"World's Energy Systems Vulnerable To Climate Impacts, Report Warns"
"Generators from nuclear reactors to coal-fired power plants will feel the brunt of the weather changes."
Source: Guardian, 06/20/2014
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"In A Global 'War on Coal,' Coal Is Winning"
"Global coal consumption rose 3 percent in 2013, despite efforts in some places to scale back use of the carbon-heavy fuel. Why is it hard to stop depending on coal for energy?"
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 06/20/2014
"Records: Duke Warned About Pipe That Caused Spill"
"RALEIGH, N.C. — Records subpoenaed by federal prosecutors show engineers working for Duke Energy warned the company nearly 30 years before a massive coal ash spill that a stormwater pipe running under an ash dump was made of corrugated metal and needed to be monitored for leaks."
Source: AP, 06/20/2014
"Saving the Sage-Grouse: Can Oil And Conservation Work Together?"
"PINEDALE, Wyo. — The anticline is a tableland of nearly 200,000 acres, the Tetons visible in the distance and, in June, still covered with snow. The plateau is filled with sagebrush that barely reaches the knee, short grass, dirt roads and the occasional oil drill. Beneath its rocky surface are 25 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, one of the richest concentrations in the entire United States."
Source: Aljazeera America, 06/19/2014
"Feds: Oil Train Details Not Security Sensitive"
"BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. transportation officials said Wednesday that details about volatile oil train shipments are not sensitive security information, after railroads sought to keep the material from the public following a string of fiery accidents."
Source: AP, 06/19/2014
"Split Senate Panel Approves FERC Nominees, Bill To Fast-Track KXL"
"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee [Wednesday] confirmed Norman Bay to take the helm of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission after receiving assurances from the White House that he will remain a commissioner for at least nine months."
Source: Greenwire, 06/19/2014
"Freedom Fires Cleanup Contractor; Judge Sets Claims Deadline"
"Freedom Industries has terminated the contractor in charge of the cleanup of its Elk River chemical tank farm, just days after two incidents in which stormwater overflowed a collection ditch at the high-profile site, sending potentially contaminated runoff pouring into the river."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 06/19/2014
"Government Silent as Questions Mount About Asbestos Danger"
"The federal Conservative government is refusing to join the rest of the developed world in declaring that there are no safe uses for asbestos, even though the material is the top workplace killer in Canada and deaths from exposure are expected to rise."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 06/19/2014
"Washington Residents Rail Against Crude Oil Shipments"
"SPOKANE, Wash. — Numerous speakers told a state Senate committee Tuesday that they oppose the rapid increase in railcars carrying crude oil from the Bakken fields of North Dakota and Montana through the state."
Source: AP, 06/19/2014
"Clean Power Plan Exempts Major CO2 Emitters"
"The proposed Clean Power Plan, which aims to slash carbon emissions from existing electric power plants burning fossil fuel, may allow some of the most polluting coal-fired power plants in the country to continue operating without having to slash their emissions."
Source: Climate Central, 06/19/2014
