"Race Is on To Ship Pennsylvania Natural Gas Liquids To Gulf Sites"
Natural gas liquids extracted from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale will go via new pipelines to Texas.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03/25/2013
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"Chevron Fuel Spill in Utah Much Worse Than Thought"
"WILLARD, Utah -- A Chevron fuel spill near a northern Utah bird refuge is much worse than originally thought as up to 27,000 gallons might have leaked, authorities said."
Source: AP, 03/25/2013
"Trains Carry Millions of Gallons of Oil Across Maine"
"PORTLAND, Maine -- Millions of gallons of crude oil from the nation's heartland are crossing Maine in railroad tank cars bound for a Canadian oil refinery, raising concern among environmentalists and state officials about the threat of an accident and spill."
Source: AP, 03/25/2013
"Sea Shepherd Seeks Dutch Prosecution of Japanese Whalers"
"AMSTERDAM -- The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is lodging a second complaint with the Netherlands Public Prosecutor’s Office for serious fraud and environmental crime against the captain and crew of the Nisshin Maru, the Japanese whaling fleet’s factory ship."
Source: ENS, 03/25/2013
"Senate Budget Plan Embraces Keystone Xl Approval"
"The Senate easily passed on Friday a symbolic measure approving the Canada to Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move backers said showed strong support for a bill that would give Congress power to green light the project later in the year."
Source: Reuters, 03/25/2013
"Coming Soon: U.S. Tier 3 Emissions and Fuel Standards"
"WASHINGTON, DC -- Sometime before the end of March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose new national vehicle emissions and fuel standards by updating a program called Tier 3. Updated Tier 3 standards would cut smog and soot, among other pollutants, by establishing new standards for light-duty vehicles and their fuels to reduce emissions of the most toxic pollutants."
Source: ENS, 03/25/2013
"News Analysis: Life After Oil and Gas"
Conventional wisdom says the U.S. needs to rely on coal, oil, and gas as fuels indefinitely. But techological advances in renewables and efficiency are suggesting this industry-sponsored mantra is wrong. And other countries are proving it.
Source: NY Times, 03/25/2013
"Teck Coal Facing Serious Water Pollution in Elk Valley"
"Teck Coal Ltd. is facing a massive pollution problem in the Elk Valley, where a metal-like element known as selenium is leaching out of mine sites and collecting in the eggs of fish, frogs and water birds."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 03/22/2013
"Obama Energy Pick’s Gas Study Faulted Over Industry Ties"
"President Barack Obama’s nominee for energy secretary is drawing criticism for leading a study that minimized risks of natural gas while failing to disclose that some of its researchers had financial ties to the industry."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/22/2013
Pa. Judge Orders Marcellus Shale Fracking Settlement Records Unsealed
"A Washington County judge [Wednesday] morning ordered unsealed a court-approved settlement between Marcellus Shale development companies and a family that claimed the drilling operations damaged their health."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03/22/2013
