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 15, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pollution - Other Sources
(Photo: Corpus Christi Caller-Times) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Residents here were warned late Wednesday to avoid using tap water because a chemical possibly contaminated the city’s water supply. Thursday morning, city officials confirmed the chemical, which came...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 13, 2016 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Pollution - Other Sources
A newly unearthed missive from Lenny Bernstein, a climate expert with the oil firm for 30 years, shows concerns over high presence of carbon dioxide in enormous gas field in south-east Asia factored into decision not to tap it ExxonMobil, the world’s biggest oil...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 11, 2016 | Climate Change, Coal, Fossil Fuels
West Virginia sits atop a treasure chest of coal resources. Coal began to define the state’s culture, history, and the economy as early as 1742, when John Peter Salling unearthed the coal in present-day Boone County, West Virginia. Today, all but 4.5% of the state’s...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | Coal, Health & Safety
The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― After more than a year of stalling, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pushed to extend health benefits for retired coal miners and their widows in a government funding bill lawmakers hope to take up this week. A...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 2, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pollution - Other Sources
The Huffington Post | By Chris D’Angelo Carnival Corp.’s Princess Cruise Lines will plead guilty to seven felony charges and pay $40 million for deliberately polluting the ocean and attempting to cover up the crime, the Department of Justice said...
