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"Empire State Building Achieves LEED Gold Certification" [1]

"It’s official — the Empire State Building has been awarded LEED Gold certification. Thanks to a massive green overhaul that took more than two years, the landmark is now the tallest building in the United States to receive LEED certification. "

Source: Inhabitat [2], 09/15/2011

"'Serious' Error Found in Carbon Savings for Biofuels" [3]

"The European Union is overestimating the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions achieved through reliance on biofuels as a result of a “serious accounting error,” according to a draft opinion by an influential committee of 19 scientists and academics."

Source: Green (NYT) [4], 09/15/2011

"The Stupid Politics Behind Obama's Ozone Cave" [5]

"A new story in The Wall Street Journal confirms all my worst suspicions about Obama's cave on ozone regulations, namely that it was a) a crass political move, b) driven by new Chief of Staff Bill Daley, and c) based on daft political logic."

David Roberts reports for Grist September 12, 2011.
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Source: Grist [6], 09/15/2011

"Power Plants Can Comply With Green Regulations: FERC" [8]

"U.S. power plants can comply with new environmental rules without disrupting the supply of electricity if providers and local authorities have time to plan for the changes, energy regulators told congressional Republicans seeking to unwind the rules."

Source: Reuters [9], 09/15/2011

"Senate FEMA Vote Sets Up Showdown With House" [10]

"Efforts to shore up FEMA disaster aid advanced Tuesday in the Senate, setting up a showdown with the Republican-led House where leaders have insisted supplemental aid be paid for with comparable spending cuts elsewhere."

Lisa Mascaro reports for the Los Angeles Times September 13, 2011. [11]

Source: LA Times [11], 09/15/2011

"Post-Irene Cleanup May Damage Environment" [12]

"Scientists are beginning to get a picture of the environmental impact of Tropical Storm Irene, which ripped through some of the East Coast's most pristine rivers, triggering hundreds of oil, chemical and sewage spills. Now, some environmental groups worry that the cleanup could cause even more harm."

Brian Mann reports for NPR's All Things Considered September 14, 2011.
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Source: NPR [13], 09/15/2011

Water Testing in Chicago Raises Concerns on Screening Process for Lead [14]

"Nationwide, water is screened for lead by checking the first sample of water from homeowners' faucets. But results of recent federal testing in Chicago show that although all homes passed that first test, nearly 45 percent had lead levels spike when more water samples were taken directly afterward."

Source: Chicago Tribune [15], 09/15/2011

"Al Gore: It's An Honor To Be Attacked On Climate Change" [16]

"'There's a long tradition of people who don't like a particular message turning to attack the person delivering the message,' former Vice President Al Gore just said on NPR's Talk of the Nation."

Source: NPR [17], 09/15/2011

"Furor Over Loans to Failed Solar Firm" [18]

"Republican lawmakers, escalating the political furor over the collapse of a solar equipment manufacturer that received a $528 million government loan, released excerpts from Obama administration e-mails on Wednesday suggesting that the White House pressed federal officials to wrap up their review of the loan quickly for political purposes."

Source: NY Times [19], 09/15/2011

"BP Shortcuts Led to Gulf Oil Spill, Report Says" [20]

"BP, running weeks behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars over budget in trying to complete its troubled Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, took many shortcuts that contributed to the disastrous blowout and oil spill there last year, federal investigators concluded in a report released on Wednesday."

Source: NY Times [21], 09/15/2011

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