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"Gas Station Owners Pay The Price For BP Affiliation" [1]

Some Americans are expressing their anger about the Gulf oil spill by protesting against local BP gas stations. But the pain of boycotts in many cases is felt by independent franchisees, not BP.

Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [7], 06/14/2010

"Oil Spill Threatens Native American 'Water' Village" [8]

"The town of Grand Bayou, Louisiana, has no streets and no cars, just water and boats. And now the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the very existence of the Atakapa-Ishak Indians who live there. 'We're facing the potential for cultural genocide,' says one tribe member."

Fish & Fisheries [9]
Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: National Geographic [11], 06/10/2010

Manufacturing Plants Are Source of Drugs in Waterways [12]

Wastewater treatment plants can't mitigate the problem, which is compounded by other sources of water contamination, such as drugs that end up in landfills or flushed down toilets, and metabolites or unutilized drugs that pass through people who take the drugs.

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Economy & Business [2]
Chemicals [14]
Consumer [15]
Health [16]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Environmental Health [19]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [5]

BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [20]

The changes affect only new drilling areas and may include greater consideration of environmental impacts, more public review, fewer "categorical exclusions" from environmental review, and more.

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Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [21]
Policy [22]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
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"First Solar Says Can't Meet Demand For Modules" [26]

"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 [4]
Public [5]
International [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 06/07/2010
June 16, 2010 to June 17, 2010

Virtual Energy Forum [29]

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.

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Climate Change [31]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]

"China To Spend $1.8 Billion On Green Car Subsidies By 2012" [33]

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

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [5]
International [27]
Source: NYTimes [34], 06/04/2010

Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [35]

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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Economy & Business [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Water & Oceans [18]
Environmental Politics [37]
Journalism & Media [38]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
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BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [40]

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.

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Fish & Fisheries [9]
Economy & Business [2]
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Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
People & Population [10]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [41]

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.

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Energy & Fuel [4]
Health [16]
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