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"BP Lavishes Free Sports, Entertainment Tickets on CA Govt Workers" [1]

"Petroleum giant BP's corporate sponsorship of Arco Arena has been lucrative for the Sacramento Kings during a long run that's set to end next year. It's also been a sweet deal for state Capitol workers. Since 2000, Arco's parent company has lavished more than $430,000 in the form of free tickets to basketball games, concerts and other arena events on lawmakers, their staff members and relatives, according to a Bee review of lobbyist disclosures by BP."

Source: Sacramento Bee [2], 10/12/2010

"New Interest in Idaho's Rare-Earth Deposits" [3]

"The need for rare-earth minerals like neodymium could define the relationship between the United States and China and elevate Idaho into a critical role in the nation’s industrial future."

Source: Idaho Statesman [4], 10/12/2010

"DOE Offers Loan Guarantee to Massive Ore. Wind Turbine Project" [5]

"The Department of Energy plans to provide a loan guarantee to the world's largest wind farm, increasing the agency's total loan guarantees or conditional commitments to almost $16 billion."

Source: Greenwire [6], 10/12/2010

"Minnesota Ethanol Plants' Price Is Pollution" [7]

"Five ethanol facilities in Minnesota have been cited in the past 12 months for widespread air and water quality violations. They have paid more than $2.8 million in penalties and corrective actions."

Source: Minneapolis Star Trib [8], 10/12/2010

"Lead Producer to Pay $7M Fine, Spend $65M on Cleanups" [9]

"St. Louis-based Doe Run Resources Corp., the nation's largest lead producer, will pay a $7 million civil penalty and spend about $65 million more to resolve alleged violations of federal pollution laws at the company's facilities in Missouri, U.S. EPA and the Justice Department announced Friday."

Source: Greenwire [10], 10/12/2010

The Truth About Florida: What We Really Should Know About Planning, Land Use and the Environment [11]

A free one-day educational conference for Florida journalists on planning and land use issues and related environmental impacts.

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies [12]

You'll find searchable inventories of consumer products treated and/or made with nanoparticles, commercial products, medicine, silver nano, agriculture and food, and various maps. Or browse by topic.

GHG Reporting Rule So Far: Lessons Learned and Changes to Consider [13]

This seminar looks at the implementation of the reporting rule as we near the end of 2010, and the issues that will likely arise as the first reporting deadline in March 2011 draws near. The seminar will also explore the recent proposed and final amendments to the rule, particularly regarding confidentiality of reported information.

"Plan for Ash Landfill Stirs up Opposition" [14]

"A South Carolina utility company that drew fire for allegedly tainting a local water supply with coal ash residue, a by-product of burning coal that is known to cause serious illness, recently purchased 987 acres in Colleton County to build a new landfill for the waste."

Source: Charleston Post & Courier [15], 10/11/2010

"Inspectors Rarely Surprised Oil Rigs" [16]

"Surprise inspections of deepwater drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico dwindled to about three a year over the past decade, even as exploratory drilling far from shore increased, according to federal data analyzed by The Wall Street Journal."

Source: Wall St. Journal [17], 10/11/2010

The Truth About Florida: What We Really Should Know About Planning, Land Use and the Environment [11]

GHG Reporting Rule So Far: Lessons Learned and Changes to Consider [13]

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