"Stocks Fall as Oil Price Slump Hits Energy Sector"
"A retreat in oil and energy stocks pulled the rest of the U.S. stock market mostly lower Monday."
Source: AP, 09/09/2014
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Report: Koch Founded Anti-Enviro Group To Protect Oil Industry Handouts
Faceless on Facebook, a shadowy but aggressive anti-environmental propaganda group called the Institute for Energy Research turns out, documents reveal, to be founded and funded by oil billionaire Charles Koch. It's mission: preserve tax breaks for big oil.
Source: Salon, 09/09/2014
It Could Be Years Before New Mexico Nuclear Waste Dump Fully Reopens
"It may be years before an underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico shuttered by a radiation leak is fully operational, and costs for decontamination and other activities to restore the facility are not yet clear, U.S. Energy Department officials said."
Source: Reuters, 09/08/2014
"Britain's Nuclear Clean-Up Bill To Soar By Billions"
"The cost of cleaning up Britain's toxic nuclear sites has shot up by £6bn, with the Government and regulators accused this weekend of 'incompetence' in their efforts to manage the country's legacy of radioactive waste."
Source: Independent, 09/08/2014
"Iowa's Pipeline Safety Record Spotty"
"As a Texas energy company seeks approval for its plan to build a 1,100-mile pipeline carrying North Dakota crude oil across 17 Iowa counties, documents show the state's pipeline safety record has been less than spotless."
Source: Des Moines Register, 09/08/2014
"Flaring for All To See"
"Every day at remote oil fields across the globe, unwanted gas burns skyward. What goes up in flames could meet a quarter of the United States' natural gas demand. A small nonprofit using satellite imagery puts it on the map."
Source: Daily Climate, 09/05/2014
"White House Reviews Federal-Land Fracking Rules"
"The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has started to review new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal land, the last step before the rules can be made final."
Source: The Hill, 09/05/2014
"As BP Pays For Oil Spill Impact, Some People Aren't Seeing The Cash"
"BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted business all along the coastline. Through the end of July, the oil giant paid more than $13 billion to compensate people, businesses and communities affected. The company is disputing some of those claims in court battles that could drag on for years."
Source: NPR, 09/05/2014
"BP Lashes Out at Journalists and 'Opportunistic' Environmentalists"
"NEW ORLEANS -- With the fourth anniversary of the busted well's final sealing coming up in a couple weeks, BP has been pushing back aggressively against the company's critics. On Wednesday night—just hours before the court's ruling—Geoff Morrell, the company's vice president of US communications, spoke in New Orleans at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference, and blamed the media and activists for BP's rough ride."
Source: Mother Jones, 09/05/2014
"BP Carries Most Blame for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Judge Rules"
"BP shoulders most of the blame for the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill by acting with "profit-driven decisions" that amounted to "gross negligence," a federal judge ruled Thursday in a decision that could quadruple the billions of dollars in penalties the oil giant faces."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/05/2014
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