"Gas Prices Drop Could Benefit Obama Re-Election Hopes"
"You wouldn't know it from campaign rhetoric, but gasoline prices have been trending down."
Source: AP, 05/01/2012
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"EPA Official Resigns After Crucifixion Comment"
"A regional Environmental Protection Agency chief based in Dallas resigned on Monday, days after Republican lawmakers uncovered comments in which he compared his enforcement of energy companies with crucifixion."
Source: Reuters, 05/01/2012
Study Sees Heat Hitting Hard in Iowa, Other Corn Belt States in Future
"Get ready for the heat. Scientists at Stanford University in California and Purdue University in Indiana say global warming is going to hit hard in Corn Belt states where it most matters -- the corn market. The study, financed by the U.S. Department of Energy, says that the corn market will be walloped in the coming years by climate change."
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, 04/30/2012
"The Key Ingredient in Oil Drilling? Water"
"They say oil and water don't mix, but when it comes to oil and gas drilling, water and oil are practically joined at the hip. It takes millions of gallons of water to drill a well. Water is the 'hydraulic' in the hydraulic fracturing process used to release oil and gas deposits. Disposing of wastewater is a costly challenge for drillers. And, at every step along the way, preventing groundwater contamination is the paramount concern for inspectors and regulators."
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette, 04/30/2012
Callaway Nuke: Ameren Corporation License Renewal Request Challenged
"COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Missouri environmental group is asking the federal government to more closely scrutinize Ameren Corp.'s request for a 20-year license renewal at the state's only nuclear power plant.
Source: AP, 04/27/2012
"Sierra Club To Fight Dominion Hub Using 1972 Deal"
"The Sierra Club will try to use a 40-year-old legal settlement to scuttle plans by Dominion Resources Inc to convert a liquefied natural gas terminal in Maryland into a major export hub."
Source: Reuters, 04/27/2012
"Study Indicates a Greater Threat of Extreme Weather"
"New research suggests that global warming is causing the cycle of evaporation and rainfall over the oceans to intensify more than scientists had expected, an ominous finding that may indicate a higher potential for extreme weather in coming decades."
Source: NY Times, 04/27/2012
"Senate Panel OKs Farm Bill That Would Cut Subsidies"
"WASHINGTON — The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on Thursday that would cut spending by almost $25 billion."
Source: Des Moines Register, 04/27/2012
"Public Split Over Elimination of U.S. Energy Subsidies, Poll Finds"
"Fifty-four percent oppose doing away with subsidies for oil, gas, coal, nuclear or renewable energy, while 47% favor the idea. Support for building more nuclear power plants has fallen dramatically."
Source: LA Times, 04/26/2012
"As Demand Rises, Ohio’s Steel Mills Shake Off the Rust and Expand"
"CANTON, Ohio — The Ohio steel industry, led by a drilling boom in the gas and oil industry and a resuscitated demand for cars and light trucks, is growing again. Steel makers across the state are racing to keep pace with plans to add a total of two million square feet of production space at a cost of $1.5 billion."
Source: NY Times, 04/26/2012
