Enviros File FOIA Suit for Salazar Contacts with Oil Lobbyists
The Center for Biological Diversity requested documents from the Department of the Interior on May 18, 2010, but received no response.
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Whistleblower Switches Sides, Spills Story on BP Press Blockade
An ex-BP security contractor hired to shoo reporters off of public beaches claims he was fired by BP after he took pictures of equations showing how dispersants were being used in the Gulf.
NOAA Muddies Access to Spill Damage Data
A senior Washington correspondent for the Huffington Post reveals that NOAA has been giving BP all the raw data its research ships collect — but not releasing the data to the public
Coast Guard Eases Boom Exclusion Zone for News Media
The new rules allow news media to enter the 65-foot exclusion zone if they have a Coast Guard credential, except in cases where safety and security prevent it.
"Army Corps Considering Coal Ash To Fix Levees"
"The Army Corps of Engineers wants to use ash cast off from coal-fired electrical generation to shore up dozens of miles of Mississippi River levees, drawing fire from environmentalists worried that heavy metals from the filler might make their way into the river."
Source: AP, 07/14/2010
"Hydrocarbons in Cereal Stoke New Debate Over Food Safety"
Methylnaphthalene, one of the hydrocarbons behind the Kellogg Company's June recall of some 28 million boxes of cereal, has yet to be evaluated for carcinogenicity
Source: Greenwire, 07/14/2010
"Lessons From Exxon Valdez Spill Have Gone Unheeded"
"The story of the last cataclysmic American oil spill has evolved over time into a straightforward tale of cause and effect.... A commission that investigated the Alaska spill found that oil companies cut corners to maximize profits. Systems intended to prevent disaster failed, and no backups were in place. Regulators were too close to the oil industry and approved woefully inadequate accident response and cleanup plans. History is repeating, say officials who investigated the Valdez, because the lessons of two decades ago remain unheeded."
Source: Wash Post, 07/14/2010
"US To Use More Ethanol in 2011, But Smaller Market Share"
"Ethanol and other renewable fuels must account for 7.95 percent of total gasoline sales in 2011 to meet Congress' mandate for 13.95 billion gallons of renewable fuels expected to be produced next year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 07/14/2010
"Teaching 'Stuff' About Ecology"
"Annie Leonard used to spout jargon. She reveled in the sort of geek-speak that glazes your eyeballs. ... Today the 45-year-old Berkeley activist is America's pitchperson for a new style of environmental message. Out with boring PowerPoints and turgid reports; in with witty videos that explain complex issues in digestible terms."
Source: LA Times, 07/14/2010
"Oil-Industry Group Hires New Leader for Media Team"
"As it works to reshape the oil industry's image, American Petroleum Institute's media shop has nabbed a former spokesman for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce."
Source: Greenwire, 07/14/2010
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