Current:Home > ContactToday’s Climate: May 12, 2010 -Wealth Pursuit Network
Today’s Climate: May 12, 2010
View
Date:2025-04-14 16:38:34
Senate Climate Bill Unveiled but Fate Uncertain (Reuters)
A new Senate bill to be unveiled today would impose new limits on CO2 pollution from factories, utilities and vehicles, while expanding heavy-polluting domestic oil production and nuclear power generation.
Bill Would Allow States to Veto Offshore Drilling (AP)
The Senate’s long-awaited climate bill would allow states directly affected by offshore drilling to veto drilling plans of nearby states if they can show significant negative impacts from an accident.
Big Oil to Get More Grilling as Oil Gushes in Gulf (Reuters)
Top oil executives face a second day of grilling by U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick and the specter of environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Salazar Rolls Out Plan for Offshore Safety Agency, Seeks More Congressional Help (The Hill)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced on Tuesday that he is creating a new independent agency within his department to oversee offshore oil-and-gas safety and environmental protections.
Political Patience Wanes as Gulf Oil Spill Grows (AP)
Political patience was whittling away for BP executives who can’t stop a broken underwater well from pouring oil into the Gulf where crews tried the latest solution — submerging a second containment box designed to funnel the gusher to a waiting tanker.
Availability Of Booms To Contain Oil Spill A Concern (Dow Jones)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the availability of oil containment booms is a concern, as states around the Gulf of Mexico are increasingly using them to prevent oil from reaching their shores.
Massey Directors Opposed By Funds (Wall Street Journal)
A coalition of public pension funds is recommending the ouster of three Massey Energy board members, saying the safety committee members failed to carry out their duties in light of the April 5 coal mine explosion in which 29 workers were killed.
Australia Parliament Debates Amended Green Power Laws (Reuters)
Laws to overhaul Australia’s renewable energy scheme were introduced into parliament on Wednesday in a move that should reassure industry and underpin billions of dollars in investments.
India’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Grew 52% From 1994 to 2007 (Bloomberg)
India’s greenhouse gas emissions grew 52 percent in 2007 from 1994 on expansion of the energy and transport sectors and growth in industry.
Africa Refining Strategies for Int’l Negotiations on Climate Change (Xinhua)
Representatives of the Conference of the 10 African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) met on Tuesday to streamline Africa’s negotiating team and refine its strategies in global climate negotiations.
Expanded Offshore Wind Farms to Power 1.4 Million Extra Homes (Business Green)
The agency that controls the UK sea bed, the Crown Estate, today announced that it has agreed to extend the first and second wave of offshore wind farms to provide more than 2 GW of additional capacity, enough to power 1.4 million extra homes.
Norway Should Limit Arctic Soot to Slow Warming (Reuters)
Norway should limit soot from emerging Arctic industries such as oil or shipping that risk accelerating a thaw of ice around the North Pole caused by global warming, a report said on Tuesday.
The Gas Co., GM to Collaborate on Hydrogen Project (AP)
The Gas Co. and General Motors have teamed up on a pilot project to test hydrogen refueling technology for fuel cells.
veryGood! (56632)
Related
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- University of Michigan graduate instructors end 5-month strike, approve contract
- Chris Pratt Jokes Son Jack Would Never Do This to Me After Daughters Give Him Makeover
- AI chips, shared trips, and a shorter work week
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Supreme Court says work on new coastal bridge can resume
- USA's Katie Moon and Australia's Nina Kennedy decide to share women's pole vault gold medal
- Ukraine pilots to arrive in U.S. for F-16 fighter jet training next month
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- Miley Cyrus Reveals Why Filming Used to Be Young Was So Emotional
Ranking
- Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
- This Is How Mandy Moore’s Son Ozzie Hit a Major Milestone
- White man convicted of killing Black Muslim freed after judge orders new trial
- Luis Rubiales vows not to resign as president of Spain's soccer federation
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Kevin Hart Compares His Manhood to a Thumb After F--king Bad Injury
- U.S. nurse kidnapped in Haiti speaks publicly for first time since her release: I hold no grudges against you
- Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?
Recommendation
Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
38 rolls of duct tape, 100s of hours: Student's sticky scholarship entry makes fashion archive
Age requirement for Uber drivers raised to 25 in this state. Can you guess which one?
Russian court extends U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention by 3 months, state news agency says
Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
'I don’t like the situation': 49ers GM John Lynch opens up about Nick Bosa's holdout
Phoenix temperatures will heat up to the extreme once again this weekend
Is the Gran Turismo movie based on a true story? Yes. Here's a full fact-check of the film