"Greenville Opposes Burying CO2"
"'NUMBY' -- Not Under My BackYard. That's what Greenville, Ohio, residents told the U.S. government when it wanted to bury global warming emissions under the town."
Source: Marketplace, 05/19/2010
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"Denial-Palooza Round 4: ...Groups Funded by Exxon, Koch Industries"
The Heartland Institute's fourth annual gathering of climate change deniers May 16-18 in Chicago, organized by groups funded by the oil and coal industries, drew little media attention.
Source: DeSmogBlog, 05/19/2010
"Ohio Coal-Fired Power Plant Shuttered in $16 Million Settlement"
"American Municipal Power, an Ohio nonprofit utility, will permanently retire its Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant near Marietta, Ohio under a settlement to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act."
Source: ENS, 05/19/2010
"Senate Climate Bill Stuck in Limbo for Now"
"The compromise climate change proposal unveiled last week in the Senate is in legislative limbo, its fate apparently uncertain until at least next month."
Source: Reuters, 05/19/2010
MMS Rules Insufficient for Offshore Safety Devices, Salazar Says
"The Minerals Management Service did not adequately regulate safety devices and procedures for offshore drilling before the massive Gulf of Mexico disaster, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said [Tuesday]."
Source: Greenwire, 05/19/2010
"NOAA Expands No-Fishing Zone To Nearly a Fifth of the Gulf"
"Federal authorities on Tuesday expanded the no fishing zone associated with the BP oil spill to encompass 19% of the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: Greenspace, 05/19/2010
"Whistleblower Sues to Stop Another BP Rig From Operating"
"A whistleblower filed a lawsuit [Monday] to force the federal government to halt operations at another massive BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, alleging that BP never reviewed critical engineering designs for the operation and is therefore risking another catastrophic accident...."
Source: ProPublica, 05/19/2010
"Environment Lawsuit: MMS Waived Oil Safety Rules"
"The U.S. Minerals Management Service, which grants offshore drilling permits, set aside safety regulations for oil exploration in parts of the Gulf of Mexico, environmental groups alleged in a lawsuit on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/19/2010
"April 2010 the Hottest April on Record: WMO"
"April 2010 was the hottest April ever recorded, with an average temperature of 14.5 degrees celsius (58.1 degrees Fahrenheit), the UN weather agency said Tuesday."
Source: AFP, 05/19/2010
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