by Nelson Bailey | Dec 16, 2016 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy, Pollution - Other Sources
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The federal Renewable Fuel Standard has led to the destruction of millions of acres of wildlife habitat and has endangered water supplies, according to a new report. The National Wildlife Federation report, “Fueling Destruction,”...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 13, 2016 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
RANGER, Texas — The leaders of this former oil boom town never gave 2-year-old Adam Walton a chance to avoid the poison. It came in city water, delivered to his family’s tap through pipes nearly a century old. For almost a year, the little boy bathed in lead-tainted...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 10, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
As opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline swells at home and abroad, another pipeline project at the other end of the U.S.is quietly being installed as fast as possible, critics say, displacing residents, threatening water supplies, and racking up alleged...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
Lauren K. Ohnesorge Staff WriterTriangle Business Journal This week, the energy giants behind the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, embark on a road show. They’ll present seven of what they’re calling “construction expos” across the proposed 550-mile route – including...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
This is a disaster. A new law proposed by a State Senator in Washington would allow the authorities to charge protesters with “economic terrorism,” and slap them with serious felony charges that could lead to jail time, just for making their voices...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 3, 2016 | Politics of energy, Renewables, Solar
Your Renewable News | The alliance for solar choice: Illinois energy bill passes without anti-solar, anti-consumer provisions Illinois legislators voted today to pass energy legislation (S.B. 2814) without anti-consumer, anti-solar proposals like mandatory demand...
