Coal smoke associated with growing list of health hazards, doctor says The Missoulian The neurologist from the University of Buffalo was in Missoula on Thursday to talk about the latest medical research connecting coal pollution to disease and mortality. He is also the author of "The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health ...
AP Newsbreak: Feds OK Expanding Coal... ABC News Federal regulators have approved Alpha Natural Resources' plan to expand a West Virginia coal slurry impoundment that is one of the nation's biggest to a height taller than the Hoover Dam. The plan will also increase the volume of waste it holds to 8.5 ...
Magnum Hunter's Gary Evans and Anadarko among oil and gas award winners Oil & Gas Financial Journal The US Gulf Coast oil and gas industry was honored with the equivalent of the film industry's Academy Awards on March 20 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston. Among the top winners at the 2013 Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Awards were Gary C. Evans, ...
China needs $240bn/yr green energy investment by 2020: report Business Spectator China will have to raise up to $US243 billion a year by 2020 to finance clean energy development, said a report commissioned by Beijing which will be presented to the government this month. Premier Li Keqiang this month pledged more action in tackling ...
iPolitics: On environment, federal budget is lost in the woods Toronto Star In what has become standard practice for the federal Conservatives, Thursday's budget saw little to no new money dedicated to environmental protection. Further, the budget does not introduce any new environmental-based programs. Click here to read the ...
National Endowment for Arts Fund 'Renewable Energy' Sculptures CNSNews.com (CNSNews.com) – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) gave $25,000 in taxpayer money to the city of Denver, the RedLine arts collective and several other groups to build "public sculptures that will produce renewable energy" in Denver's ...
RMA overhaul won't help the environment The Southland Times OPINION: Contrary to the Government's spin, our beautiful natural landscapes and waterways will be put in danger by proposed changes to the Resource Management Act. Environment Minister Amy Adams has promised "strong environmental outcomes" ...
Make Coal Fired Bistro's signature martini Greenville News Coal Fired Bistro, 8595 Pelham Road, is known in part for its automatic wine dispensers that allow diners to choose 1-ounce, 2-ounce or 5-ounce pours from a selection of about 40 wines. The restaurant is open 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, 5-9:30 p.m ...
Loveland approves oil and gas regulations 9NEWS.com LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - The Loveland City Council has approved an ordinance for oil and gas regulations. Revisions to the ordinance approved Wednesday make it clear that the city cannot enforce any conditions in conflict with state law unless it is a ...
Hydraulic Fracturing: A Status Report On Regulations Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling are the two technologies that make it feasible to extract oil and gas from source rock, but because the source rock is very different as you go around the country, the drilling practices differ substantially ...
UPDATE 1-Deal to curb German energy prices eludes Merkel Reuters Merkel launched a 550-billion-euro ($714 billion) "green energy revolution" away from nuclear power nearly two years ago after the Fukushima disaster. But the shift to renewable energy has been accompanied by sharp rises in German electricity costs.
While ministers discuss Germany's rising energy costs, ever more consumers ... Deutsche Welle German politicians met in Berlin on Thursday (21.03.13) to discuss how to slow rising energy costs for consumers in the country. At the same time though, German renewable energy providers are seeing constant growth. One of the main reasons electricity ...
effects of Arctic oil and gas activities on marine mammals and Alaska native ... NOAA NOAA announced today that it is seeking comments on a supplemental draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. The draft, developed in collaboration with the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean ...
Real market forces now drive action on climate change The Guardian A new measuring tool will be added to GDP, one that places a true market value on environmental stewardship. The fact that real market forces now drive that inevitability should be a source of great confidence in the principles and vision that were ...
Can an old coal plant adapt to the new energy market? North Country Public Radio The NRG power plant in Dunkirk presents a good case study for coal plants across New York, and the upstate region, that are now facing a changing energy landscape. The four coal towers of the NRG power plant dominate the skyline of Dunkirk.
Moss Point schools ignore harassing anti-gay environment, Southern Poverty ... Mississippi Press (blog) Enlarge April M. Havens | ahavens@al.com Destin Holmes was repeatedly harassed and bullied at Moss Point's Magnolia Junior High for being gay and dressing like a tomboy, she said during this March 21, 2013, press conference outside the school.
Youngstown City hydraulic fracturing ban approved for May ballot Lexology (registration) In late February, we covered the state and federal legislative and enforcement responses to the release of hydraulic fracturing waste into a Youngstown, Ohio area tributary by a local oil and gas drilling operator. Shortly after the announcement of ...
EU industry committee favors renewable energy FITs over quotas pv magazine A European Committee has spoken out in favor Germany-style renewable energy (EEG) feed-in tariffs, as opposed to a European-wide quota model, despite opposition from the EU Energy Commissioner. European Union flags. The majority of the committee ...
Thousands sign school climate change petition started by 15-year-old The Guardian Without knowledge and understanding of the social, economic and environmental impacts of climate change, how can we expect young people to be ready to deal with the impacts and help find the solutions to climate change that will play such a huge role ...
Canadian and US aboriginal groups vow to block oil pipelines The Guardian An alliance of Canadian and US aboriginal groups vowed on Wednesday to block three multibillion-dollar oil pipelines that are planned to transport oil from the Alberta tar sands, saying they are prepared to take physical action to stop them. The ...
Coal Divestment Campaigns: Universities Lead the Charge Against Fossil Fuels PolicyMic "A few years ago, there was no movement... and now everyone is looking to Swarthmore, and we are saying that we will divest." One of the leaders of Swarthmore University's Divest from Coal Campaign, speaking at the Power Up! convergence held there ...
Thousands of prawns washed up on beach in Chile – video The Guardian Investigators are baffled after thousands of langoustines were washed ashore in Chile's central Concepcion province. There are so many crustaceans that it makes the entire beach appear red in colour. Marine experts have begun an investigation into sea ...
bill bans hydraulic fracturing waste WTNH HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit hydraulic fracturing waste from being treated, discharged, disposed of, or stored in the state of Connecticut. The General Assembly's Energy and Technology Committee is ...
German insurers urge easing green energy investment rules EurActiv Allianz, Europe's biggest insurer, has poured about €1.5 billion into solar and on-shore wind parks, while reinsurer Munich Re has earmarked €2.5 billion for green energy investments through 2016. The GDV said tweaking the rules could enable insurers ...
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