climate

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he expected the eight committees with partial jurisdiction over the new House climate bill to act swiftly.

Source: NYTimes, 05/25/2009

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