"Greens Slam Senate’s Energy Policy Bill"
"Environmental and progressive organizations are uniting to oppose the Senate’s broad energy legislation as it heads for a potential vote."
Source: The Hill, 07/11/2017
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25 Fossil Fuel Producers Linked to Half Global Emissions in 3 Decades
"A handful of big fossil fuel producers have been responsible for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions in the years since climate change seized the world's attention as a looming crisis, according to a new report issued today."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/10/2017
Erin Brockovich Helps Pawnees Sue Fracking Firms Over Induced Quakes
"Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is helping Oklahoma's Pawnee Nation take on several fracking companies in a lawsuit alleging that damages to its tribal buildings and reservation property was the result of man-made, or induced, earthquakes."
Source: EcoWatch, 07/10/2017
"Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists"
"Over the past six years, rooftop solar panel installations have seen explosive growth — as much as 900 percent by one estimate."
Source: NY Times, 07/10/2017
Opponents walk Atlantic Coast Pipeline Route in 5 Virginia Counties
"Although the 'No Pipeline' signs speak for themselves, don’t call it a protest. According to organizers, Walking the Line: Into the Heart of Virginia, is a moving celebration of what’s on the line — literally and figuratively — of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline route that bisects Virginia on a northwest to southeast diagonal."
Source: Daily Climate, 07/07/2017
"France To Ban Sales Of Petrol And Diesel Cars By 2040"
"France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macron’s government has announced."
Source: Guardian, 07/07/2017
"U.S. To Speed Approval For Oil, Gas Exploration On Federal Land"
"U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday signed an order to hold more lease sales and to speed up approving permits to explore for oil and gas on federal land, a process he said got bogged down under former President Barack Obama."
Source: Reuters, 07/07/2017
Hackers Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security and F.B.I. Say
"Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries."
Source: NY Times, 07/07/2017
"Climate, Poverty Woes Fuel BLM Rule Debate In N.M. Gas Patch"
"GOBERNADOR, N.M. — Desert sand crunches beneath Don Schreiber's boots as he approaches a gas well on his sprawling ranch in the heart of the San Juan Basin. The equipment is painted yellow and green to blend in with the scrub. But there's no hiding the odor of rotting eggs that wafts across the arid terrain."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/06/2017
"Minnesota Oil Pipeline Fight Stokes Threats, Fears Of Standing Rock"
"Each day for decades, five pipelines have quietly pumped more than 2 million barrels of Canadian crude oil below northern Minnesota's forests, lakes and rivers to refineries around the Upper Midwest."
Source: Minnesota Public Radio, 07/06/2017
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