"The Fake Factory That Pumped Out Real Money"
"Making high-quality bio-diesel is hard. Getting paid $100 million to not make it was kind of a snap."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/15/2016
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"Energy Companies Spend Big To Fight Colorado Ballot Initiatives"
"Energy companies in Colorado are spending millions of dollars to derail a push by environmentalists to put measures on November's ballot that would stifle oil and gas drilling in the state, according to a Reuters review of campaign finance records.
Environmental groups are now gathering signatures for two statewide initiatives that would transfer regulatory control of oil and gas development to local governments and create more stringent setback requirements to keep oil and gas activities away from occupied structures.
Source: Reuters, 07/15/2016
"Expanding Farms Harm Nature On 58 Pct Of World's Land: Study"
"An expansion of farmland has damaged nature beyond a "safe" limit on 58 percent of the world's land surface, threatening natural services such as crop pollination by insects, scientists said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 07/15/2016
"House Passes Interior, EPA Spending Bill"
"The House passed a $32.1 billion bill funding the Interior Department and environmental programs next year, the first time the legislation has cleared the House since 2009."
Source: The Hill, 07/15/2016
"BP's Final Tab For The 2010 Gulf Oil Spill? $61.6 Billion"
"BP said Thursday (July 14) it pegs its total cost of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster at $61.6 billion, the first estimate the company has provided since the spill. That includes a $5.2 billion pre-tax hit to profits for the second quarter this year."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 07/15/2016
"Alberta First Nations Still Lack Consistent Access To Clean Water"
"Dozens of boil water advisories have been issued in Alberta First Nations communities, one after E. coli was detected at a daycare, others after mice were found in water tanks."
Source: Edmonton Journal, 07/15/2016
Gonorrhea May Soon Become Resistant To All Antibiotics And Untreatable
"Gonorrhea may soon become untreatable. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that the wily Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria may be developing resistance to the only two antibiotics left that can cure the sexually transmitted disease."
Source: STAT, 07/15/2016
"G.M.O. Labeling Bill Gains House Approval"
"The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to require the labeling of foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients, clearing the bill’s final obstacle before it heads to the White House, where President Obama is expected to sign it into law."
Source: NY Times, 07/15/2016
Solar Plane Stops By Egypt’s Pyramids On Penultimate Leg Of World Tour
"An airplane powered by energy from the sun arrived on Wednesday in Egypt, the penultimate stop on the first fuel-free flight around the globe."
Source: Reuters, 07/14/2016
"Charges Filed Against Water Operator In Ohio Town"
"A former public water system operator for Sebring in northeastern Ohio was charged on Wednesday with misdemeanor crimes for failing to notify the public about lead contamination in some tap water in the town, the state's attorney general said."
Source: Reuters, 07/14/2016
