"Feeding Ourselves on a Warming Planet"
A new study, still tentative, suggests that climate change will have much worse effects on global food production and supply than experts have previously estimated.
Source: Green/NYT, 02/27/2013
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"First Spill Trial Witness: BP Put Cost Cuts Over Safety"
"BP Plc fostered a culture that put cost-cutting over safety before the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a noted forensic engineer said in the first day of testimony in the federal civil trial centered on the disaster."
Source: Reuters, 02/27/2013
"U.S. Legal Action Sought Over Shell Drillship Violations"
"U.S. federal prosecutors have been asked to take legal action over safety and environmental violations discovered on one of two drillships Royal Dutch Shell used last year in Arctic waters off Alaska, officials said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 02/26/2013
"AEP Agrees To Close 3 Coal Plants in Emissions Settlement"
"One of the the nation’s largest utilities agreed Monday to close three of its coal-fired power plants as part of a settlement with government officials and environmental groups, the latest sign of how the nation’s electricity supply is shifting away from coal."
Source: Wash Post, 02/26/2013
"As Oil Spill Trial Opens, Push for a Deal Continues"
"NEW ORLEANS — BP finally faced off in court Monday against an army of federal and state prosecutors, lawyers and even its contract partners over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill three years ago, contending that it alone should not shoulder blame for the rig explosion that killed 11 workers and soiled beaches and marshes from Louisiana to Florida."
Source: NY Times, 02/26/2013
"Sequester Spending Cuts Will Hurt the Environment"
"WASHINGTON, DC -- If Congress does not act this coming week, automatic federal spending cuts, called the sequester, will go into effect March 1 that will impact the environment. Funding for parks, energy development, travel, clean air and water, fish and wildlife protection, pollution prevention, and disaster readiness will be cut."
Source: ENS, 02/25/2013
"Land Grab Cheats North Dakota Tribes Out of $1 Billion, Suits Allege"
"Native Americans on an oil-rich North Dakota reservation have been cheated out of more than $1 billion by schemes to buy drilling rights for lowball prices, a flurry of recent lawsuits assert. And, the suits claim, the federal government facilitated the alleged swindle by failing in its legal obligation to ensure the tribes got a fair deal."
Source: ProPublica, 02/25/2013
"Billions at Stake As BP Oil Spill Trial Opens"
"NEW ORLEANS -- Billions of dollars will be at stake Monday at the opening of a complex trial to determine how much BP should pay for the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill."
Source: AFP, 02/25/2013
"La. Coast Facing Grim Reality: Seas Rising Faster Than Predictions"
"NEW ORLEANS -- Stunning new data not yet publicly released shows Louisiana losing its battle with rising seas much more quickly than even the most pessimistic studies have predicted to date."
Source: The Lens, 02/22/2013
"Groups Flock To White House To Talk 'Fracking' Rules"
"Environmental advocates and representatives from the oil-and-gas industry are flocking to the White House following the submission of a draft rule that would govern the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing on public lands."
Source: The Hill, 02/22/2013
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