"CN Rail Train Carrying Oil Derails in Ontario"
"A train carrying oil derailed in Ontario, the company that owns the train said Saturday, which sparked a fire but no casualties."
Source: CNBC, 03/09/2015
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"Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar"
"Three years ago, the nation’s top utility executives gathered at a Colorado resort to hear warnings about a grave new threat to operators of America’s electric grid: not superstorms or cyberattacks, but rooftop solar panels."
Source: Wash Post, 03/09/2015
"China Blocks Web Access to ‘Under the Dome’ Documentary on Pollution"
China's Communist Party has banned from the web a documentary about pollution in China that had gone viral with hundreds of millions of views during the week after its release.
Source: NY Times, 03/09/2015
Scott's Florida DEP Orders Employees Not To Use Term "Climate Change"
"[Florida] DEP officials have been ordered not to use the terms 'climate change' or 'global warming' in any official communications, emails, or reports, according to former DEP employees, consultants, volunteers and records obtained by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting."
Source: Florida Ctr for Investigative Reporting, 03/09/2015
"Elephants to Retire From Ringling Brothers Stage"
The Ringling Brothers circus, after years of protests by animal rights groups, announced that it will phase out elephant acts.
Source: NY Times, 03/06/2015
Cleaner Air Is Linked To Stronger Lungs in Southern California Children
"Cleaner air has for the first time been linked to bigger and stronger lungs among school-age children, according to findings released Wednesday from a two-decade study in Southern California."
Source: LA Times, 03/06/2015
"Oil Glut Sparks Latest Dilemma: Where to Put It All"
"In a world awash in crude, oil producers and traders are facing a billion-barrel conundrum: where to put it all."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 03/06/2015
Maryland Attorney General Frosh Urges PSC To Reject Exelon-Pepco Merger
"Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh became the latest voice to oppose the proposed merger between Baltimore Gas and Electric parent Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 03/06/2015
"Endangered Santa Catalina Island Fox Population Nearing Full Recovery"
"The endangered Santa Catalina Island fox population has reached 1,700 and may be nearing its capacity for sustainability on the resort destination off the Southern California coast, a conservation biologist said."
Source: LA Times, 03/06/2015
"Post-It Note Maker 3M Unveils New Paper Sourcing Policy"
"St. Paul-based 3M Co, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and the maker of Post-it notes, will take new steps to ensure that its suppliers of paper, pulp and packaging provide materials that come from sustainably logged timber."
Source: Reuters, 03/06/2015
