Oil Spill
GoCoast 2020 listening session in Gautier gets diverse input on spending
RESTORE Act's billions
Wednesday, October 03, 2012, 1:11 AM
Mississippi Press
By Joanne Anderson
GAUTIER, Mississippi --- With the possibility of billions of dollars in
fines coming down the pike as a result of the BP oil spill, the first of
three GoCoast 2020 listening sessions was held Tuesday night here at
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to determine how best to take
advantage of a one-time opportunity to make an impact on the Gulf Coast
that will last into future generations.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/10/gocoast_2020_listening_session.html
GoCoast plan gets input from Jackson County
Sun Herald
By TAMMY LEYTHAM
GAUTIER -- Jackson County residents attending a GoCoast listening session
Tuesday expressed more concern for those in the seafood industry than for
tourism or the economic development outlined in a Power Point presentation.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/10/02/4221553/gocoast-plan-gets-input-from-jackson.html
Lawmakers fear BP fine money won't go to Coast
Settlement may change how fines are levied
Hattiesburg American
Ledyard King
Gannett Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Gulf Coast lawmakers spent nearly two years laboring to pass
legislation that would make sure their states received most of the fine
money BP will pay for the 2010 oil spill.
Now they fear their constituents might be shortchanged.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20121003/NEWS01/310030013/Lawmakers-fear-BP-fine-money-won-t-go-Coast
Alabama may lose billions in settlement from RESTORE Act
BP working on settlement
Updated: Tuesday, 02 Oct 2012, 7:04 PM CDT
WALA
Matt Barrentine
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - BILLIONS IN FINES… WITH A CATCH
BP is on the hook for billions of dollars in fines for 2010's oil spill.
Under the Restore Act 80 percent of that money would come back unencumbered
to the affected states.
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/gulf_oil_spill/oil-spill-restore-act-under-fire
BP/government proposed settlement would hurt Gulf states
Gulf Coast News
BY JOHN MULLEN
GULF SHORES, Ala. – A deal working between BP and the U.S. Justice
Department could drastically reduce the amount of BP fine money that ends
up in Alabama, Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft and Rep. Jo Bonner said
today.
http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_46b66e6e-0cc2-11e2-b192-0019bb2963f4.html
Rumors about BP fine settlement talks raise ire
Settlement as resource damage fines would bypass RESTORE
Pensacola News Journal
Rumored settlement negotiations between the U.S. Justice Department and BP
are raising concerns that millions of anticipated dollars from the recently
passed RESTORE Act could be diverted from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
http://www.pnj.com/article/DP/20121003/NEWS10/310030020/Rumors-about-BP-fine-settlement-talks-raise-ire?odyssey=nav%7Chead
BP, Coast guard 'too cozy' says Louisiana senator
Tuesday, October 02, 2012, 5:15 PM
By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana's Republican U.S. senator blasted oil giant BP PLC
on Tuesday for what he called its attempt to run from its full cleanup
responsibilities for the nation's worst offshore spill, the 2010 disaster
that left the Gulf Coast heavily oiled.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/10/bp_coast_guard_too_cozy_says_l.html
Judge tosses BP fuel dealers' brand-name claims
Oct 02, 2012 3:59 PM CDT
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed claims by BP fuel
stations and convenience stores that the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of
Mexico diminished the value of the oil giant's brand and cost them
business.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19709000/judge-tosses-bp-fuel-dealers-brand-name-claims
Deadline for Oil Spill Workers and Volunteers to Enroll in Health Study is
Dec. 31
MPB
PUBLISHED BY RHONDA MILLER ON 02 OCT 2012 10:29PM
The National Institutes of Health is putting out a final call for BP oil
spill clean-up workers to take part in a long-term health study. MPB's
Rhonda Miller reports, so far, only 12 percent of those in the study are
from Mississippi.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/deadline_set_for_oil_spill_workers_to_enroll_in_long_term_health_study
State News
Supervisors seeking faster pace over debris collection
By JACOB RESTER
DAILY LEADER
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 3:00 pm
Lincoln County supervisors remain unsatisfied with the pace of debris
collection in the county following Hurricane Isaac.
http://www.dailyleader.com/news/article_e3cdfca4-0cad-11e2-af81-0019bb2963f4.html
Isaac cleanup delayed over billing
Natchez Democrat
Published 12:04amTuesday, October 2, 2012
NATCHEZ — A billing discrepancy between a cleanup contractor and the
Federal Emergency
Management Agency could end up costing Adams County almost $900 a day more
than officials had originally bargained for.
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/10/02/isaac-cleanup-delayed-over-billing/
Governor, energy experts to meet on MSU campus
Commercial Dispatch
Micah Green
October 2, 2012 10:13:40 AM
Gov. Phil Bryant, along with energy-industry leaders will convene on the
campus of Mississippi State University Wednesday for "Powering Mississippi
in the 21st Century," a program examining the state's energy future.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=19329
City may have to go to Plan B
By Terri Ferguson Smith
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Meridian officials may have to make alternative plans to
form a water and wastewater district in light of action this week by the
Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors.
http://meridianstar.com/local/x1241991027/City-may-have-to-go-to-Plan-B
Simon Property Group honored for 'green' efforts
by MBJ Staff
Published: October 2,2012
RIDGELAND — Simon Property Group Inc., a retail real estate company, has
won two recent awards for its commitment to sustainability issues.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/simon-property-group-honored-for-green-efforts/
National News
Corps approves $2.9 billion MR-GO restoration plan, but demands state pay
35 percent of cost
Times Picayune
The chief of the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday approved a $2.9 billion
plan to restore wetlands destroyed by construction of the Mississippi
River-Gulf Outlet. But the corps continues to demand that Louisiana pay 35
percent of the construction costs, or $975 million, which the state is
loath to do.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/10/corps_approves_29_billion_mr-g.html
This Year's 'Geniuses' Get Their Reward
Recipients of $500,000 MacArthur Foundation Grants Include a Mandolin
Player, a Marine Ecologist and a Filmmaker
Wall Street Journal
…For marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais, the money will go toward equipment,
staff support and other costs for her work on pockets in the Gulf of Mexico
without oxygen—known as "dead zones"—that are caused by decomposing plant
life and threaten the food chain by harming snails and worms. Since 1985,
Ms. Rabalais has documented the growth of such areas, and has worked with
outside groups to slow their development. "I guess someone still thinks I
have a lot of potential," said the 62-year-old.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443862604578030601967078698.html?mod=wsj_share_tweet
Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasions
Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal grants will support stepped-up research
into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign animal and
plant species, with special emphasis on refining techniques that detect
their DNA in the water, officials said Tuesday.
http://online.wsj.com/article/APdce3c431c6bb4320829706ce59f7c6a0.html
Biofuels industry lauds automakers for approving higher ethanol fuel blend
The Hill
By Zack Colman - 10/02/12 04:08 PM ET
Automakers Chrysler, Ford and General Motors Inc. have approved use of a
higher concentration of ethanol fuel in new vehicles — a significant
victory for the biofuels industry.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/259785-biofuels-industry-lauds-automakers-for-approving-higher-ethanol-fuel-blend
