State
872 acres of Marion County sand, gravel, clay reserves on market after
bankruptcy
MBJ
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has ordered the sale of Marion Clay & Gravel's
872-acre tract in Marion County containing significant sand, gravel and
clay reserves.
http://msbusiness.com/2015/07/872-acres-of-marion-county-sand-gravel-clay-reserves-on-market-after-bankruptcy/
Oil company to cause a rumble
Enterprise-Journal
Seismic testing coming to McComb Oil Field | Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015
2:00 pm
A local oil company is hoping for some good vibrations when it begins
seismic testing in the next month or so to get a clearer picture of how to
extract oil from subterranean entrapments.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_a998972c-2728-11e5-a098-d75026e379a7.html
Recycling gets trashy
Commercial Dispatch
July 11, 2015 11:33:22 PM
Not long ago, Columbus resident Ruth Berry took to Facebook to draw
attention to the sorry state of the recycle bin by Joe Cook Elementary.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=43147
Ocean Springs prepares for rising sea levels in severe weather, asks
residents to complete survey
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- The city of Ocean Springs is asking citizens
to take a survey to bring awareness to the rise of sea levels during
hurricane season.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/07/ocean_springs_prepares_for_ris.html#incart_river
Lightning strike sparks marsh fire in Bayou Casotte
WLOX
If you see smoke rising into the sky near the Chevron Refinery in
Pascagoula, don't be alarmed. Jackson County EOC Director Earl Etheridge
tells us it's just a marsh fire in the Bayou Casotte area.
http://www.wlox.com/story/29530227/lightning-strike-sparks-marsh-fire-in-bayou-casotte
Experts caution swimming in lakes, rivers during hot weather
WLBT
It can't even be seen by the naked eye, but lurking in many lakes and
rivers in Mississippi is something that -- in rare cases -- can be deadly
if it reaches your brain.
Scientists call it Naegleria fowleri.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29531032/experts-caution-swimming-in-lakes-rivers-during-hot-weather
Oil Spill
BP's change of course opened way for $18.7 billion deal
Baton Rouge Advocate
After giving up on its long-running effort to oust the Lafayette lawyer
administering its multibillion-dollar oil spill settlement program, BP
decided early this spring to try a different tack: burying the hatchet.
http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/neworleansnews/12878110-123/bps-change-of-course-opened
Barbour Wants BP Money to Go Towards Deeping Channels at Port of Gulfport
WXXV
Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour suggests BP settlement money
should go toward deepening the channels at the Port of Gulfport, but not
everyone agrees with that idea.
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/Barbour-Wants-BP-Money-to-Go-Towards-Deeping/8aMJ4ZujJUytnbDXeWvQng.cspx
Alabama Gulf Coast leaders sift through BP settlement confusion, prepare
for possible regional divide
Al.com
John Sharp
July 12, 2015 at 7:08 AM
While there are unanswered questions in the settlement with BP stemming
from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, there is one almost
universal complaint expressed by public officials in South Alabama: We
aren't getting enough of it.
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/07/alabama_gulf_coast_leaders_sif.html#incart_river
Regional
South getting its first big wind farm soon
AP
On a vast tract of old North Carolina farmland, crews are getting ready to
build something the South has never seen: a commercial-scale wind energy
farm.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/07/12/6318537/apnewsbreak-south-getting-its.html
National
States consider defying Obama climate rule
The Hill
Governors of some conservative states are threatening to disregard
President Obama's signature climate rule for power plants, potentially
creating a showdown with the federal government.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/247589-states-consider-defying-obama-climate-rule
Can jets be fueled with household garbage?
USA Today
There have been several innovations in the field of alternative
energy sources that have the potential to reduce our dependence on
conventional fossil fuels, thereby reducing rising greenhouse
emissions.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/07/13/oilprice-dotcom-jets-garbage-fuel/29137915/
New regs for Monday: Nuclear, emissions, truck drivers
The Hill
Emissions: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are teaming up on new emissions rules
for heavy-duty vehicles.
http://thehill.com/regulation/247494-new-regs-for-monday-nuclear-emissions-truck-drivers
Opinion
Use the desiganted money from the BP oil spill settlement correctly
Mississippi Press
Al Jones
July 10, 2015 at 5:31 PM
BILOXI, Mississippi – When the news came down last week that Mississippi
would receive nearly $2.2 billion in compensation for the 2010 BP oil spill
disaster, my phone began to ring.
http://www.gulflive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/07/use_the_desiganted_money_from.html
