"Refracking Is the New Fracking"
Drilling companies see further profits and longer well life in reworking the wells that have been producing hydrocarbons from hydraulic fracturing in horizontal well bores.
Source: Bloomberg, 07/08/2015
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"White House Solar Plan Aims at Low- and Middle-Income People"
"The Obama administration on Tuesday announced an initiative to help low- and middle-income Americans gain access to solar energy, part of a series of steps President Obama is taking to tackle climate change, according to administration officials."
Source: NY Times, 07/08/2015
"One of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Ships Hits a Snag"
"In another setback for Shell Oil’s summer Arctic drilling plans, a ship headed for the Shell prospect in the Chukchi Sea off northwest Alaska was forced to return to Dutch Harbor Friday after a hole was discovered in its hull."
Source: ENS, 07/08/2015
Pope, in Ecuador, Urges More Protection of Rain Forest and Its People
"QUITO, Ecuador — Pope Francis on Tuesday called for increased protection of the Amazon rain forest and the indigenous people who live there, declaring that Ecuador must resist exploiting natural riches for “short-term benefits,” an implicit rebuke of the policies of President Rafael Correa."
Source: NY Times, 07/08/2015
Obama Administration Slams GOP Environmental Spending Bill
"The Obama administration on Tuesday strongly criticized a Republican budget proposal that would undermine regulatory work at the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Interior."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/08/2015
"Thousands of Birds Abandon Eggs, Nests on Florida Island"
"The din created by thousands of nesting birds is usually the first thing you notice about Seahorse Key, a 150-acre mangrove-covered dune off Florida's Gulf Coast. But in May, the key fell eerily quiet all at once."
Source: AP, 07/07/2015
"On The Rebound, Panthers Prowl Expanding Swath Of Land In Florida"
"In Florida, the official state animal triggers mixed feelings. The Florida panther has been on the endangered species list for nearly 50 years. From a low point in the 1970s when there were only about 20 panthers in the wild, the species has rebounded."
Source: NPR, 07/07/2015
"GOP Climate Activist Gives $500K To Senator’s Campaign"
"A donor trying to push Republicans toward climate policies has given his first major donation of the 2016 election cycle to Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)."
Source: The Hill, 07/07/2015
Rural Poor Hit Hardest as Calif. Drought Makes Remaining Water Toxic
"For many Californians, the state’s long drought has meant small inconveniences such as shorter showers and restrictions on watering lawns. But in two rural valleys, the Coachella southeast of Los Angeles and the San Joaquin to the north, farmworkers and other poor residents are feeling its impact in a far more serious and personal way."
Source: Wash Post, 07/07/2015
"Will Pope Francis Inspire Climate Activism Among Texas Catholics?"
"Despite reports of U.S. Catholics’ largely positive reception to Pope Francis’s beginning campaign on the issue, not everyone is optimistic that the Catholics of Texas will suddenly start trying to shut down their local coal plant."
Source: Texas Climate News, 07/07/2015
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