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April 11, 2011 to April 14, 2011

BioCycle Global 2011 [1]

This four-day global event will bring together facility managers, developers, public officials, investors, regulators, researchers, industry executives, equipment providers, haulers, advocates and other professionals from around the world dedicated to a common goal of successful and sustainable organic resource management.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Waste [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Region: 
California [6]

"Japan Meltdown: Could It Happen Here?" [7]

The aging fleet of US nuclear power reactors have some technological similarities to the reactors failing in Japan. Could similar loss-of-cooling events happen at some US reactors — whether caused by earthquake, tsunami, terrorist attack, electrical outage, flooding, equipment failure, or some other problem?

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
People & Population [9]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Disasters [10]
Region: 
Asia [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
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"Stocks Hurt as GE, Utilities Hit by Nuclear Doubts" [12]

"U.S. stocks fell Monday as investors struggled to assess the financial fallout of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami."

Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [14]
Public [3]
International [15]
Source: MarketWatch [16], 03/15/2011
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"A Bullet Aimed at the Nuclear Energy 'Renaissance'" [17]

"In the debates about the prospects for a U.S. nuclear power rebirth, there was one thing advocates, foes and regulators seemed to agree on: The industry could not afford another Three Mile Island accident."

Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: ClimateWire [19], 03/14/2011
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"With Gas Prices Rising, First Electric Vehicle Owners Are Charged Up" [20]

"Early adopters of battery powered cars say they are satisfied with their purchases, despite some hassles."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: LA Times [21], 03/14/2011
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Evaporating Oil From BP Spill Likely Posed a Health Threat: Study [22]

"A new study about the way oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon accident evaporated into the air confirms that cleanup workers were exposed to high levels of airborne pollution, and that the fumes also may have made their way onshore in Louisiana."

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [23]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: New Orelans Times-Picayune [24], 03/11/2011
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"Interest in Renewable Energy May Stick as Oil Prices Surge" [25]

"The latest surge in oil prices may help the renewable energy industry reach a turning point after years of boom-and-bust cycles long dictated by the rise and fall in gas prices."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: LA Times [26], 03/11/2011
  • Read more about "Interest in Renewable Energy May Stick as Oil Prices Surge" [25]

"U.S. Solar Grew Sharply In 2010, Still Lags Europe" [27]

"The U.S. solar power sector grew 67 percent in 2010 but still lagged European markets by a wide margin in installing solar systems, the industry's trade group said on Thursday."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Reuters [28], 03/11/2011
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"Analysis: Think $100 U.S. Oil Is Bad? It's Really Much Worse" [29]

"Americans worried about the pain of $100 U.S. oil should worry a lot more. Although $100 oil is the headline in U.S. newspapers, most refineries that supply fuel to service stations are paying the equivalent of a much higher price -- and those costs are already being felt when consumers fill up their vehicles."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Reuters [30], 03/10/2011
  • Read more about "Analysis: Think $100 U.S. Oil Is Bad? It's Really Much Worse" [29]

"Wyoming Plagued by Big-City Problem: Smog" [31]

"Wyoming, famous for its crisp mountain air and breathtaking, far-as-the-eye-can-see vistas, is looking a little bit like smoggy Los Angeles these days because of a boom in natural gas drilling."

Pollution [32]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Air [33]
Public [3]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Source: Wash Post [35], 03/09/2011
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