"Massive Rim Fire Continues To Reshape Lives And Topography"
"The blaze, now 134,000 acres, pushes into Yosemite National Park. Each day, what it does depends on the wind."
Source: LA Times, 08/26/2013
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"Bringing Back the Night: the Fight Against Light Pollution"
"As evidence mounts that excessive use of light is harming wildlife and adversely affecting human health, new initiatives in France and elsewhere are seeking to turn down the lights that flood an ever-growing part of the planet."
Source: YaleE360, 08/23/2013
Powder R Coal Lease Auction Gets No Bids For 1st Time In Wyo. History
"CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- For the first time, nobody has bid on a federal coal tract offered for sale in Wyoming after the company that initially sought to mine the location determined that it couldn't do so profitably."
Source: AP, 08/23/2013
"Sides Lining Up In FERC Nomination Fight"
"It’s not unusual for think tanks, lobbyists, PR firms and deep-pocketed foundations to draw battle lines when the president nominates a new agency head — unless the agency is an obscure regulatory body with an ungainly nickname like 'FERC.'"
Source: Politico, 08/23/2013
Report: Catastrophic Enbridge Pipeline Rupture Risk Still Too Big
"A 'complete breakdown of safety' in 2010 has not been sufficiently addressed, a neglect that may spell trouble for its other aging lines, the report says."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/23/2013
"U.S. to Review Claims Oil Companies Undercut Renewables"
"The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it will examine allegations that oil companies may be undermining efforts to distribute renewable fuels."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/23/2013
"Mexico's Pemex Says Ammonia Gas Pipeline Leak Kills at Least Three"
"At least three people were killed by an ammonia gas leak from a pipeline owned by state oil monopoly Pemex in southern Mexico on Tuesday and 1,500 people were evacuated from the area and taken to shelters, the company said."
Source: Reuters, 08/22/2013
Interior Proposes Tightening 1988 Offshore Drilling Safety Rule
"The Interior Department [Wednesday] proposed a new rule designed to strengthen the safety of offshore oil and gas production technologies as industry reaches into deeper and riskier waters."
Source: Greenwire, 08/22/2013
"Wind Turbine Makers Poised for Return to Profitability"
"Wind-turbine makers are poised to make their first profit in years after shutting underused factories and abandoning a drive for growth at all costs."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/22/2013
"House GOP Plans Mega-Hearing on Climate Change"
"After virtually ignoring the nation's biggest environmental issue for years, Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are planning a major hearing on climate change on Sept. 18 and are inviting leaders of 13 federal agencies to testify. It will be the first time since President Obama unveiled his climate action plan in June that administration officials will testify on Capitol Hill about the agenda."
Source: National Journal, 08/22/2013
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