Oil Spill
BP asks for Gulf spill deal OK despite objections
AP
NEW ORLEANS -- Oil giant BP has asked a federal judge to disregard
objections from a fraction of claimants and give final approval to a
proposed multibillion-dollar settlement over economic damages from the Gulf
oil spill.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/10/bp_asks_for_gulf_spill_deal_ok.html#incart_river
Local agencies seek tax dollars from BP
Daily Comet
By Katie Urbaszewski
Published: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 7:16 p.m.
Governments across south Louisiana soon plan to file claims against BP,
naming the amount of tax revenue they believe the 2010 oil spill kept them
from receiving.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20121023/ARTICLES/121029846
La., Ala. vie for BP dollars
Op-Ed
Shreveport Times
Here near the peak of both football and election seasons, it seems strange
for a Louisiana senator to side with one from Alabama in a dispute in which
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is agreeing with President Barack
Obama's.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20121023/OPINION0108/210230316/La-Ala-vie-BP-dollars?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Two years after moratorium lifted, many expect Gulf oil production to soon
exceed pre-spill levels
Times Picayune
Two years after the White House lifted a moratorium on deepwater drilling
in the wake of the BP oil spill, federal regulators have issued the most
permits for new wells since 2007, and many in the industry expect oil
production in the Gulf of Mexico to soon exceed pre-spill levels.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/many_expect_gulf_oil_productio.html
State News
Household hazardous waste collected
The Picayune Item
PICAYUNE — Pearl River County had a successful hazardous waste collection
day over the weekend. Saturday, Fire Marshal Albert Lee, with the support
of MDEQ, accepted hazardous wastes from county residents to have them
disposed of properly. Lee estimates that about 20 gallons of gasoline, 10
gallons of antifreeze, about 400 gallons of paints, stains and thinners,
four gallons of kerosene, three cylinders of propane, about 300 gallons of
oils and various numbers of cleaning supplies, furniture polish, pool
chemicals, insect killer cans and fertilizers were colleced.
http://picayuneitem.com/local/x1200646191/Household-hazardous-waste-collected
Renew Our Rivers 2012 event hauls in 10 tons of trash
Mississippi Press
Volunteers hauled in more than 10 tons of trash and debris from this year's
Renew Our Rivers event, Mississippi Power Co. representatives said today.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/10/renew_our_rivers_event_hauls_i.html#incart_river
Endangered woodpeckers caught, driven to new homes in South Mississippi
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY — Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- It's autumn, the season to carry endangered woodpeckers to
new territory.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/10/23/4261451/endangered-woodpeckers-caught.html
National News
American Farm Bureau caught in crossfire over biofuels
The Hill
By Zack Colman - 10/23/12 05:41 PM ET
Tensions among ranchers and farmers might lead the nation's largest farm
lobby to alter its position on the federal biofuel mandate.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/263677-american-farm-bureau-caught-in-crossfire-on-biofuels
BOOM — U.S. may soon become world's top oil producer; no translation to
pump soon
MBJ
by Ross Reily
Published: October 23,2012
NEW YORK — U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could
soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest producer.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/boom-u-s-may-soon-become-worlds-top-oil-producer-no-translation-to-pump-soon/
Invasive Grasses as Biofuel? Scientists Protest
NY Times
By JOANNA M. FOSTER
More than 200 scientists from across the country have sent a letter to the
Obama administration urging the Environmental Protection Agency to
reconsider a rule, in the final approval stages, that would allow two
invasive grasses, Arundo donax and Pennisetum purpureum, to qualify as
advanced biofuel feedstock under the nation's renewable fuel standard.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/invasive-grasses-as-biofuel-scientists-protest/
Spilman Thomas & Battle files suit against U.S. EPA
State Journal
Posted: Oct 23, 2012 10:35 AM CDTUpdated: Oct 23, 2012 11:02 AM CDT
Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC recently filed a suit against the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency challenging air regulations, which lawyers
say puts an unfair burden on smaller natural gas producers.
http://www.statejournal.com/story/19892133/spilman-thomas-battle-sues-us-epa
