State News
Phil Bryant wants Mississippi to adopt statewide energy policy centered on
natural gas
Published: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 1:50 PM Updated: Wednesday, March
21, 2012, 2:42 PM
By Kaija Wilkinson
Mississippi Press
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Gov. Phil Bryant is pushing for the state to adopt
a statewide energy policy and advocates natural gas development as a key
component of a diverse energy economy.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/03/phil_bryant_wants_mississippi.html
Leaders: State can spearhead shift away from foreign oil
Sun Herald
By GEOFF PENDER
JACKSON -- Mississippi, and South Mississippi, can lead the way in a shift
from dependence on foreign oil to domestic natural gas, billionaire energy
guru T. Boone Pickens, Gov. Phil Bryant and private industry leaders said
Wednesday.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/21/v-print/3834184/leaders-state-can-spearhead-shift.html
Bryant, Pickens tout natural gas as vehicle fuel
AP
By JEFF AMY
Gov. Phil Bryant and oil-and-gas investor T. Boone Pickens say using
natural gas to fuel vehicles can provide savings for Mississippi government
and businesses.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/21/v-print/3833754/bryant-pickens-tout-natural-gas.html
Hank Zuber among officials who met with natural gas proponent T. Boone
Pickens
Published: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 6:51 AM
By Harlan Kirgan, Mississippi Press
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- Rep. Hank Zuber said he was among officials
meeting with T. Boone Pickens Wednesday morning as Gov. Phil Bryant
announced a push to use natural gas development to diversify the state's
energy economy.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/03/zuber_among_officials_who_met.html
Natural Gas For Vehicles Touted at Trade Show
WCBI
Posted by Jeremy Wiggins | March 21, 2012 / 05:38pm
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) - Tom Sewell drove his 2009 Chevy work truck more than
500 miles from his home in Tulsa Oklahoma to Tupelo and didn't break the
bank.
http://www.wcbi.com/article.php?subaction=showfull&id=1332369518&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2,5,6&
MDEQ opens one Coast beach, lifts advisory on another
by MBJ Staff
Published: March 21,2012
BILOXI and GULFPORT — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted a preemptive beach
closure issued March 19 for a station in Biloxi:
http://msbusiness.com/2012/03/mdeq-opens-one-coast-beach-lifts-advisory-on-another/
Clarke Co. anti-litter effort boosted
AP
QUITMAN — The Mississippi Department of Transportation has presented the
Clarke County Sheriff's Department with a new 12-foot trailer to help the
county fight litter.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120322/NEWS/203220337/Clarke-Co-anti-litter-effort-boosted
National News
Supreme Court sides with Idaho property owners over EPA
Published March 21, 2012
FoxNews.com
The Supreme Court has come forcefully down on the side of an Idaho couple
in its fight against the Environmental Protection Agency, unanimously
ruling Wednesday that the couple can challenge an EPA order to stop
construction of their home on property designated a wetland.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/21/supreme-court-sides-with-idaho-property-owners-over-epa/?test=latestnews
Supreme Court allows Idaho couple to challenge EPA on wetlands ruling
Washington Post
By Robert Barnes and Juliet Eilperin, Published: March 21
The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled for an Idaho couple who
have been in a four-year battle with the Environmental Protection Agency
over the government's claim that the land on which they plan to build a
home contains sensitive wetlands.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-idaho-couple-to-challenge-epa-on-wetlands-ruling/2012/03/21/gIQAFgdsRS_story.html
Justices Allow Challenge to E.P.A. Control of Wetlands
NY Times
By FELICITY BARRINGER
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that an Idaho couple had
the right to file an immediate court challenge to a federal Environmental
Protection Agency decision designating their property as wetlands and
forbidding them from building a home there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/us/supreme-court-allows-lawsuit-in-epa-wetlands-case.html?_r=1&ref=earth&pagewanted=print
Gas Set to Test Capacity Limits
Wall Street Journal
By DAN STRUMPF
The boom in natural-gas production has hit a new pressure point: The U.S.
is running out of storage space.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303812904577295873283143892.html
Controversy surrounds U.S. fracking rule
UPI
Published: March. 21, 2012 at 8:10 AM
WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The White House is preventing government
agencies from protecting the public from dangers associated with hydraulic
fracturing, an advocate said.
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/03/21/Controversy-surrounds-US-fracking-rule/UPI-80191332331804/?spt=hs&or=er
MPT looks at fracking
Documentary examines pros, con in Pa.
March 21, 2012|Tim Wheeler
With "fracking" once again in the news, Maryland Public Television is
airing a timely examination of the controversy around the controversial
method for extracting natural gas.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-21/features/bal-mpt-special-looks-at-fracking-20120320_1_shale-gas-fracking-drilling
Iowa joins lawsuits against EPA
By The Associated Press | Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:40 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) is among
environmental groups suing the EPA to force the federal government to curb
an overdose of nutrients from farms and cities that pollute water in Iowa,
the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/news/regional/iowa-joins-lawsuits-against-epa/article_e087e008-736c-11e1-95c2-0019bb2963f4.html
Beekeepers, environmentalists ask EPA to suspend use of pesticide that may
be harmful to bees
By Associated Press,
FRESNO, Calif. — Commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations
filed a petition Wednesday, asking federal regulators to suspend use of a
pesticide they say harms honeybees.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/beekeepers-environmentalists-ask-epa-to-suspend-use-of-pesticide-that-may-be-harmful-to-bees/2012/03/21/gIQAOwnfSS_story.html
