"Minnesota's Vapor Trail: Tracking Toxic Gases in Basements"
"Discovery that contamination in soil can vaporize and seep into homes has prompted a statewide review of polluted sites."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/31/2014
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Sacramento Officials Kept in Dark About Rail Facility Crude Transfers
"SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Since at least last September, trains carrying tank cars filled with crude oil have rolled into the the former McClellan Air Force base. Workers have transferred the oil, including some volatile Bakken crude, from trains to tanker trucks, which take it to Bay Area refineries."
Source: McClatchy, 03/31/2014
"White House Unveils Plans to Cut Methane Emissions"
"WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday announced a strategy to start slashing emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas released by landfills, cattle, and leaks from oil and natural gas production."
Source: NY Times, 03/31/2014
"Panel’s Warning on Climate Risk: Worst Is Yet to Come"
"YOKOHAMA, Japan — Climate change is already having sweeping effects on every continent and throughout the world’s oceans, scientists reported on Monday, and they warned that the problem was likely to grow substantially worse unless greenhouse emissions are brought under control."
Source: NY Times, 03/31/2014
"UN Author Says Draft Climate Report Alarmist, Pulls Out of Team"
"One of the 70 authors of a draft U.N. report on climate change said he had pulled out of the writing team because it was 'alarmist' about the threat."
Source: Reuters, 03/28/2014
"Water, Wildlife Surge Back Into Once-Parched Colorado River Delta"
"LOS ALGODONES, Mexico — Osvel Hinojosa knew that an infusion of water would bring the Colorado River delta back to life. But in just a few days, a U.S.-Mexican experiment to revive the delta environment has exceeded his expectations."
Source: LA Times, 03/28/2014
Crackdown on Russia Risks Also Punishing Western Oil Companies
"As the United States seeks to strengthen sanctions on Moscow for its occupation of Crimea, energy experts say the powerful Russian oil industry would make a robust target. But any penalties on energy investments, technology transfers and financial transactions would most likely also punish Western oil companies like Exxon Mobil that are investing heavily in Russia."
Source: NY Times, 03/28/2014
Biggest Coal Company, PR Firm Pair Up To Promote Coal For Poor People
"Peabody Energy Corp., the world's largest private-sector coal company, launched a public relations and advertising campaign last month extolling the virtues of coal energy for poor people."
Source: Huffington Post, 03/28/2014
WTO Finds China Rare Earth Export Restrictions Found Unfair
"When the World Trade Organization ruled this week that China must again start exporting rare earth elements key to manufacturing high tech and defense products, traders and the markets that need the materials rejoiced. But less happy were the Chinese who claim complying will hurt the environment."
Source: Intl Business Times, 03/28/2014
"U.S. Autism Rate Surges, CDC Reports"
"The number of U.S. children with autism has surged to one in 68, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, a 30 percent increase since the agency estimated just two years ago that one child in 88 suffered from the disorder."
Source: Wash Post, 03/28/2014
