Oil Spill
Senators to Obama: Don't shortchange the Gulf Coast
Press register
Monday, October 08, 2012, 8:39 AM
By George Talbot
Gulf Coast political leaders are continuing to push back against a
potential settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and BP that
would shift control of billions of dollars in fines from the 2010 oil spill
away from the states and to the federal government.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/senators_to_obama_dont_shortch.html
Bentley supports RESTORE Act
Concern about economic recovery
· WALA
· Bob Grip
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Gulf coast government leaders are still worried that
there might be an attempt to divert economic recovery funds from BP fines
through a deal negotiated through the U.S. Department of Justice.
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/gulf_oil_spill/bentley-supports-restore-act
BP dollars restoring sand dunes on Pensacola Beach
Pensacola News Journal
Pensacola Beach residents and beachgoers may have noticed a work crew
installing sand fencing along eastern portions of Pensacola Beach today.
http://www.pnj.com/article/20121008/NEWS09/121008019/BP-dollars-restoring-sand-dunes-Pensacola-Beach-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
Marathon to pay as much as $2.5 billion for refinery, inventory and future
payments
By Associated Press
NEW YORK — BP has finally found a buyer for its Texas City refinery, one of
the largest and most complex in the U.S.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/marathon-to-pay-598-million-for-bp-texas-city-refinery-plus-12-billion-for-inventory/2012/10/08/b6305460-114c-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html
BP's Russian partners consider selling their share of joint venture
Washington Post
By Steven Mufson, Published: October 8
The Russian partners in a fractious joint venture with BP say that they are
willing to sell their half of TNK-BP.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bps-russian-partners-consider-selling-their-share-of-joint-venture/2012/10/08/facb8d64-1175-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html
State News
Water rates rising: Increases pinned on personnel, infrastructure
Clarion Ledger
Water and sewer rates have risen sharply across the metro area over the
last decade, causing residents' bills to as much as double, depending on
where they live.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20121009/NEWS/310090037/Water-rates-rising-Increases-pinned-personnel-infrastructure?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome&nclick_check=1
Sewage pump noisy symbol of problem
Clarion Ledger
It sounds like a lawn mower, except louder, and it runs round the clock.
A bypass pump, installed around Aug. 1 after a sewage pipe collapsed a few
weeks earlier, has made peace and quiet a thing of the past for an east
Jackson neighborhood.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012310070021&nclick_check=1
City to pay hundreds of millions in EPA fines and improvements
WLBT
The City of Jackson faces hundreds of millions of dollars in EPA fines and
improvements to its aging sewer system.
http://www.wlbt.com/story/19768707/city-to-pay-hundreds-of-millions-in-epa-fines-and-improvements
City Council Discusses EPA Fines and Metrocenter Move
Fox40
While progress may finally be made with the Metrocenter, the city is now
faced with a new and extremely costly issue.
Council approved a consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency
that requires them to pay for a civil penalty.
http://www.fox40tv.com/news/local/story/City-Council-Discusses-EPA-Fines-and-Metrocenter/dheGsHBxx0eNX0kwlS6GuQ.cspx
Clean Drinking Water?
WJTV
The city of Jacksonis in hot water for not properly treating your drinking
water. Billions of gallons may have already been contaminated.
http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/oct/08/clean-drinking-water-ar-4711068/
Landfill turns leachate into a resource
Waste and Recycling News
Leachate is a pain. The liquid produced when water (usually from
precipitation) drains through a landfill can be a toxic cocktail of
dissolved or suspended metals, salts and other chemicals. It looks nasty,
smells even worse and, if not handled properly, has the potential to
contaminate ground and surface water, especially in older landfills that
lack an impermeable liner. Even with modern containment systems, the
process of collecting, transporting and treating leachate can rack up
costs, a major headache for everyone involved.
http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20120927/NEWS01/120929941/landfill-turns-leachate-into-a-resource
Upcoming Renew Our Rivers, Coastal Cleanup looking for volunteers
By Mississippi Press Staff
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- The 24th annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup will
be held Oct. 20 from 8-11 a.m., and volunteers in Hancock, Harrison and
Jackson counties are needed for the cleanup of our marine environment.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-living/2012/10/upcoming_renew_our_rivers_coas.html
MDEQ lifts beach closure at Long Beach
SUN HERALD
LONG BEACH - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has
reopened a section of the beach in Long Beach.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/10/08/4232045/mdeq-lifts-beach-closure-at-long.html
MUW reduces energy consumption
WTVA
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) -- Mississippi University for Women has reduced its
energy use by 22 percent with an estimated cost avoidance of $1,024,200
over the past six years.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/MUW-reduces-energy-consumption/BmMNJlvsJk-fGGvYKOMB8g.cspx
Vardaman installing solar panels on water well
AP
VARDAMAN — The town of Vardaman is installing solar panels at one of its
three water wells.
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20121009/NEWS/310090021/Vardaman-installing-solar-panels-water-well
Taking aim at hunger
MBJ
by John Woods
Published: October 7,2012
The purpose behind the Hunter's Harvest program is simple. The function is
to persuade deer hunters to donate their deer meat to the network so that
it can be shared with a number of benefactors via the Mississippi Food
Network.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/taking-aim-at-hunger/
13.1 miles not that intimidating anymore
Clarion Ledger
Running 13.1 miles intimidated Michelle Vinson.
But on an unusually warm Jackson January day, when Vinson made the final
turn in this year's Mississippi Blues Marathon & Half Marathon, fear gave
way to fierceness as she dashed toward the finish line. Exactly where this
last burst of energy came from remains unknown to the runner herself.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20121007/ACTIVELIVING05/310070005/13-1-miles-not-intimidating-anymore?odyssey=mod%7Cdefcon%7Ctext%7CGo!&nclick_check=1
National News
More US coal plants to retire due to green rules: study
Scott DiSavino
Reuters
(Reuters) - More U.S. coal-fired power plants could retire due to
environmental regulations and weaker-than-expected electric demand, costing
the industry up to $144 billion, economists at consultancy Brattle Group
said.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-utilities-brattle-coalbre8970lv-20121008,0,674814.story
Opinion
GUEST COLUMN: Here's our pledge for the RESTORE Act funds
NWF Daily News
Published: Friday, September 14, 2012 at 16:17 PM.
Thank you for your editorial regarding the great responsibility being
placed on Florida's Gulf Coast counties with the passage of the RESTORE Act
("Oil money must be transparent," Aug. 21).
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/opinion/guest-column-here-s-our-pledge-for-the-restore-act-funds-1.8352
