Oil Spill
Palazzo vows to protect shipbuilding from budget cuts during well-received
meeting in Gautier ?
Mississippi Press
Monday, July 30, 2012, 5:03 PM
By Kaija Wilkinson
GAUTIER, Mississippi -- A thriving Ingalls shipyard is critical to the
local, state and national economies.
…Palazzo also shared a few examples of how lawmakers have been able to work
together to get things done regardless of party affiliation.
One example, he said, is passage of the RESTORE Act, which shifts billions
of dollars that BP was fined as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
from the federal government to the states that were affected, including
Mississippi. He said that hundreds of millions would be controlled at the
local level in Mississippi.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/07/palazzo_vows_to_protect_shipbu.html
Coastal restoration fuels emerging geosynthetics industry
Daily Comet
Jeremy Alford
Published: Monday, July 30, 2012 at 10:19 a.m.
BATON ROUGE — A new study published by Duke University predicts the
oncoming wave of coastal restoration and protection work will help give
rise to the geosynthetics industry in Louisiana.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20120730/ARTICLES/120739983
BP suffers big drop in earnings
CNN
(Financial Times) -- BP's quarterly earnings fell 35 per cent on weaker oil
and US natural gas prices and falling production.
The UK oil group reported adjusted profit of $3.7bn, compared with $5.7bn a
year ago. The steep drop shows BP is still struggling to adjust more than
two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/business/bp-earnings/index.html
BP adds $847m to Deepwater Horizon costs
Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to plague BP more than two years on as
it reveals another $847m hit to cover legal costs
Guardian
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to plague BP more than two years
after the disaster as the company has revealed another $847m (£538m) hit to
cover rising legal costs.
The additional charge for the second quarter brings the total bill for the
fatal Deepwater Horizon incident to $38bn, BP said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/31/deepwater-horizon-bp-847m-dollars?newsfeed=true
State News
Cameras to go under the streets
WTVA
CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) -- Cameras are set to go under the streets of
Corinth.
They will be used to track leaks or other problems as part of a major sewer
system upgrade.
…Mayor Tommy Irwin says the end result becomes a violation of the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality permit.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Cameras-to-go-under-the-streets/I1fzeYzXD0-uAsB5K-NeRw.cspx
The How's of a Local Earthquake
WTOK
The small earthquake that shook northern Lauderdale county early Friday
morning brings about more questions than answers. The primary question is
why in the world did an earthquake hit Mississippi?
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/The-Hows-of-a-Local-Earthquake-164101596.html
Earthquake Hits East Miss.
WTOK
The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake shook East Mississippi near
the Lauderdale-Kemper county line.
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Earthquake-Hits-East-Miss-164081306.html
National News
Anti-fracking rally targets Washington
UPI
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Anti-fracking protesters joined ranks for a
march and rally in Washington, ending at the U.S. Capitol, calling their
movement a "Stop the Frack Attack."
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2012/07/30/Anti-fracking-rally-targets-Washington/UPI-84471343657064/?spt=hs&or=bn
Ethanol Lobby Expects Opponents To Ask EPA To Suspend Law
Bloomberg
The Renewable Fuels Association, the largest U.S. ethanol trade group, said
it expects livestock and poultry industry supporters to ask the Obama
administration to suspend the nation's ethanol requirement as early as
today.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-30/ethanol-lobby-expects-opponents-to-ask-epa-to-suspend-law-1-.html
