4.11.13
Oil Spill
BP supervisor recalls training aboard Deepwater Horizon on day of Macondo
blowout
By Richard Thompson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 10, 2013 at 6:50 PM
Lee Lambert was onboard the Deepwater Horizon training to be a BP well-site
leader when the drilling rig caught fire and exploded in the Gulf of Mexico
nearly three years ago.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/04/bp_supervisor_recalls_training.html
BP $8B Buyback Leaves Investors Cold 3 Years After Spill
Bloomberg
BP Plc (BP/) Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley will come under pressure
from investors to boost the share price at today's annual general meeting.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-10/bp-8-billion-buyback-leaves-investors-cold-3-years-after-spill
State News
Teens leading charge to cleanup Vancleave
WLOX
Four Vancleave High School students are taking on an environmental
challenge. They are trying to galvanize their community to pick-up trash
bags and cleanup Vancleave.
http://www.wlox.com/story/21938334/teens-leading-charge-to-cleanup-vancleave
Great American Cleanup Friday, Saturday
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Keep Mississippi Beautiful (KMB) is recruiting volunteers to
help plant trees and shrubs and clean up litter as part of a two-day
community improvement effort. KMB's Great American Cleanup State Kickoff
event has projects planned in De Kalb on Friday and Meridian on Saturday.
http://meridianstar.com/local/x2015923672/Great-American-Cleanup-Friday-Saturday
National News
EPA would get funding increase under president's proposal
Washington Post
By Lenny Bernstein, Updated: April 10, 2013
President Obama's budget would provide $8.2 billion for the Environmental
Protection Agency, a $252 million increase from the funding the agency has
for fiscal 2013, but a 3.5 percent cut from the agency's enacted 2012
spending plan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/04/10/epa-gets-funding-increase-under-presidents-proposal/
President Obama's budget promises action on climate change
Politico
By: Darren Goode and Andrew Restuccia
April 11, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
President Barack Obama's proposed budget would make good on the promise he
laid out in the State of the Union — that he will act on climate change if
a divided Congress will not.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/obama-budget-2014-energy-details-89912.html?hp=l5
Department of Interior would see gains under Obama's budget
Washington Post
By Darryl Fears, Updated: April 10, 2013
President Obama's proposed budget for the Department of Interior would add
muscle to controversial initiatives including a $13 million increase in
funding for the U.S. Geological Survey to enhance preparations for climate
change and enable water and wildlife managers to adapt to the effects of
warming, such as sea-level rise.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/04/10/department-of-interior-would-see-gains-under-obamas-budget/
Obama budget suggests possible sale of TVA
The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Obama administration's 2014 budget is calling for a
strategic review of the Tennessee Valley Authority, opening the possibility
the federally owned utility could be sold.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/10/4584598/obama-budget-suggests-possible.html
Nominee To Head EPA Finds Muted Opposition
Wall Street Journal
By KEITH JOHNSON
Republicans love to lambaste the Environmental Protection Agency, where
Gina McCarthy has worked for four years. But though they plan to grill Ms.
McCarthy at a Senate hearing Thursday on her bid to lead the agency, her
nomination has yet to run into major land mines, leaving supporters
confident she will win approval.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324010704578414992051963094.html
Senate Confirms Jewell as Interior Secretary
Wall Street Journal
By TENNILLE TRACY
WASHINGTON—The Senate approved the nomination of REI Chief Executive Sally
Jewell to head the U.S. Interior Department, giving President Barack Obama
an easy win in his first effort to appoint new leaders at his energy and
environment agencies.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324240804578415153432661778.html
Former EPA head defends herself in speech at Princeton University
By Ryan Hutchins/The Star-Ledger April 09, 2013 at 10:32 PM
PRINCETON — Lisa Jackson, the former head of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and a popular target of Washington Republicans, had to
defend herself today as she spoke on friendly ground: Her alma mater,
Princeton University.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/former_epa_head_defends_hersel.html
Fracking Doesn't Cause Significant Earthquakes, Study Says
By Nidaa Bakhsh on April 10, 2013
Bloomberg
Hydraulic fracturing used to access oil and gas from rock and shale hasn't
caused "significant" earthquakes, according to a study by Durham
University.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-09/fracking-doesn-t-cause-significant-quakes-university-study-says
Opinion
The EPA Needs a New Broom. Will It Get One?
Obama's pick to head the agency must agree to a cease-fire in its war on
fossil fuels.
Wall Street Journal
By JOHN BARRASSO
After last week's abysmal jobs report, the Obama administration will have
to act quickly to prevent even more Americans from dropping out of the
workforce. One place to start is at the heavy-handed Environmental
Protection Agency.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324050304578410754266079438.html
