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"State Dept Faces Fresh Charges of Bias Over Pipeline" [1]

"The US State Department, tasked with deciding on a controversial giant pipeline between the United States and Canada, faced fresh charges Thursday of bias over the project."

Source: AFP [2], 11/18/2011

"Chicago-Area Coal Plant To Shut Down Earlier Than Expected" [3]

"After deciding it isn't worth cleaning up one of the nation's dirtiest power plants, the owners of an aging coal-burner along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan are shutting it down sooner than expected."

Source: Chicago Tribune [4], 11/18/2011

At Hearing, Trade Groups Split Over Efforts To Ravamp Chem-Safety Law [5]

"The nation’s leading chemical manufacturers on Thursday bashed a Senate measure that would revamp the nation’s chemical safety law, as concerns mount that ingredients used in making everyday consumer products may lead to serious health problems. But another influential trade group — one that represents more than 200 companies that make those products — held its fire and acknowledged that it needs to provide federal regulators with more useful data about the chemicals that are used."

Source: Wash Post [6], 11/18/2011

"Republicans Grill Energy Secretary Chu About Solyndra Loan" [7]

"WASHINGTON — In a politically charged hearing Thursday, Republicans in the House of Representatives accused Energy Secretary Steven Chu of breaking the law in how he handled the restructuring of a loan for the California solar-energy company Solyndra. Chu said he did nothing illegal but instead made a tough decision that gave him the best shot at getting taxpayer money back that had been loaned to the company. Chu said his department's top lawyer said his plan was legal."

Source: McClatchy [8], 11/18/2011

IPCC Expected To Confirm Link Between Climate Change, Extreme Weather [9]

"Climate change is likely to cause more storms, floods, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather events, according to the most authoritative review yet of the effects of global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will publish on Friday its first special report on extreme weather, and its relationship to rising greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: Guardian [10], 11/18/2011

"Chinese Drywall Maker Agrees To Deal With Builders" [11]

"A settlement outlined Wednesday between a major manufacturer of Chinese-made drywall and homebuilders who used the tainted product in Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi could affect anywhere from 800 to 1,500 homes, attorneys said."

Source: AP [12], 11/17/2011

"Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at U.S. Airports" [13]

"The European Union on Monday prohibited the use of X-ray body scanners in European airports, parting ways with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, which has deployed hundreds of the scanners as a way to screen millions of airline passengers for explosives hidden under clothing."

Source: ProPublica [14], 11/17/2011

U.S. Starts National CO2 Permits, Cap-and-Trade Works, and More [15]

"The U.S. has begun to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants—quietly, with little fanfare and starting in Texas."

Source: Scientific American [16], 11/17/2011

Chevron Oil Spill off Brazil -- 10 Times Bigger Than Official Estimate? [17]

A oil spill off the shore of Brazil may be larger than oil companies and Brazil are admitting, Skytruth reports.

Source: Skytruth [18], 11/17/2011

Climate Think Tank Takes Money From Polluters, After Pew Funding Ends [19]

"The climate change think tank formerly known as the Pew Center of Global Climate Change is no more, after the Pew Charitable Trusts pulled $3.5 million in yearly funding to the organization. That single donation, as the name of the think tank implied, formed the overwhelming majority of the group's funding, 80% (Economic Times)."

Source: Treehugger [20], 11/17/2011

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