"If Mercury Pollution Knows No Borders, Neither Can Its Solution"
Negotiations over an international treaty to combat mercury emissions will reach a climax next month in Geneva.
Source: NY Times, 12/12/2012
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"Texas Judge Halts Keystone XL Pipeline Construction"
"NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Texas landowner Michael Bishop, 64, an analytical chemist and former U.S. Marine, has been granted a temporary restraining order that halts construction of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline across his land while a judge considers Bishop’s charges of fraud against the company."
Source: ENS, 12/12/2012
"DuPont Builds Giant Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery in Iowa"
"NEVADA, Iowa -- Science and engineering company DuPont has started construction of a large cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Iowa, with completion expected in mid-2014."
Source: ENS, 12/12/2012
New Fracking Frontier Outside Illinois State Park Raises Questions
Illinois may soon approve the mining of fracking sand near a beloved state park.
Source: Huffington Post, 12/12/2012
"A Rising Tide of Noise Is Now Easy to See"
"Today -- to the dismay of whale lovers and friends of marine mammals, if not divers and submarine captains -- the ocean depths have become a noisy place."
Source: NY Times, 12/12/2012
"Markey Asks FDA To Investigate Hair Straightening Products"
"Representative Edward Markey and some of his congressional colleagues are imploring the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate hair straightening treatments, such as the popular Brazilian Blowout, that contain formaldehyde, a carcinogen. ..."
Source: Boston Globe, 12/12/2012
Colleges Re-Evaluate Industry Funding After Shale Report Controversies
"As scrutiny increases over the relationship between oil and gas industry funding and academic research, universities are likely to take a second look at their conflict-of-interest guidelines."
Source: EnergyWire, 12/12/2012
"U.S. States Threaten Lawsuit Against EPA Over Regulations"
"A coalition of seven eastern states led by New York plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to issue new guidelines to curb methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that may be linked to climate change."
Source: Reuters, 12/12/2012
"A123 Sale To China: Threat To US Security?"
"The sale of advanced battery maker A123 to China's Wanxiang Group could recoup US taxpayer funds. But critics warn the threats to US security outweigh any benefits from the pending sale of A123."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/12/2012
"W.Va. Works To Reopen Interstate After Explosion"
"Contractors worked throughout the night to remove and replace an 800-foot swath of Interstate 77 that turned from asphalt to cinder in a massive natural gas line explosion that also flattened four homes and damaged five more but caused no deaths."
Source: AP, 12/12/2012
