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White House Gives House Inquisitors Only Some of Subpoenaed Documents [1]

The White House rejected the House Energy Committee's subpoena for "all internal communications" related to federal loan guarantees for the now-bankrupt Solyndra solar panel company.

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French State Nuclear Firm EDF Fined €1.5M for Spying on Greenpeace [6]

"France's state energy firm EDF has been fined €1.5m by a Paris court for spying on Greenpeace."

Activism [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [3]
Public [5]
International [9]
Source: Guardian [10], 11/11/2011
November 17, 2011

Wind Energy, Wildlife, and Endangered Species [11]

Co-sponsored by Patton Boggs LLP and the Environmental Law Institute, this seminar in Washington, DC will address the issues of wind power's adverse effects on birds and other wildlife, and related legal issues, from several points of view, including developers, environmental groups, and the federal government.

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National (U.S.) [16]

'EPA: Agency Lags By Years on Dozens of IG Recommendations' [17]

'U.S. EPA has still not implemented recommendations from the agency's inspector general that stretch as far back as 2001, according to a recent IG review.'

Government [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Greenwire [18], 11/08/2011

Other Information Access News in Brief [19]

Climate scientist Michael Mann wins bid to join emails lawsuit; BP and other Gulf oil spill CEOs won't testify before House committee; Republican House freshmen disappointed by Supercommittee's secrecy; Obama admin to issue disclosure rules for fracking on federal lands; WRI/Transparency Int'l panel on climate policy corruption, Nov. 3, 2011, in DC; proposed FOIA rule would let gov't deny existence of records; and bill to improve pipeline safety and increase access to info passes Senate.

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Interior To Combine Surface Mining, Land Management Agencies: Salazar [23]

"The US Department of Interior plans to integrate the responsibilities of two sub-agencies with diverse portfolios overseeing surface mining, federal land management, oil and natural gas royalty collection and hard-rock mining, among other areas, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday."

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Natural Resources [14]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Platts [24], 10/27/2011

Brit Cops Use Sex to Secretly Subvert Enviro Groups: Guardian [25]

"A former police spymaster who spent years living deep undercover in the protest movement has confessed he tricked an innocent woman into having a long-term relationship with him, as part of an elaborate attempt to lend 'credibility' to his alter ego."

Activism [7]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [5]
Europe [26]
Source: Guardian [27], 10/24/2011

NOAA Releases First Fishing Bycatch Report [28]

Current fishing methods are rather destructive, with 17% of the fish caught commercially being unintended bycatch, according to NOAA's first national assessment of bycatch. That damages the environment, and costs those who fish time and money.

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Watchdog Alert: Tracking Energy Loan Guarantees [32]

The topic of federal loan guarantees for energy projects has become prime media territory with the bankruptcy of the solar company Solyndra after it received one of these loans. As of September 30, 2011, DoE has issued about $40 billion for solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, nuclear, energy efficiency, energy storage, battery storage, or transmission projects.

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"Why This Prominent UK Enviro Caused a National Security Freakout" [33]

"Why did the FBI detain and question a 62-year-old British environmentalist upon his arrival at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport? The bureau won't say, and the activist, who was subsequently shipped back to London, never got a clear explanation." The answer, it seems, involves superglue.

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Source: Mother Jones [34], 10/07/2011

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