"Tax Credits for Energy Industry Are Under Scrutiny"
"AUSTIN — Susan Combs, the state comptroller, stirred controversy last month when she said Texas’ growing wind energy industry should 'stand on its own two feet.'"
Source: NY Times, 10/20/2014
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"Concerns Over Beluga Whales Delay Energy East Pipeline Project"
"TransCanada Corp.’s $11-billion Energy East pipeline project has run into another stumbling block in Quebec as public opposition mounts over a possible threat to the endangered beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 10/20/2014
Pa. Studies on Shale-Site Air Emissions Incomplete: Court Documents
"Three widely cited state studies of air emissions at Marcellus Shale gas development sites in Pennsylvania omit measurements of key air toxics and calculate the health risks of just two of more than two dozen pollutants."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/20/2014
Disabled Russian Ship Secured, Post-Mortem On BC Ocean Emergency Begins
"A disabled Russian cargo ship was en route to port in British Columbia for repairs and the rescue operation was declared officially over Sunday. Now the debate begins."
Source: Waterloo Region Record, 10/20/2014
"Bernie Sanders: Chevron Is ‘Trying To Buy’ a City Council"
"Chevron Corp. is spending millions of dollars on a Richmond, Calif., city council election in an attempt to 'buy' the council, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said."
Source: The Hill, 10/17/2014
"Trucks Hauling Frac Sand Not a Source of Lung-Disease Dust, Data Shows"
"Trucks hauling mounds of sand into the southern Minnesota town of Winona for delivery to drilling sites across the nation's shale regions are not spewing dangerous dust emissions into the air, preliminary data shows."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/17/2014
"Grid: Exploring the 'Insecure By Design' Blind Spot in Industrial Systems"
"While cyberattackers and defenders duel for advantage in ever-more-complex digital battlegrounds, a set of basic vulnerabilities affecting power grids, factories and pipelines has gone largely unaddressed."
Source: EnergyWire, 10/17/2014
"NRC Staff: Yucca Mountain Could Meet Safety Needs"
"A long-awaited report issued Thursday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission found the Yucca Mountain site — once considered by the government but halted by the Obama administration — could be safe to store nuclear waste."
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/17/2014
"Natural Gas's Green Image Could Be Hot Air, Say Scientists"
"Natural gas has been touted as a vital stepping stone in the transition away from petroleum, but a new study suggests that without clear policy gas could divert investment in renewables."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/16/2014
"The Incredible Shrinking Keystone"
"The pipeline that launched so many street protests, ad campaigns and political headaches for the White House is increasingly irrelevant in the midterm elections and the energy markets — even for the groups that have fought so hard to either build it or block it."
Source: Politico, 10/15/2014
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