Oil Spill
BP oil spill trial plan could change
Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2012, 10:15 AM
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
Now that BP has a proposed settlement with a large class of plaintiffs in
the federal oil spill case, the U.S. District Court in New Orleans is
considering changing the way the case should move forward. For the first
time Friday, parties to the lawsuit openly considered changing the trial
plan to move up BP's largest liability, the U.S. government's civil penalty
claims under the Clean Water Act.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2012/04/bp_oil_spill_trial_plan_could.html
Deadly bacteria lurk in Deepwater Horizon tar balls
Gulf Coast visitors should avoid touching or handling them, researcher says
MSNBC
By Stephanie Pappas LiveScience Senior Writer
Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of
barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn
up on Alabama's shores after storms. Now, one researcher is recommending
that people steer clear of these tar balls after studies find them
chock-full of potentially deadly bacteria.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46958825/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.T32hqdna9Cg
BP Oil Spill's Sticky Remnants Wash Up Sporadically On Gulf Beaches
National Geographic
As they walk the sands of Orange Beach, Alabama, T. Prabhakar Clement and
Joel Hayworth have no difficulty finding traces of the Deepwater Horizon
disaster—in fact, the Auburn University researchers have a harder time
making sure those traces don't stick to their feet.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/03/120322-gulf-oil-spill-tar-balls-wash-up-on-beaches/
Pace of dolphin die off slows in Alabama
Published: Thursday, April 05, 2012, 6:39 AM Updated: Thursday, April
05, 2012, 8:29 AM
By Ben Raines, Press-Register
The stench of death was heavy along the rocks of Dauphin Island's Katrina
Cut last week. Midway across the mile-wide rock wall, wedged between two
boulders at the water's edge, a dolphin carcass washed back and forth in
the gentle waves.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/04/pace_of_dolphin_die_off_slows.html
Media Focus on BP Spill Anniversary Expected to Impact View of Gulf Seafood
Sunshine State News
By: Jim Turner | Posted: April 5, 2012 3:55 AM
The second anniversary is approaching of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig
explosion that claimed the lives of 11 workers and spewed economic shock
waves along the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/media-focus-bp-spill-anniversary-expected-impact-view-gulf-seafood
Nearly Two Years On, Did the BP Oil Spill Have to Happen to BP?
By Bryan Walsh
Time
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill seems to divide people into two categories:
those who can't forget, and those who refuse to remember. In the first camp
are Gulf Coast residents and environmentalists who say the region still
hasn't recovered from the worst oil spill in U.S. history, and who are
still waiting to be made whole—as BP once promised. In the second is much
of the oil industry and many Republicans, who like to complain that
offshore drilling has slowed under President Obama, yet seem to forget the
multi-billion dollar damage that the oil spill left, and the months it took
to repair the Macondo blowout.
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2012/04/05/nearly-two-years-on-did-the-bp-oil-spill-have-to-happen-to-bp/
State News
Litterbugs Beware in Harrison County
WLOX
There's a Sheriff in town who has a real pet peeve. He can't stand litter
bugs.
http://www.wlox.com/story/17326759/litterbugs-beware-in-harrison-county
Litter problem outrages citizens
By SUE WATSON
South Reporter
A number of citizens, who want the city of Holly Springs to welcome
visitors with clean streets and gutters, discussed litter problems with
Mayor Andre' DeBerry at a recent meeting of the city board.
http://southreporter.com/litter_problem.html
National News
New report tries to clear up debate over EPA and jobs
Washington Post
By Brad Plumer, Published: April 3
In the past three years, the Environmental Protection Agency has been
proposing an array of new rules on air pollution in the United States. In
return, Congress has typically focused on what impact those regulations
will have on jobs. In the first month of 2011, House Republicans held
nearly two dozen hearings on the links between government regulations and
unemployment.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/new-report-tries-to-clear-up-debate-over-epa-and-jobs/2012/04/03/gIQAZLsFtS_print.html
Press Releases
Magnolia Data Solutions Receives R2 Certification
Magnolia Data Solution (MDS) recently announced that they have become the
first company in Mississippi to receive R2 (Responsible Recycling)
Certification. The R2 certification is a stringent set of requirements for
companies that recycle computers and electronics and covers areas such as
worker health & safety, environemental compliance, and security practices.
"Achieving our R2 certification is a major accomplishment and demonstrates
our dedication to transparent environmental processing and assures our
clients that we are a trusted partner for secure information destruction
and recycling of end-of-life electronics," said Christopher Lumaghini,
President & CEO of Magnolia Data Solutions. Magnolia Data Solutions
mission is to ensure that 100% of all electronic waste is responsibly
recycled and kept out of our landfills while at the same time guaranteeing
to our clients their data is secure and equipment is not illegally
exported. For more information, please see MDS' press release.
http://www.msrecycles.org/mainnews/mrcnews/205-mdsr2042012
