Top BP Official Aboard Oil Rig Might Refuse To Speak at Hearing
"A top BP official aboard the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April was expected to refuse to speak at a federal hearing Tuesday."
Source: Greenspace, 07/20/2010
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"Another Round of Lawsuits in Asian Carp Debate"
"Five Great Lakes states filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday to try to block Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan, the third attempt to seek the closing of Chicago-area shipping locks through the court system."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 07/20/2010
Lake Superior, a Huge Natural Climate Change Gauge, Is Running a Fever
"The Great Lakes are feeling the heat from climate change. As the world's largest freshwater system warms, it is poised to systematically alter life for local wildlife and the tribes that depend on it, according to regional experts."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/20/2010
OSHA Releases New Data on Gulf Spill Responders
"The Obama administration has released a new analysis of chemical monitoring performed by BP PLC in order to tamp down concerns that offshore responders battling the oil giant's Gulf of Mexico gusher have been exposed to a chemical linked to lingering health problems among cleanup workers long after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill."
Source: Greenwire, 07/20/2010
"Obama Launches Policy To Protect Oceans"
"The Obama administration on Monday announced a new national policy for strengthening the way the U.S. manages its oceans and coasts, and the Great Lakes."
Source: AP, 07/20/2010
Clinton Urges Review of Bomber Release, BP Role
"The Obama administration has asked the governments of Scotland and Britain to review the decision last summer to release the Libyan convicted in the Lockerbie airliner bombing." Four U.S. Senators have asked whether BP lobbied for the release in order to get Libyan oil and gas leases.
Source: AP, 07/20/2010
"Feds Look Past Oil Leaking From BP's Cap"
"Oil from BP's blown out well is again seeping into the Gulf of Mexico, but this time, more slowly and scientists aren't convinced the cap that stopped the flow last week is making things worse."
Source: AP, 07/20/2010
"The Passing of a Climate Warrior"
"Stephen H. Schneider, a Stanford University climate scientist who for decades built the case that global warming, while laden with complexity, justified an aggressive response, has died."
Source: Dot Earth, 07/20/2010
Stanford's Stephen Schneider, a leading climate expert, dead at 65
Stephen H. Schneider, a Stanford biology professor and a leading researcher in climate change, has died. Schneider was flying from a science meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, to London on July 19, when he apparently suffered a heart attack. He was 65.
"Curry Spices for Cows and Sheep Could Cut Methane Emissions"
"Curry spices could hold the key to reducing the enormous greenhouse gas emissions given off by grazing animals such as sheep, cows and goats, scientists have claimed."
Source: Independent, 07/19/2010
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