12.27.2013
Oil Spill
BP reserves right to appeal ruling allowing business claims without proof
of oil spill losses
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
December 26, 2013 at 9:08 PM
BP filed a notice Thursday reserving the right to appeal a federal judge's
decision rejecting the company's attempt to ban payments to some businesses
claiming damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The notice was filed "in an abundance of caution" with U.S. District Judge
Carl Barbier, who on Tuesday ruled that some businesses don't need to prove
their losses were directly caused by the spill in order to get paid under a
settlement agreement between BP and private plaintiffs.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/12/bp_reserves_right_to_appeal_ru.html#incart_river
State
Hattiesburg kicks off Christmas tree recycle program
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg has opened their four
Christmas tree recycle centers.
http://www.wdam.com/story/24308635/hattiesburg-kicks-off-christmas-tree-recycle-program
National
Coal in their stockings
Politico
By: Erica Martinson
December 24, 2013 05:59 PM EST
Coal-fired power plants are shutting their doors at a record pace — and for
the most part, nobody's building new ones.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/coal-fired-power-plants-energy-efficiency-environmental-protection-agency-natural-gas-101488.html?hp=l14
Opinion
Rethinking How to Split the Costs of Carbon
NY Times
By EDUARDO PORTER
It is probably a safe bet that very few Americans unwrapping a brand-new
iPhone left under their Christmas tree are thinking about its impact on the
global climate.
I have some good news for them, and some bad.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/25/business/economy/what-if-consumers-not-producers-paid-for-emissions.html?ref=earth&_r=0&pagewanted=print
