"Offshore Wind at Risk From Wave Power"
"Offshore wind turbines are vulnerable to sudden and catastrophic destruction in moderately stormy seas, according to new research."
Source: Climate News Network, 03/05/2013
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"Fracking Waste Could Go To N.C. Coastal Towns If Ban Is Lifted"
"Forty years ago, when North Carolina banned using deep wells to permanently dump industrial waste, some thought the issue had been decided for good. Now state lawmakers who want to turn North Carolina into the nation’s next fracking hotspot are reopening the case for injecting brines and toxins deep underground."
Source: Raleigh News & Observer, 03/05/2013
Natural Gas Leaks Scrutinized, Raise Questions on Climate Impact
"Two guys in a black Pontiac Vibe cruise the streets of Washington’s residential neighborhoods. The only sign of what they are up to is a gray plastic tube hanging out of the trunk. And the fact that they get out of the car frequently to place a black box on manhole covers and study its readings."
Source: Wash Post, 03/05/2013
"Cabinet Picks Could Take On Climate Policy"
"WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday named two people to his cabinet who will be charged with making good on his threat to use the powers of the executive branch to tackle climate change and energy policy if Congress does not act quickly."
Source: NY Times, 03/05/2013
"Natural Gas Challenges Coal as King of the Energy Hill in Ohio"
"Entire villages in the eastern part of the state are leasing their land for gas drilling. What's a cash boon to some has others worrying about the future."
Source: LA Times, 03/04/2013
Today: "President Obama To Nominate New EPA, Budget And Energy Heads"
"President Obama plans to announce three cabinet-level nominations Monday, including a new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, who could be on the hotseat in the looming battle over global warming."
Source: NPR, 03/04/2013
"Orange County Is Growing Green Jobs"
"In the sleek Irvine office building of FirstCarbon Solutions, engineers, biologists, and mapping software specialists work in green jobs. They calculate the impact of housing tracts, design wetlands, and measure air pollution as part of the fast-growing environmental consulting industry."
Source: Orange County Register, 03/04/2013
Railroads Emerge as Alternative To Keystone Xl Pipeline
"Even if foes of the Keystone XL pipeline block it, companies seeking to get Canada’s oil sands to U.S. and world markets could travel the old-fashioned way: by rail."
Source: Wash Post, 03/04/2013
NYT Editors Kill Green Blog Without Explanation
"At 5pm on Friday afternoon, The New York Times posted the following announcement: 'The Times is discontinuing the Green blog, which was created to track environmental and energy news and to foster lively discussion of developments in both areas. This change will allow us to direct production resources to other online projects. But we will forge ahead with our aggressive reporting on environmental and energy topics, including climate change, land use, threatened ecosystems, government policy, the fossil fuel industries, the growing renewables sector and consumer choices.'"
Source: Columbia Journalism Review, 03/04/2013
"After Keystone Review, Environmentalists Vow To Continue Fight"
"Environmentalists have a hope. If they can block the Keystone XL pipeline, they can keep Canada from developing more of its dirty tar sands oil. It takes a lot of energy to get it out of the ground and turn it into gasoline, so it has a bigger greenhouse gas footprint than conventional oil. But the State Department report, which was released Friday, says Keystone won't have much of an impact on the development of that oil from Alberta."
Source: NPR, 03/04/2013
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