"Shell Shelves Plan for Tar Sands Project in Face of Low Oil Prices"
"Shell has shelved plans for a major new tar sands mine in Canada, the largest project yet to fall victim to low oil prices."
Source: Guardian, 02/26/2015
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"Oil Refinery Strike Spreads Across US"
"An oil refinery strike continues to spread across California, Texas, and elsewhere across the US. It is now the largest US oil refinery strike in nearly 35 years."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 02/25/2015
"A Whale of a Fight Is Brewing Over Atlantic Coastal"
"Oil and gas companies hoping to drill in the Atlantic Ocean will have to contend with a new federal proposal to declare waters off the Carolinas and Georgia as critical for endangered whales."
Source: McClatchy, 02/25/2015
"E.P.A. Issues Stiffer Rules on Vehicle Fuel Ratings"
"After two years of imposing increasingly stiff penalties on automakers that overstate their fuel economy ratings, federal regulators on Monday said they would tighten guidelines used in determining the mileage advertised to consumers."
Source: NY Times, 02/25/2015
"Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Bill, The Third Veto Of His Presidency"
"President Barack Obama formally vetoed legislation authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on Tuesday, the latest development in what has become an ongoing standoff between him and congressional Republicans over approval of the controversial pipeline."
Source: Huffington Post, 02/25/2015
Lobbyist aka 'Dr. Evil' Behind Front Groups Attacking Obama Power Rules
"To Washington insiders he is Dr Evil: the hidden orchestrator of industry campaigns against the Humane Society, Mothers against Drunk Driving, and other seemingly uncontroversial groups. Now Richard Berman, a one-time lobbyist turned industry strategist, has zeroed in on another target: Barack Obama’s new power plant rules."
Source: Guardian, 02/24/2015
"Hearing Examiner Says Shell Oil Project Needs Full Review"
"SEATTLE — A Skagit County hearing examiner handed conservation groups a victory Monday, ruling that an oil-by-rail project at the Shell Puget Sound Refinery near Anacortes should undergo a full environmental review."
Source: AP, 02/24/2015
"France Warns of Nuclear Industry Shake-Up After Areva Loss"
"France's energy minister said on Monday that an overhaul of the country’s state-controlled nuclear energy industry was imminent, after one of the country’s main builders of nuclear power plants warned of a loss that could hamper its ability to continue operating independently."
Source: NY Times, 02/24/2015
Solar Panels Raise Value of Homes: DOE
"New research sponsored by the Department of Energy shows that buyers are willing to pay more for homes with rooftop solar panels — a finding that may strengthen the case for factoring the value of sustainable features into home appraisals."
Source: NY Times, 02/23/2015
Fracking Firms Distort Science To Deceive Public, Policymakers: Group
"The oil and gas industry sponsors and spins research to shape the scientific debate over horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. That's the conclusion of a watchdog group's analysis of more than 130 documents distributed to policymakers by industry representatives."
Source: Huffington Post, 02/23/2015
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