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Saturday, August 14, 2010

N.Y. Times starts energy series with a look at mountaintop-removal mining, and an alternative

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The New York Times begins a series called "Beyond Fossil Fuels" today with a story about mountaintop-removal coal mining that foc...

Court ruling may keep sugar-beet growers from planting genetically modified crops next year

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A federal judge struck down the Department of Agriculture 's approval of genetically modified sugar beets yesterday, posing potential pr...

Former senator's death in crash focuses national attention on role, risks of air service in rural Alaska

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The death of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens in a single-engine airplane crash has illustrated how dependent the roadless areas of Alaska are o...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Carbon dioxide could be used to make 'green cement,' reducing need for underground storage

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Conventional wisdom about the future of coal says that in a carbon-regulated political environment, power plants will need to be able to cap...

Industry watches as noted California weekly newspaper adopts 'low profit' status

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In May we reported  that the Point Reyes Light in rural western Marin County, California, was sold to a group of journalists, educators and...

Environmentalists shift focus from coal burners to curbing Western coal production

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The collapse of the climate bill and increased export of coal to Asia has led some environmentalists to shift their focus from coal-fired el...

Interior Department document details plans for possible new national monuments

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The Interior Department has released additional pages of a leaked document, which identified potential sites for new public monuments. The ...

Paul downplays E. Ky. drug problem, draws fire

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After being taken to task recently for comments on farm subsidies and mine safety , Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul has again ...

Wells Fargo becomes latest bank to restrict financing of firms removing mountaintops for coal

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Last month Wells Fargo became the sixth major bank to restrict financing for mining companies that practice mountaintop removal. Since May, ...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Appellate court decides park service requirement violates free speech

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled last week the National Park Service requirement that groups obtain permits fo...

South Carolina town moves to ban illegal immigrants from living in city limits

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A small South Carolina town thousands a miles from the Mexican border has become the latest community to pass a controversial illegal immigr...

S.C. community newspaper group files first criminal charges for violation of state's open meeting law

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The first charges under criminal provisions of South Carolina's open-government law have been filed following a complaint from a communi...

Does Ohio Farm Bureau-Humane Society agreement signal deals in other states?

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In July we reported the controversial agreement between Ohio Farm Bureau Federation  and the Humane Society of the United States  to alter s...
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Ohio coal-fired power plant to be converted to wood-burning despite concerns

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One might expect environmental groups to applaud an energy company's decision to shelve a coal-fired power plant, but that is not the ca...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Proposal would create a new level of the Internet where net neutrality would not apply

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Friday we reported conflicting stories about a possible Google and Verizon "policy agreement" that would deliver a significant ...

Wheat-eating insects are Montana farmer-senator's opponent during recess back home

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While many legislators will spend their summers campaigning or fund raising, one plans to do what his family has always done: farm, which is...

Financial overhaul could hurt farmers who use derivatives to cushion swings in markets

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While the financial reform bill may have been aimed at risk-taking bankers, it may have unintended effects on family farmers, one writes in ...

Scientists say reclamation does not eliminate the impacts of mountaintop-removal coal mining

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A group of scientists presenting research at last week's Ecological Society of America conference said mountaintop-removal coal mining ...

Environmentalists say damaged lands are good places to generate solar power

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Many environmentalists have been vocal in their opposition of renewable energy projects that might have adverse effects on the environment. ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

To fight chronically short supply of teachers, rural schools recruit local students for future slots

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In the face of state and federal mandates to turn around struggling rural schools, districts are turning to programs designed to hand-pick c...