11/26/12
Oil Spill
Jackson County seeks BP funds for flooding fix in Franklin Creek
Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Jackson County supervisors are seeking nearly $4
million in BP gulf spill restoration funds to restore coastal marsh and
reduce community flooding within the Franklin Creek watershed.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/11/jackson_county_seeks_bp_funds.html
Did BP oil spill harm water quality in Orange Beach? Study of Cotton Bayou
to find out
Press Register
ORANGE BEACH, Alabama-- It's been nearly 2½ years since oil from the
Deepwater Horizon disaster made its way through Perdido Pass into the
city's backbays and while time has diminished the visibility of the crude
into tarballs, some residents of Cotton Bayou say they're noticing a
degradation of water quality.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/has_bp_oil_spill_harmed_water.html
BP, workers head to court over criminal charges in Gulf disaster
Houston Chronicle
BP is preparing to plead guilty to manslaughter and other crimes arising
from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and oil spill but isn't expected
to do that during an initial appearance Tuesday in New Orleans federal
court.
http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/BP-workers-head-to-court-over-criminal-charges-4065585.php
BP reorganizes oil production unit
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - BP unveiled a reorganization of its oil and gas
production operations on Friday, reversing a change it enacted after the
Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-bp-restructure-oil-production-unit-sources-120830690--finance.html
State News
Wetlands action called illegal
Real estate developer to appear in court
AP
GULFPORT — A real estate developer from Alabama is due in court on charges
he violated the Clean Water Act by illegally filling wetlands near Bay St.
Louis for financial gain, and by polluting water.
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20121126/NEWS/311260008/Wetlands-action-called-illegal
Hernando sees green in reclaiming 'brownfield' areas
Commercial Appeal
By Henry Bailey
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Hernando has selected the EarthCon consulting firmto manage the city's
$400,000 "brownfield" grant for a community assessment of blighted but
potentially viable sites for reclamation and fiscal contribution.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/22/hernando-sees-green-in-reclaiming-brownfield/?print=1
Sewer to get funds for needed upgrade
Delta Regional Authority supplying $200K
Madison County Herald
Businesses and residents in western Madison County have received a major
emergency investment in resources that target the rehabilitation of the
area sewer collection system.
http://www.mcherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121120/NEWS/311200001/-1/NEWS01/Sewer-to-get-funds-for-needed-upgrade
PERS approves increase in employer contributions
AP
JACKSON, Mississippi -- The governing board of the state retirement system
has increased -- as expected -- the amount employers contribute to the
program.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/11/pers_approves_increase_in_empl.html#incart_river
National News
DEQ monitors air at homes near giant Louisiana sinkhole
WAFB
Flaring at the Bayou Corne sinkhole site has stopped indefinitely at one
well site. Texas Brine, the company that owns the property, submitted a
proposal to the state Wednesday afternoon asking permission to cap one well
for good after dangerous gases were detected.
http://www.wlox.com/story/20161632/deq-monitors-air-at-homes-near-giant-louisiana-sinkhole
Natural gas drillers target US truck, bus market
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - If the trash truck or bus rolling down your street
seems a little quieter these days, you're not imagining things. It's
probably running on natural gas.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/20179204/natural-gas-drillers-target-us-truck-bus-market
With Ban on Drilling Practice, Town Lands in Thick of Dispute
NY Times
By JACK HEALY
LONGMONT, Colo. — This old farming town near the base of the Rocky
Mountains has long been considered a conservative next-door neighbor to the
ultraliberal college town of Boulder, a place bisected by the railroad and
where middle-class families found a living at the vegetable cannery, sugar
mill and Butterball turkey plant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/us/with-ban-on-fracking-colorado-town-lands-in-thick-of-dispute.html?ref=earth&_r=0&pagewanted=print
The demise of coal-fired power plants
Washington Post
By Steven Mufson, Published: November 23
In SALEM, Mass. — Peter Furniss, the fair-haired chief executive of
Footprint Power, gives a tour of the aging coal and oil plant that towers
over sailboats in this historic harbor.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-demise-of-coal-fired-power-plants/2012/11/21/e7ca1e6e-fdda-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html
Outdoors bill angers some environmentalists
Washington Post
By Juliet Eilperin, Published: November 25
Making life better for fish and wildlife and the people who hunt them lies
at the heart of the Sportsmen's Act of 2012, the bill that covers
everything from habitat conservation to transporting bows through national
parks, which is likely to be approved by the Senate on Monday.
But though the bill enjoys broad, bipartisan support, some
environmentalists are not happy with it. The bill ensures that lead can
continue to be used in ammunition, which they say poisons some wildlife,
and it specifically says that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot
regulate components "used in shot, bullets and other projectiles," such as
bullets and fishing tackle.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/outdoors-bill-angers-some-environmental-groups/2012/11/25/ecddb32c-33e8-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_print.html
U.N. Climate Talks Open in Qatar
AP
(DOHA, Qatar) — U.N. talks on a new climate pact resumed Monday in oil and
gas-rich Qatar, where negotiators from nearly 200 countries will discuss
fighting global warming and helping poor nations adapt to it.
http://world.time.com/2012/11/26/u-n-climate-talks-open-in-qatar/
Opinion
Settle the Deepwater Horizon spill
Washington Post
By Editorial Board, Published: November 21
A RECORD-BREAKING environmental accident has produced a record-breaking
criminal fine. The oil company BP agreed last week to pay $4.5 billion to
settle a series of criminal claims regarding the 2010 Deepwater Horizon
spill, including negligence in the deaths of 11 oil-rig workers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/settle-the-deepwater-horizon-spill/2012/11/21/d7c720fc-329b-11e2-bb9b-288a310849ee_print.html
