"Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun"
Spain's boom-and-bust experience with subsidized solar energy may hold some lessons for other countries.
Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2010
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"Aging Reactors Put Nuclear Power Plant 'Safety Cultures' in the Spotlight"
"The Obama administration considers the 104 U.S. reactors a cornerstone of the nation's long-term quest to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. As the plants age, the need for rigorous safety supervision steadily mounts, industry experts stress."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/10/2010
"Bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Bill Wins Environmental Support"
"Bipartisan legislation that promises the largest federal investment ever to clean up the Great Lakes -- $650 million annually for the next five years -- has been introduced in the Senate and in the House to applause from environmental groups."
Source: ENS, 03/10/2010
"Lejeune Water Probe: Did Marine Corps Hide Benzene Data?"
Congressional investigators want to know why the Marines for years failed to provide documents about benzene in Camp Lejeune's drinking water to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Source: McClatchy, 03/10/2010
"FDA Says Basic Food Flavors Knew Plant Was Contaminated With Salmonella"
"The company at the heart of a growing recall of processed foods knew that its plant was contaminated with salmonella but continued to make a flavoring and sell it to foodmakers around the country, according to inspectors at the Food and Drug Administration."
Source: Wash Post, 03/10/2010
China and India Formally Support Copenhagen Accord
"China and India formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement reached in December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up."
Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2010
"Obama Meets With Key Senators in Bid To Advance Climate Legislation"
"President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year."
Source: AP, 03/10/2010
"US EPA Chief Concerned About Gas Drilling Fluids"
"The top U.S. environmental regulator said she was 'very concerned' about fluids blamed by some for polluting water supplies near sites where drillers use them to extract natural gas from shale deposits."
Source: Reuters, 03/09/2010
"Democrats to Turn Spotlight on Energy Efficiency Programs This Week"
"Democrats will turn the focus to energy efficiency standards and incentive programs this week with hearings in the Senate and House energy panels."
Source: Greenwire, 03/09/2010
"Mexico's Oil Politics Keeps Riches Just Out of Reach"
"The national oil company created after the 1938 seizure, Pemex, is entering a period of turmoil. Oil production in its aging fields is sagging so rapidly that Mexico, long one of the world's top oil-exporting countries, could begin importing oil within the decade."
Source: NYTimes, 03/09/2010
