"Report: Global Warming Didn't Cause Big US Drought"
"WASHINGTON -- Last year's huge drought was a freak of nature that wasn't caused by man-made global warming, a new federal science study finds."
Source: AP, 04/12/2013
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"Storms Bring Heavy Snow, Hail, Rains To Central U.S"
"High winds and heavy snow and rain whipped through parts of the central United States on Wednesday, knocking out power for thousands of people and closing schools and businesses."
Source: Reuters, 04/11/2013
Eyebrows Are Raised as Interior Aces Scientific Integrity Tests
"When it comes to scientific misconduct, the Interior Department has a troubled past."
Source: Greenwire, 04/11/2013
"NRC Proposes No Safety Threat Finding With San Onofre"
"Edison International’s request for a license amendment for a proposed restart of its crippled California nuclear reactor doesn’t pose significant safety risks, federal regulators said in a preliminary finding."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/11/2013
"Top U.S. Storm Team Sees Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season"
"The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will be 'above average' with 18 tropical storms, nine of which will intensify into hurricanes, forecasters at Colorado State University predicted on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 04/11/2013
"US Rice Imports 'Contain Harmful Levels of Lead'"
"Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe."
Source: BBC, 04/11/2013
"Surprise: Organic Apples And Pears Aren't Free Of Antibiotics"
"Both fruits are vulnerable to a nasty disease called fire blight that can devastate orchards. So organic labeling standards allow for antibiotics to be used on apple and pear trees. That exemption is set to end in 2014 -- but growers say they need a little more time."
Source: NPR, 04/11/2013
"Arctic Drilling: ConocoPhillips Scratches 2014 Exploration Plans"
"Oil industry efforts to develop the American Arctic took another hit today as ConocoPhillips scrapped plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea in 2014."
Source: Greenwire, 04/11/2013
"REI’s Sally Jewell Wins Confirmation as Interior Secretary"
"By a vote of 87 to 11, the Senate approved Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) chief executive Sally Jewell on Wednesday as the next Interior secretary."
Source: Wash Post, 04/11/2013
"Obama Budget Would Increase U.S. Clean-Energy Spending"
"President Barack Obama proposed a dramatic increase in clean-energy spending on Wednesday as he sought to expand U.S. government support for electric cars, wind power and other "green" technology despite persistent Republican criticism.
The president would pay for the expansion in part by eliminating tax breaks and subsidies for oil, gas and coal industries. Previous efforts by Obama's fellow Democrats to repeal the $4 billion worth of fossil-fuel subsidies have fallen short."
Source: Reuters, 04/11/2013
