"U.S. Suit Sees Manipulation of Oil Trades"
Regulators from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit Tuesday against several traders charging they manipulated crude oil markets in 2008, driving up prices.
Source: NY Times, 05/25/2011
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"Oil Pipeline Foes Sue State Department for Release of Documents"
"Opponents of a pipeline that would nearly double U.S. imports of Canadian oil-sands crude sued the State Department today in a bid to force speedy disclosure of any contacts it made with a lobbyist for the pipeline's sponsor."
Source: Greenwire, 05/19/2011
"BP Deal With Russian Oil Giant Collapses"
"The disputed share swap and oil exploration agreement between BP and the Russian state-owned company Rosneft has collapsed, leaving some BP investors questioning the company’s future strategy and freeing Rosneft to look for a new partner in Russia."
Source: NY Times, 05/19/2011
EPA Releases Coal Ash Pond Survey in Database Form
The spreadsheet covers 676 coal combustion waste impoundments at 240 facilities — making it much easier to cover the issue. After assessing many ponds, EPA rated at least 50 of the ponds as having high hazard potential.
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NRC Publishes List of FOIA Requests Related to Japan Nuke Meltdown
By publishing the list promptly, NRC lived up to the "reading room" provisions of FOIA — which require agencies to actively publish information likely to be the subject of multiple FOIA requests. As a reporter, see what your competitors are doing. As a FOIA requester, you may learn a lot about how to write a FOIA letter that is realistic yet effective.
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Fracking Companies Withhold Baseline Well-Water Data
ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten (left) revealed that some of the biggest fracking companies have been collecting extensive baseline data since 2008, keeping it concealed from public knowledge — including denying Duke University researchers the data when asked for it. The withheld data could either exonerate the companies or prove them responsible for pollution.
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"Solar Plane Makes Maiden International Flight"
"A solar energy plane made the world's first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel."
Source: Reuters, 05/17/2011
Senate Panel Head Says Clean Energy Bill, Oil Subsidy Repeal Unlikely
The chairman of the Senate Energy Committee says the Senate is unlikely to pass either "clean energy" legislation or a repeal of oil subsidies.
Source: Greenwire, 05/17/2011
"U.S. Asks Six Natgas Drillers To Disclose Waste Info"
"Environmental regulators on Thursday directed six natural gas drillers to disclose how they dispose of or recycle waste water in Pennsylvania after a recent Chesapeake Energy Corp accident."
Source: Reuters, 05/13/2011
"Congress, Immersed in Oil Debate, Foreshadows 2012 Campaign Rhetoric"
"Lawmakers intensified their shootout over oil yesterday, with House Republicans passing a bill to enhance drilling while Democrats launched a plan to rescind tax breaks for major oil companies and invest in cleaner transportation."
Source: ClimateWire, 05/13/2011
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