"Chief of DOE Loan Program That Approved Solyndra Deal Leaves"
"The head of the Energy Department’s embattled clean energy loan program is leaving in what officials called a planned departure."
Source: AP, 10/07/2011
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"Study Finds Coal Costly To U.S. Economy"
"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Air pollution from coal-fired power plants costs the U.S. more in health damage than those plants contribute to the American economy, according to a new study in a respected economics journal."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 10/06/2011
"IEA Warns Of Ballooning World Fossil Fuel Subsidies"
"Global subsidies for fossil fuel consumption are set to reach $660 billion in 2020 unless reforms are passed to effectively eliminate this form of state aid, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/06/2011
"Doctors Urge N.Y. to Weigh Health Risks of Fracking"
"New York’s environmental study of the possible risks of high-volume hydraulic fracturing, a technique for natural gas drilling, addresses everything from the possible impact on job creation and the character of communities to damage to roads and wildlife. But a group of doctors, medical associations and environmental groups say there is one glaring omission: the possible effects on public health."
Source: Green/NYT, 10/06/2011
E-Mails: White House Weighed a 2nd Solyndra Loan Worth $469 Million
"Early last year, the Obama administration was so optimistic about the business prospects of Solyndra, the solar equipment manufacturer that declared bankruptcy last month after receiving a $528 million government loan, that officials entertained the possibility of giving the California company a second loan of almost half a billion dollars, according to internal e-mails."
Source: NY Times, 10/06/2011
"Obama Admin To Step Up Construction of New Power Lines in 12 States"
"The Obama administration on Wednesday moved to speed up permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines in 12 states, saying the projects would create thousands of jobs and help modernize the nation's power grid."
Source: AP, 10/06/2011
Koch Subsidiary Told Canada of 'Substantial Interest' in Keystone XL
"A document filed with Canada's Energy Board appears to cast doubt on claims by Koch Industries that it has no interest in the controversial pipeline."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/06/2011
"Keystone XL Could Be a Terrorist Target"
"The proposed Keystone XL pipeline -- which would carry unstable, corrosive, goopy, hard-to-clean-up bitumen right down the middle of the country -- could be a tempting target for terrorists."
Source: Grist, 10/05/2011
"Molycorp Set to Announce a Rare Earth Rediscovery"
"An all-but-forgotten rocky outcropping in Southern California contains ore that could help break the country’s dependence on China for certain types of rare earth metals, according to the only American producer of rare earths."
Source: NY Times, 10/05/2011
"Canada May Miss Modest New Climate Targets: Watchdog"
"Canada is spending billions of dollars on poorly planned climate change programs and could miss its modest 2020 target for greenhouse gas emission cuts, Parliament's environmental watchdog said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/05/2011
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