4.23.2013
Oil Spill
Haliburton seeking settlement over Deepwater Horizon oil spill
By The Associated Press
April 22, 2013 at 11:07 AM
NEW ORLEANS — BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in
the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says it is trying to negotiate a settlement over
its role in the disaster.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/04/haliburton_seeking_settlement.html#incart_river
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation adds Gulf Coast leaders
Press Register
By George Talbot | gtalbot@al.com
April 23, 2013 at 7:20 AM
WASHINGTON - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, charged with
distributing billions of dollars in penalties from the BP oil spill to
environmental projects along the Gulf Coast, is adding some Southern
members to its leadership team.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/04/national_fish_and_wildlife_fou.html#incart_river
BP oil spill settlement claims can be paid while BP appeals judge's
decision
The Associated Press By The Associated Press
April 22, 2013 at 10:37 PM
A court-appointed claims administrator can continue making payments to
businesses affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico while BP
appeals a judge's decision in a dispute over the payouts.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/04/bp_oil_spill_settlement_claims.html
Officials: Control of BP funds at stake
By TOM McLAUGHLIN / NWF Daily News
Published: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 17:03 PM.
Government officials in Northwest Florida raised a ruckus Monday about an
amendment to a state Senate bill they viewed as an effort to steal away
their control of millions in RESTORE Act funds.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/officials-control-of-bp-funds-at-stake-documents-1.130605
Spill fines may be allocated by year's end
Houma Today
By Nikki Buskey
Published: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7:43 p.m.
Criminal fines from the BP oil spill could be paying for restoration work
in Louisiana by the end of the year, according to an official with the
environmental trust fund charged with distributing the money.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20130422/ARTICLES/130429893/1211/news01?Title=Spill-fines-may-be-allocated-by-year-8217-s-end
State News
Toyota Celebrates Earth Day By Going Green
WCBI
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss.(WCBI)-The local Toyota plant brought many jobs with it,
and that's been great for our economy. Now, company leaders are thinking
globally by acting locally.
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/video-toyota-celebrates-earth-day-by-going-green
Toyota celebrates Earth Day
WTVA
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. (WTVA) -- Toyota kicked off Earth Day by flipping the
on switch on the fourth largest solar array in the state.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Toyota-celebrates-Earth-Day/mfw5GDC0lEGVvZRry-JyBA.cspx
Toyota Mississippi flips switch on solar project
by Dennis Seid
NEMS Daily Journal
04.22.13 - 04:25 pm
It's 358 feet long, made up of 198 panels and generates enough electricity
to power seven homes.
http://djournal.com/view/full_story/22324957/article-BIZ-BUZZ--Toyota-Mississippi-flips-switch-on-solar-project?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
East Jackson County water treatment plant project clears major
environmental hurdle
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens | ahavens@al.com
April 22, 2013 at 12:09 PM
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- A multimillion-dollar project that will treat
Pascagoula River water for consumption by east Jackson County residents has
cleared a major hurdle, county Supervisor John McKay said today.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/04/east_jackson_county_water_trea.html#incart_river
Harrison supervisors agree with 12 Miles South
Sun Herald
By MICHAEL NEWSOM — mmnewsom@sunherald.com
GULFPORT -- Harrison County supervisors approved a resolution Monday that
reiterates their opposition to oil and gas drilling in the Mississippi
Sound and within 12 miles south of the barrier islands.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/22/4612425/harrison-supervisors-agree-with.html
City searches for owner of Frontage Road eyesore
WLBT
Most municipalities want the first impression to be the best. That's not
what motorists get when they enter Jackson on Interstate-55 northbound as
it splits off to Interstate 20 East.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/22048167/taking-back-our-neighborhoods-frontage-road-eyesore
Danny Guice latest to exit DMR
Sun Herald
By MICHAEL NEWSOM — mmnewsom@sunherald.com
BILOXI -- Another top official at the Mississippi Department of Marine
Resources has announced he's leaving.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/22/4612424/danny-guice-latest-to-exit-dmr.html
National News
Environmental economist studies a shrinking Louisiana
by MBJ Staff
Published: April 22,2013
STARKVILLE — Louisiana is shrinking. According to new information from the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 25-35 square miles of land
off the coast of Louisiana disappears into the water every year.
http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/environmental-economist-studies-a-shrinking-louisiana/
On Earth Day, where does Obama's environmental record stand?
Washington Post
By Juliet Eilperin, Updated: April 22, 2013
What better day than Earth Day — the 43rd incarnation — than to ask where
President Obama's environmental record stands at this point in his
presidency, and what are the most important decisions that lie ahead of him
during his second term.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/04/22/on-earth-day-where-does-obamas-environmental-record-stand/
EPA again raises questions about Keystone XL pipeline from Canada
By Associated Press, Published: April 22
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising
objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from
western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/eap-again-raises-questions-about-keystone-xl-pipeline-from-canada/2013/04/22/8bacd538-abc5-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html
No 'backdoor' climate rules, GOP warns
The Hill
By Zack Colman - 04/22/13 01:23 PM ET
Thirty-two Republican senators on Monday warned President Obama that he
does not have the authority to require that federal agencies consider the
impact of their actions on climate change.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/295303-gop-senators-to-white-house-avoid-backdoor-method-on-climate
How Americans see global warming — in 8 charts
Washington Post
By Scott Clement, Updated: April 22, 2013
Earth Day organizers have dedicated the celebration's 43rd anniversary to
highlighting the impact of climate change. Even though President Obama made
mention of the issue in his second inaugural address and his 2013 State of
the Union speech, climate change has a long way to go to be a
top-of-the-mind issue in the U.S. even as most Americans broadly
acknowledge the existence of global warming and support laws aimed at
reducing greenhouse gases.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/04/22/how-americans-see-global-warming-in-8-charts/
U.S. States Turn Against Renewable Energy as Gas Plunges
Bloomberg
By Christopher Martin - Apr 23, 2013
More than half the U.S. states with laws requiring utilities to buy
renewable energy are considering ways to pare back those mandates after a
plunge in natural gas prices brought on by technology that boosted supply.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-23/u-s-states-turn-against-renewable-energy-as-gas-plunges.html
Interior chief Jewell: 'One size doesn't fit all' on fracking
The Hill
By Zack Colman - 04/22/13 02:11 PM ET
Newly minted Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell gave a nod Monday
to oil-and-gas industry concerns about pending federal rules on hydraulic
fracturing, or fracking.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/295317-interior-chief-jewell-one-size-doesnt-fit-all-on-fracking
Opinion
Texas explosion shows need to eliminate risk of disaster
Bloomberg
Even though it isn't yet known what caused the deadly explosion last week
at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, the facility was clearly too
dangerous to be located a few blocks from a middle school, a nursing home
and a 50-unit apartment building. The blast killed 14 people, injured some
200 and damaged or flattened dozens of homes.
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20130423/OPINION01/304230018/Texas-explosion-shows-need-eliminate-risk-disaster
