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"First Solar Says Can't Meet Demand For Modules" [1]

"The market for solar modules, a key element in solar power systems, is so strong that industry leader First Solar will not be able to meet demand this year, a senior executive was quoted as saying on Saturday."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: Reuters [6], 06/07/2010
June 16, 2010 to June 17, 2010

Virtual Energy Forum [7]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff will join other leading policymakers and business executives to address the role of energy efficiency in light of pending climate and energy legislation at the 21st Annual Energy Efficiency Forum.  Co-sponsored by Johnson Controls and the U.S. Energy Association.

Other Events [8]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]

"China To Spend $1.8 Billion On Green Car Subsidies By 2012" [12]

"China will spend at least $1.76 billion to subsidize smaller, fuel efficient cars by 2012."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: NYTimes [13], 06/04/2010

Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [14]

Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.

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WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Water & Oceans [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [21]

Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [17]
People & Population [24]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [25]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [2]
Chemicals [26]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Health [27]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [17]
Environmental Health [28]
Wildlife [29]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [30]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [17]
Government [31]
Wildlife [29]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [32]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [17]
Technology [33]
Journalism & Media [19]
Wildlife [29]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

The Daily Glob: Post-Gulf Oil Spill Research Programs [34]

[34]

Still covering aspects of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill? SEJ's tracker blog The Daily Glob has compiled a list of important Gulf-related research programs: [35] institutes, academic programs, and labs working on marine science, gulf ecology, oil spill response and recovery, coastal ecosystems, wetlands, and more.

Reporting Tools [36]
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Public [4]
National (U.S.) [37]
Pollution [23]
Natural Resources [38]
Health [27]
Government [31]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Health [28]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [16]
Chemicals [26]

"Glitzy Google Gathering Launches Green-Product Institute" [39]

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was joined by executives from Google Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., YouTube LLC, and designer chairmaker Herman Miller Inc. yesterday to launch a nonprofit group created to help scrub hazardous chemicals from consumer products."

Economy & Business [2]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [37]
Source: Greenwire [40], 05/25/2010

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