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"Could Deep-Earth Microbes Help Us Frack for Oil?"

"MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- On a muddy hill above a World War II ordnance plant that made material for atomic bombs, a fracking crew will drill thousands of feet underground in a search for life itself. The drilling is a hunt for microscopic organisms, first introduced hundreds of millions of years ago, which have evolved to live in the shale 7,000 feet below the ground, at pressures 600 times that of the surface, and temperatures around 160 degrees F."

Source: McClatchy, 07/30/2015

"World Bank Rejects Energy Industry Notion That Coal Can Cure Poverty"

"The World Bank said coal was no cure for global poverty on Wednesday, rejecting a main industry argument for building new fossil fuel projects in developing countries."

Source: Guardian, 07/30/2015

"Obama Will Use Veto To Defend Climate Change Plan If Necessary"

"Barack Obama will use all of his powers – including his veto – to defend his plan to fight climate change, the White House said, on the eve of new rules cutting carbon pollution from power plants."

Source: Guardian, 07/30/2015

"US Sets New Brake Rule for Oil Trains, Two Years After Lac-Megantic"

"Over two years after a runaway freight train derailed, exploded and destroyed much of the small town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, killing 47, the Obama administration has issued new rules governing breaking procedures for tanker cars carrying volatile cargo."

Source: Aljazeera America, 07/30/2015

"Coal Industry Gears Up for Fight Over Proposed Stream Protection Rule"

"WASHINGTON -- A new government rule that promises to do more to protect streams near coal mining operations entered a critical stage this week, with coal industry lobbyists and environmentalists already lining up for battle."

Source: Medill News Service, 07/30/2015

"Oregon Bridge Danglers Hope To Delay Shell's Arctic Drilling"

"Protestors rappelled off a bridge and formed a kayak flotilla in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday hoping to delay Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic oil exploration this summer by blocking the return of a ship to Alaska that holds emergency equipment."

Source: , 07/30/2015

"Coal Not Good for Reducing Poverty, Oxfam Report Says"

"Renewable energy is an easier, quicker and cheaper method than burning coal to help lift people out of poverty through access to power, a new report says."

Source: Australian AP, 07/29/2015

Small Businesses, Once Off-Limits to Solar, Get SolarCity Greenlight

"The company, backed by Elon Musk, think it's figured out how to break open a $10-billion-a-year market."

Source: U.S. News & World Report, 07/29/2015

"Cuba Eyes Oil And Gas for Economic Boost"

"Cuba is in the process of opening up its economy to foreign investment, a process that could accelerate following the recent thaw in relations between Havana and Washington. "

Source: Christian Science Monitor, 07/29/2015

Exxon Deal for Arkansas Pipeline Spill Leaves Water Vulnerable: Groups

"Groups opposed to the $5 million ExxonMobil settlement are worried that drinking water for 750,000 Arkansas residents isn't protected."

Source: InsideClimate News, 07/29/2015

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