"Third Environmental Activist Murdered This Week in Brazil"
In Brazil, the third activist leader in a week opposing destruction of the Amazon rain forest was murdered.
Source: Huffington Post, 05/30/2011
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"NOAA's Gamble on the Bluefin Tuna"
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has decided that the declining Atlantic populations of the bluefin tuna do not warrant endangered species protection for now.
Source: Mother Jones, 05/30/2011
"G8 Leaders Call for Stricter Nuclear Power Standards Worldwide"
"The annual G8 Summit concluded this afternoon with agreement among leaders of the world's largest industrial democracies to strengthen nuclear security in view of Japan's ongoing nuclear power plant crisis."
Source: ENS, 05/30/2011
"Equine Herpes Virus A Concern For Wild Horses; BLM Urged To Act"
"Concerned about the threat of a catastrophic outbreak of a herpes virus among wild horse herds in the West, national animal advocates on Thursday called on the federal government to keep potentially infected domestic horses away from mustangs and burros on public lands."
Source: Huffington Post, 05/27/2011
"Chevron Feels the Heat at Annual Shareholder Meeting"
"At Chevron's annual general meeting Wednesday, the oil giant's chief executive John Watson, the Board of Directors and shareholders were greeted by over 150 activists, who traveled to San Ramon from throughout the world. They came from Angola, Indonesia, Nigeria, Alaska and Ecuador to share their stories of the human and environmental degradation Chevron had unleashed in their communities."
Source: ENS, 05/27/2011
"Delaware Judge asked To Block Massey Energy Deal"
"Shareholders of Massey Energy Co. asked a judge on Thursday to block the company's pending acquisition unless they are allowed to pursue claims that company directors ignored safety for profits and should be held accountable for a mine explosion that killed 29 workers last year."
Source: AP, 05/27/2011
"Japanese Scientist: Fukushima Meltdown Occurred Within Hours of Quake"
"Nuclear fuel at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant began melting just five hours after Japan’s March 11 earthquake, a Japanese nuclear engineer told a panel of U.S. scientists Thursday."
Source: Wash Post, 05/27/2011
Companies Seek Dismissal of Some Gulf Spill Claims Against Them
"In the first substantive hearing of the consolidated litigation over last year's Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, corporate defendants told U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier Thursday that claims for economic damage, claims by first responders who got sick from cleaning up the oil, and suits by environmental advocacy groups should be dismissed."
Source: New Orelans Times-Picayune, 05/27/2011
"Monument Official Disputes Claims That Pupfish Endangers Agents"
Conservative claims that endangered species protections for the 2-inch-long desert pupfish are endangering the lives of U.S. Border Patrol agents flunk the fact-check test, according to a federal official in Arizona.
Source: Carlsbad Current-Argus, 05/27/2011
"Analysis: Bidding War Heats Up For Low U.S. Corn Supplies"
"A bidding war is heating up among users of corn in the United States as livestock feeders and ethanol makers scramble to lock in supplies before extremely low stocks run dry by this summer."
Friday, May 27, 2011
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