"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
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"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
PA: "Public Aids Crackdown on Gas Plant in Chartiers"
"Residents have complained for years about thick black smoke and possible pollution coming from the MarkWest gas plant in Chartiers. But the state Department of Environmental Protection said it couldn't take action because it had no evidence. On Tuesday, the department said it had the goods."
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 08/21/2013
"Foes of Obama Climate Policy Prepare Battle Over Cost of Carbon"
"Three months ago, the Obama administration made a little-noticed but potentially pivotal move in the stepped-up fight against climate change: it boosted the U.S. government's official estimate of the future economic damage caused by carbon pollution."
Source: Reuters, 08/21/2013
"Tangled Web of Liability Trails Deadly Oil-Train Disaster"
"Quebec's government last week added rail giant Canadian Pacific Railway Corp. to its list of companies deemed responsible for cleanup costs following last month's deadly oil train derailment."
Source: EnergyWire, 08/21/2013
"US Department of Interior Criticises State Over KXL Impact Report"
"Letter calls draft environmental impact statement on controversial transnational oil-sands project 'inaccurate'"
Source: Guardian, 08/21/2013
"Trainwreck: Trainloads of Oil And Toxics in Town"
"Trains smack of progress, freedom and adventure. It’s said that railroads revolutionized America. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) touts the safety record of the rails: 'In 2012, North American railroads safely delivered more than 2.47 million carloads of hazardous materials.' But sometimes trains leak, derail or just plain explode."
Source: Eugene Weekly, 08/21/2013
"With Proposed Rail Expansion, Northwest Confronts Its Clean Image"
"SPOKANE, Wash. — The Pacific Northwest’s sense of itself can sometimes seem green to the point of parody: a medium-roast blend of piney peaks and urban cool, populated by residents who look descended from lumberjacks or fishermen."
Source: NY Times, 08/20/2013
"Coal Foe Named to FERC Is Latest Obama Pick Drawing Ire"
"President Barack Obama’s nominee to head a little-known energy commission has become the latest appointee drawn into the contentious debate over climate change."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/20/2013
Ohio Regulator, Says He Was Pushed Out For Opposing Coal Industry
"WASHINGTON -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) has forced out the head of a key division of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in response to pressure from the coal industry, according to an email obtained by The Huffington Post."
Source: Huffington Post, 08/20/2013
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