"Pa. Wind Turbines Deadly To Bats, Costly To Farmers"
"A bat killed by a wind turbine in Somerset can lead to higher tomato prices at the Wichita farmers market."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 07/18/2011
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"U.N. Panel Sets Emissions Standards For Cargo Ships"
"New cargo and transport vessels must meet energy efficiency standards and cut carbon pollution, the U.N. agency regulating international shipping decided Friday. The decision came despite opposition from China, India and Brazil."
Source: AP, 07/18/2011
"EPA Questions Need for Gas Line Through Pa. Forest"
"Federal environmental regulators are questioning the rationale of a proposed 39-mile natural gas pipeline that opponents say would damage 600 acres of pristine forests and streams in northern Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains region."
Source: AP, 07/15/2011
"House Committee Limits EPA Ability To Regulate Coal Ash"
"With a handful of Democratic votes, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill Wednesday that limits the EPA's ability to regulate coal ash and says coal ash residue deserves little more scrutiny and regulation than municipal trash."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 07/15/2011
OMB Disclosure of Energy-Loan Emails May Not Avoid House Subpoena
"The Office of Management and Budget this week provided the House Energy and Commerce Committee access to some 1,400 pages of emails concerning the Department of Energy's controversial loan guarantee program and promised to provide additional updates by the end of the week."
Source: Greenwire, 07/14/2011
"Utility Shelves Ambitious Plan to Limit Carbon"
"A major American utility is shelving the nation’s most prominent effort to capture carbon dioxide from an existing coal-burning power plant, dealing a severe blow to efforts to rein in emissions responsible for global warming."
Source: NY Times, 07/14/2011
House Panel Wants To Bar Expansion of Offshore Drilling Oversight
"House Republicans want to drop one of the key components of the Interior Department's overhaul of the troubled agency responsible for oversight of offshore drilling -- expanding the enforcement of regulations to contractors."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/13/2011
"Acting W.Va. Gov Orders Emergency Marcellus Rules"
"West Virginia regulators will temporarily take the lead on regulating Marcellus shale drilling while lawmakers attempt to craft long-term rules for developing this rich natural gas reserve, acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Tuesday."
Source: AP, 07/13/2011
Short on Cash and Know-How, U.S. Geothermal Industry Stumbles"
Dramatic drops in the stock prices of some publicly traded geothermal energy companies in the last year or so have resulted from a variety of factors. Some companies lacking expertise have done a poor job of developing the geothermal reserves they hold. Some are having trouble getting the capital they need. And in the end, most of the best geothermal reserves in the U.S. may already be taken.
Source: Greenwire, 07/13/2011
"Republican Bill To Ban Energy-Saving Lightbulbs Fades"
"A Republican campaign to defend America against a sweeping assault on personal freedoms – or energy-saving lightbulbs as they are more commonly known – went down in defeat on Tuesday night."
Source: Guardian, 07/13/2011
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