"Warren Buffet Wants To Build The Nation’s Largest Wind Farm"
"Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Company plans to invest $3.6 billion in what would become the nation’s largest wind energy facility."
Source: Huffington Post, 04/15/2016
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"Six Years After BP Spill, U.S. Sets New Offshore Oil Safety Rules"
"The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled new oil well control rules to prevent the kind of blowout that happened six years ago on a BP Plc rig in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: Reuters, 04/15/2016
"Senators Reach Deal to Act on Comprehensive Energy Bill"
"Senators on Wednesday reached a deal to act on a comprehensive energy bill as soon as this week, breaking a three-month partisan standoff over the tainted water scandal in Flint, Mich."
Source: NY Times, 04/14/2016
Great Lakes Oil Pipeline in Violation of Operating Agreement: Groups
"Michigan urged to terminate Line 5 crossing in the Straits of Mackinac."
"Twin, 63-year-old oil pipelines crossing beneath the waters that connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are currently out of compliance with the state agreement that allows their existence, according to a letter and memorandum sent Wednesday by 22 environmental and tribal groups to Michigan’s governor and attorney general.
Source: Circle of Blue, 04/14/2016
"Obama To Issue New Offshore Drilling Rules On Thursday: Source"
"The Obama administration will announce Thursday safety regulations for offshore oil and natural gas drilling to prevent the kind of explosion that happened six years ago on a BP rig in the Gulf of Mexico, an official told Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 04/14/2016
Secret Congressional Reports of Interest to Environmental Reporters
Thanks to the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy, we can share some recent CRS reports of interest to environmental journalists.
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Finding Pipelines Near You with Databases
For environmental reporters, pipelines are a frequent source of major news stories. Enterprising journalists may want to find nearby pipelines before they leak or blow up. The National Pipeline Mapping System is a basic tool that can help.
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Oil Lobby Group Part of Government — Doesn't Have To Disclose
The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) lobbied successfully to pass and preserve the "Halliburton Loophole," which exempts the oil and gas industry from the law requiring disclosure of toxic fracking chemicals.
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"Sanders Injects Fracking Into Battle For NY"
"Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has a new line of attack against Hillary Clinton tailor-made for New York voters: that she is too soft on hydraulic fracturing."
Source: The Hill, 04/13/2016
Investors Worth $6 Trillion Back ExxonMobil Climate Change Resolution
"Institutions managing $6 trillion in assets plan to back a call for U.S. oil major ExxonMobil to disclose the impact of climate change policy on its business, one of the organizers of the vote said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 04/13/2016
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