Archive for April, 2012

Falling natural gas prices concern Okla. leaders

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Plunging natural gas prices are prompting some concern from state leaders as lawmakers continue discussions on cutting the state’s income tax and developing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. State lawmakers are projected to have an estimated $6.6 billion to spend on the fiscal year 2013 […]

Experts: EPA Shale Gas Emission Rules "Too Little, Too Late"

To: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATIONAL EDITORS Natural Gas Industry Would Remain Largest Methane Polluter in U.S., Greenhouse Gas Footprint of Shale Would Still Be Larger Than That of Coal. ITHACA, N.Y., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/— The nonprofit Physicians Scientists Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) today issued the following joint statement by Profs. Anthony Ingraffea and […]

EPA Regional Administrator Resigns After Outcry Over ‘Crucify’ Comments

Over the weekend, Environmental Protection Agency Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz resigned, following a conservative outcry after remarks he made in 2010 came to light, ones suggesting government officials should take lessons from ancient Romans and “crucify” people not complying with environmental laws. “As I have expressed publically, and to you directly, I regret comments […]

EPA region head resigns after crucifixion talk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A regional Environmental Protection Agency chief based in Dallas resigned late Sunday after a 2010 comment surfaced in which he compared his enforcement of energy companies with crucifixion. Al Armendariz, who was the chief of EPA‘s Region 6 office, sent his letter of resignation over the weekend. A video of his talk […]

EPA Official Resigns Over ‘Crucify’ Flap

It didn’t take much for Sen. Jim Inhofe‘s office to get an official with the Environmental Protection Agency to quit. Al Armendariz (left), the EPA‘s regional chief in the South and Southwest, offered his resignation on Monday, less than a week after Inhofe (above) started attacking him for using the word “crucify” in a speech about […]

ConocoPhillips to pay $191M for China oil spill

HOUSTON (AP) — ConocoPhillips said Monday that it will pay $191 million to a Chinese agency for the company’s role in oil spills off northeastern China. ConocoPhillips said the deal resolves all pending government claims related to the spill. The payment by ConocoPhillips China Inc. includes $173 million to be paid over the next two […]

Natural gas prices up 5 pct. on production report

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of natural gas jumped by nearly 5 percent Monday after government data showed that producers are making good on promises to cut supplies. Chesapeake Energy Corp., ConocoPhillips and Encana Corp. have each said that they would take some natural gas operations offline this year. They were forced to, in […]

Chesapeake Energy rises on upgrade, gas prices

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp. gained nearly 4 percent on Monday after an analyst upgraded the stock and natural gas prices hit their highest midday price in more than a month. THE SPARK: BMO Capital Markets analyst Dan McSpirit said in a note to clients that it appears investors have sold […]

Inhofe on ‘crucify’ EPA official’s resignation: ‘There are a lot of other Armendarizes around’

The resignation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 6 administrator does not change the institutional problem with the agency’s enforcement philosophy, Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Inhofe told The Daily Caller on Monday. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works said that while it was right for Al Armendariz to resign […]

Exxon Mobil shuts Louisiana oil pipeline after leak

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp has shut the 160,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) North Line crude oil pipeline in Louisiana after a leak spilled 1,900 barrels of crude oil in a rural area over the weekend, affecting a conduit that supplies the nation’s third-largest refinery. The 22-inch line originates in St. James, Louisiana, and provides shippers with […]

U.S. pipeline regulator probing Exxon pipeline leak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. pipeline regulator is closely monitoring the shutdown of an Exxon Mobil pipeline after a leak in Louisiana over the weekend, an agency spokeswoman said on Monday. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has sent an inspector to investigate the leak, said Jeannie Layson, PHMSA‘s director for Governmental, International, and […]

Top EPA official resigns over ‘crucify’ comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s top environmental official in the oil-rich South Central region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word “crucify” to describe how he would go after companies violating environmental laws. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson sent […]

EPA official resigns after crucifixion comment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A regional Environmental Protection Agency chief based in Dallas resigned on Monday, days after Republican lawmakers uncovered comments in which he compared his enforcement of energy companies with crucifixion. Al Armendariz, who was the chief of EPA‘s Region 6 office, which includes refinery-rich Texas, Louisiana and three other states, sent a letter […]

EPA Regional Chief Armendariz Resigns Over ‘Crucify’ Remarks

Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Al Armendariz, who was caught on a 2010 video comparing his enforcement philosophy to Roman style crucifixions has resigned, according to the Wall Street Journal. Armendariz‘s area of responsibility included Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the EPA’s Region 6. What did Armendariz say about Roman […]

Obama-Appointed EPA Administrator Resigns Over ‘Crucify’ Flak

DENVER (Reuters) – Three Florida siblings who pleaded guilty to shooting at police while trying to elude them following a multistate crime spree last year were sentenced on Monday to lengthy prison terms by a Colorado judge. Lee Grace Dougherty, 29, and her brothers Dylan Stanley Dougherty, 27, and Ryan Edward Dougherty, …

Study Finds Increased Warming Over Wind Farms

DENVER (Reuters) – Three Florida siblings who pleaded guilty to shooting at police while trying to elude them following a multistate crime spree last year were sentenced on Monday to lengthy prison terms by a Colorado judge. Lee Grace Dougherty, 29, and her brothers Dylan Stanley Dougherty, 27, and Ryan Edward Dougherty, …

Arpin Van Lines Announces Their Green Moving Benefits For The Environment And Social Responsibility

Spokesperson of Arpin Van Lines has announced regarding their Green Moving Benefits initiative. He stated, “To meet goals of corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability, we are investing over $2 million for upgrading technology for reduction in paper use, installing solar energy system on the roof of trailers, improving recycle facility, posting tips and other […]

‘Supermoon’ Alert: Biggest Full Moon of 2012 Occurs This Week

Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend. The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month’s full moon coincides with the moon’s perigee — its closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year’s biggest. The moon […]

SpaceX Test Fires Private Rocket Bound for Space Station

The private spaceflight company SpaceX successfully test fired the rocket that will launch the first-ever commercial space capsule to the International Space Station today (April 30), after a slight delay that was caused by an apparent computer glitch. SpaceX officials conducted the so-called “static fire test” of the firm’s Falcon 9 rocket today on a […]

More Babies Born with Exposure to Addictive Drugs

The number of babies born exposed to addictive drugs while in the womb is increasing, a new study suggests. Between 2000 and 2009, the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome — a disorder that occurs in babies exposed to illegal or prescription drugs during pregnancy — increased nearly threefold in the United States, the study found. […]

Female Panda’s Insemination Live-Tweeted by National Zoo

Spring is in the air, and baby panda-making is in the minds of zookeepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo — if not those of their panda charges. Zookeepers have decided to artificially inseminate female giant panda Mei Xiang, at the Washington, D.C., zoo today (April 30), and live tweet the proceedings. It’s the second try, […]

Water Floats on Oil, Defying Conventional Wisdom

A wayward dolphin is spending a third straight day in a narrow wetlands channel along the Southern California coast, under the watchful eyes of wildlife experts.

Hot Weather’s Return Brings Ozone Warnings

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Health risks from ground-level ozone pollution spike between March and October, lung specialists at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston have found. Ozone can cause severe breathing attacks, including intense chest pains and trouble breathing. Most at risk are children who spend a lot of time outdoors, seniors and […]

More Evidence Bilingualism Aids Thinking Skills

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — People who speak two languages have enhanced hearing processing, which improves their attention and memory skills, a new, small study says. Northwestern University researchers recorded the brainstem responses in 23 English- and-Spanish speaking teens and 25 English-only speaking teens as they heard speech sounds in two conditions. Under quiet […]

Insecticide Linked to Brain Abnormalities in Kids

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — A new, small study links maternal exposure to a commonly used insecticide to unusual changes in the brain structures of young children, although the research doesn’t definitely prove that the pesticide is at fault. The findings raise more questions about the safety of the insecticide, known as chlorpyrifos, which […]

Health Highlights: April 30, 2012

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Texas Law Targeting Planned Parenthood Unconstitutional: Judge Texas cannot stop Planned Parenthood from receiving state funds through the Women’s Health Program, a federal judge ruled Monday. There is sufficient evidence that a state law banning Planned Parenthood from […]

Routine Kidney Disease Screening Not Worthwhile, Experts Say

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — As many as one in 10 Americans have chronic kidney disease, but most don’t know it and for most it is not a problem, experts say. However, there has been debate about whether healthy people should be screened for the condition. Now, a statement released Monday by the U.S. […]

Having Kids Doesn’t Inspire Adults to Eat Healthier: Study

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Starting a family does not lead young adults to eat healthier in order to set a good example for their children, a new study says. Researchers analyzed the diets of more than 2,500 participants enrolled in a study examining the development of coronary artery disease risk factors in young […]

Exercise Twice a Day Vital for Your Dog’s Health, Expert Says

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Just like people, dogs need to get daily exercise to stay healthy, a veterinarian says. “Dogs should get exercise at least twice a day, generally around 15 to 20 minutes each session for small dogs and 30 to 40 minutes or more for large dogs,” Susan Nelson, clinical associate […]

U.S. Sees Tripling of Babies Born Addicted to Painkillers

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — About one baby an hour is born addicted to powerful painkillers called opiates in the United States, a new study shows. The number of infants born with a drug withdrawal syndrome called neonatal abstinence syndrome tripled between 2000 and 2009, jumping to more than 13,000, according to a study […]

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