"Fracking Films Reflect Twists in Drilling Debate"
"PITTSBURGH -- The boom in natural gas drilling has cast two opposing documentary filmmakers in unlikely roles."
Source: AP, 07/22/2013
Journalism & Media
"Proof of EPA Bias Less Than Solid"
"Critics of the Obama administration have gotten a lot of mileage by claiming ideological bias at the Environmental Protection Agency. But a POLITICO analysis of the evidence shows holes in their case."
Source: Politico, 07/22/2013
"Science for Hire -- Trial Over Plastic Exposes Disclosure Deficit"
A Texas trial is pitting the giant Eastman Chemical against two small labs who said
Eastman's "BPA-free" plastic Tritan still had estrogen-like activity. The trial raises key issues about whether the objectivity of science is skewed by who pays for it -- and whether financial interests should be disclosed.
Source: Reuters, 07/22/2013
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Guyana (Or Qatar, or France): How One Freelancer Supports a Travel Addiction
Freelancer Erica Gies shares how she has created a "citizen of the world" reporting portfolio, gets paid to travel, and gains perspective on herself, her country and the common problems we all face.
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SEJournal Summer 2013, Vol. 23 No. 2
In this issue: ESA at 40 — 40 things journalists should know; tangled tale of the endangered wolf; SEJ resources for busy enviro journalists; how one freelancer supports a travel addiction; five book reviews; IJNR institute inspires journalists; watershed tipsheet; and SEJ's 2012 individuals donor list.
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"Seaworld’s Unusual Retort to a Critical Documentary"
"SAN DIEGO — Hollywood has just cast SeaWorld as a bad guy. But SeaWorld has decided to diverge from the story line."
Source: NY Times, 07/19/2013
After ‘Crying Indian,’ Keep America Beautiful Starts a New Campaign
"More than 40 years after teaming up to create the iconic 'crying Indian' advertising campaign, Keep America Beautiful and the Advertising Council have joined forces to promote the benefits of recycling."
Source: NY Times, 07/18/2013
"Exxon's Secrecy Over Ruptured Pipeline Could Mask National Dangers"
"Reports that would reveal whether Exxon properly maintained its Pegasus pipeline are being kept from the public. The data has national ramifications."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/18/2013
Paragliding Photojournalist Arrested Near Kansas Feedlot
Award-winning photojournalist George Steinmetz was arrested June 28, 2013, after flying a motorized paraglider over a cattle feedlot in Finney County, Kansas, while on assignment for National Geographic magazine.
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"BPA-Free Plastics Going On Trial In Texas"
"Scientists and lawyers are scheduled to debate the safety of certain 'BPA-free' plastics this week in a U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas."
Source: NPR, 07/16/2013
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