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Elephant Wrangling on the Energy Beat [1]

More than one observer has compared covering energy to the folk tale about the blind men who try to describe an elephant, and end up shouting at each other because they’ve each grasped a different part of the beast and believe their portion represents the whole thing. Freelancer Jennifer Weeks reports.

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"A Word From Our Sponsor: Public TV's Attempts To Placate David Koch" [8]

Oil-and-chemical billionaire David Koch lobbies hard to influence U.S. politics and environment and energy policy. Did his money influence the kind of coverage presented on public television?

Activism [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: New Yorker [12], 05/28/2013
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"Future of Colorado River on Agenda in San Diego" [13]

"Top water decision-makers from seven Western states plan to join conservation groups and Indian tribes in San Diego on Tuesday to begin hammering out rules for squeezing every useable drop from the overtaxed Colorado River."

Environmental Politics [4]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: AP [15], 05/28/2013
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"Texas Prohibits Nearly 70% of Its Counties From Having a Fire Code" [16]

"Victoria County, a little slice of the Texas chemical coast, has nearly 39 million pounds of concoctions that can poison and nearly 11 million pounds that can catch fire."

Disasters [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Dallas Morning News [20], 05/27/2013
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"Senate GOP Quashes Attempt To Overturn 'Monsanto Protection Act'" [21]

"Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) set forth an amendment to overturn the provision — which he says allows the unrestricted sale and planting of genetically modified seeds that could be harmful to farmers, the environment and human health — but it was blocked by GOP Senators."

Agriculture [22]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Daily News [23], 05/24/2013
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"China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?" [24]

"Denise Mauzerall arrived in Beijing this year at a time that was both horrifying and illuminating. The capital was facing some of its worst pollution in recent memory and Mauzerall, a Princeton environmental engineering professor, was passing through on her way to a university forum on the future of cities."

Air [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Pollution [26]
Public [7]
Asia [27]
Source: NPR [28], 05/24/2013
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"Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny" [29]

"Organizing for Action -- a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign -- has posted five tweets in the past week about climate change using the Twitter account."

Climate Change [30]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NPR [31], 05/24/2013
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Furlough Friday: EPA, OMB, Interior, OSHA, IRS Closed for Business [32]

"If four federal agencies closed their doors, would anyone notice?"

Environmental Politics [4]
Government [33]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Politico [34], 05/24/2013
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"Grassroots Greens Challenge Environmental Defense Fund on Fracking" [35]

"A coalition of grassroots environmental groups—plus a few professors and celebrities—issued a public message to the Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday: You don't speak for us on fracking."

Activism [9]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Mother Jones [36], 05/23/2013
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"Public Employees Sue Over ‘Political Deals’ Behind Wolf Delisting" [37]

"WASHINGTON, DC -- The Obama Administration’s plan to remove the gray wolf from the protections of the Endangered Species Act, as detailed in a draft Federal Register notice released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER, is temporarily on hold."

Activism [9]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Wildlife [38]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: ENS [39], 05/23/2013
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