"Feds To Auction 41M Acres of Gulf of Mexico Drilling Rights"
"The Interior Department is planning a March auction to sell the oil and gas drilling rights to 41.2 million acres in the central Gulf of Mexico."
Source: The Hill, 02/06/2015
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Wash. State Mulls Ban on Capture of Killer Whales for Entertainment
"Washington state senators held a hearing on Thursday to consider banning the increasingly controversial capture or holding of killer whales for entertainment."
Source: Reuters, 02/06/2015
"Florida Considers Bear Hunting After Spate of Suburban Attacks"
"After a 20-year ban, Florida may bring back bear hunts to control a growing population of black bears that is increasingly seen as a menace in suburban neighborhoods."
Source: Reuters, 02/06/2015
"Safety Flaws Led To Deadly Dupont Leak"
"HOUSTON -- It was DuPont's third deadly U.S. accident in five years and the deadliest of them all. On November 15th, a chemical leak in LaPorte took the lives of four workers, including two brothers."
Source: KHOU, 02/06/2015
"Hard To Clean Up Wastewater Spills From Oil Wells Into N.D. Stream"
"Wastewater is arguably worse for the environment than oil, killing vegetation and leaving farmland sterile for generations. Some say the state isn't doing enough to get its spill problem controlled."
Source: NPR, 02/06/2015
"California Permitted Oilfield Discharge in Protected Water"
"Regulators in California, the country's third-largest oil-producing state, have authorized oil companies to inject production fluids and waste into what are now federally protected aquifers more than 2,500 times, risking contamination of underground water supplies that could be used for drinking water or irrigation, state records show."
Source: AP, 02/06/2015
"Europe To Reveal UN Climate Deal Pledge on February 25"
"Brussels set to be first bloc to reveal contribution to global emissions cutting deal as next set of UN talks draw close."
Source: RTCC, 02/06/2015
Chris Woodside's Writing from Nature Workshop
Many writers already realize that their work is not merely an indoor, sedentary pursuit but that the best ideas come in a flash while we are doing other things that have nothing to do with writing. SEJ member Chris Woodside will teach you how to tap this energy productively, and regularly — immersing in the natural world, with no agenda — in beautiful Squam Lake, NH. Keynote speaker is Mark Kramer (pictured), director of Boston University's The Power of Narrative writing conference.
"Fresno Hopes Bikes Will Save Students Money And Clean the Air"
"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help Fresno, Calif., plan a bike-share system to improve air quality and offer an inexpensive method of transportation as part of the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program."
Source: McClatchy, 02/05/2015
CO Study: Climate Change Could Bring More Disease, Crop Damage, Fires
"Colorado could see more infectious disease, negative impacts on the elderly and people living in poverty, as well as stresses to water, cattle and crops as byproducts of future climate change, according to a comprehensive new report commissioned by the Colorado Energy Office."
Source: Boulder Daily Camera, 02/05/2015
