Oil Spill
BP settlement architects hope to win over skeptics
AP
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
The deal is all but done. Now it's time to sell it.
Days after they announced a multibillion-dollar settlement, BP PLC and a
committee of plaintiffs' attorneys are working out details of an agreement
to resolve more than 100,000 claims spawned by the 2010 oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/06/v-print/3799381/bp-settlement-architects-hope.html
Two years after BP oil spill, executive compensation still flowing
Washington Post
By Steven Mufson, Published: March 6
BP paid out $1.1 million worth of shares on Feb. 15 to former chief
executive Tony Hayward under a three-year incentive plan, even though
Hayward resigned in the wake of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill in
2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/after-bp-oil-spill-executive-compensation-still-flowing/2012/03/06/gIQAbRnhvR_print.html
State News
Panel rejects Yazoo pump
Federal judges back EPA veto of flood control project
AP
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court panel sided Tuesday with the
Environmental Protection Agency over its 2008 veto of a $220 million flood
control project near the Yazoo River in the south Mississippi Delta.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120307/NEWS01/203070339/Panel-rejects-Yazoo-pump?odyssey=tab|
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Green Alliance makes plans for area recycling
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Members of the Green Alliance met Tuesday to identify needs and
form a plan for what needs to be done to start a recycling program in
Natchez-Adams County.
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/03/07/green-alliance-makes-plans-for-area-recycling/
Gasoline seeps into pipeline project
By Brian Livingston
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — For decades the old gas tanks that were part of a gas
station next to Wendy's on 22nd Avenue have been underground, forgotten.
http://meridianstar.com/local/x579806170/Gasoline-seeps-into-pipeline-project
Biomass company announces increased funding
WTVA
REDWOOD CITY, Ca. (WTVA) _ A company that turns biomass into fermented
sugars and lignon used to make renewable chemicals has announced it has
secured over $100 million in public and private financing to build a
manufacturing plant in Mississippi.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Biomass-company-announces-increased-funding/scV2Zbthvkus-BAbfsNsWg.cspx
Rural water transparency, accountability bills die
by Bobby Harrison/NEMS Daily Journal
03.07.12 - 06:45 am
JACKSON - Bills filed by Lee County legislators at least partially in
response to troubles surrounding the North Lee County Water Association
died Tuesday.
http://nems360.com/view/full_story/17763712/article-Rural-water-transparency--accountability-bills-die?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
Seabees spend day restoring habitat on properties in Ocean Springs
Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 6:11 AM
By Susan Ruddiman
Mississippi Press
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- The "Can Do!" attitude of the Seabees was
welcomed Tuesday during a volunteer work day to restore wildlife habitat.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/03/seabees_spend_day_restoring_ha.html
Senate bill seeks to cut state agency advertising
WLBT
When state agencies want to showcase or bring awareness to a program in the
future, word of mouth may be just about the only advertising they can do.
That's if Senate Bill 2736 becomes law.
http://www.wlox.com/story/17093644/senate-bill-seeks-to-cut-state-agency-advertising
National News
EPA heightens scrutiny over Pa. gas drilling
AP
March 5, 2012
DIMOCK, Pa. — Tugging on rubber gloves, a laboratory worker kneels before a
gushing spigot behind Kim Grosso's house and positions an empty bottle
under the clear, cold stream. The process is repeated dozens of times as
bottles are filled, marked and packed into coolers.
http://online.wsj.com/article/APaf90d38401e943448a5f0f5ddf7242ba.html
