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Here's why Obama is approving Arctic drilling again
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For a leader who has made fighting climate change a priority, President Barack Obama's decision to approve Royal Dutch Shell's return to oil and gas exploration off Alaska was seen by many environmentalists as a contradiction. On Tuesday, his administration upheld a 2008 Arctic lease sale, clearing an important hurdle for Shell. The Interior Department will now consider the company's drilling plan, which could take 30 days. But Shell, which has already spent about $6 billion exploring the Arctic,...
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FDA involved in case after approving psych meds that cause boys to grow breasts
2015-03-10 07:11:58| Food - Topix.net
It's not often that the FDA gets sued for anything, but a powerful Philadelphia legal firm that handles whistleblower and class action cases throughout the nation, Sheller, P.C., has petitioned the Federal Court to demand the FDA follow through with black box warnings for Johnson & Johnson's drug Risperdal or remove its pediatric approval. The FDA had ignored Sheller's requests to allow the legal firm to release documents held by drug company Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen that would prove the necessity of withdrawing the FDA's 2006 approval of Risperdal for pediatric prescriptions or at least demand black box warnings.
US Congress set to pass bill approving Keystone, but Obama has vowed to use veto
2015-02-11 21:26:34| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The United States Congress is set to send a bill approving the privately funded Canadian Keystone XL oil pipeline project to President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto it. The House is expected to pass the bill easily Wednesday, capping weeks of debate over one of Republicans' top priorities - a bill authorizing the construction of the much-delayed pipeline project of Calgary based TransCanada Corp. However, support in both the Senate and House has not been enough to override a veto, and backers of the bill said they are already strategizing ways to get it approved by other means, such as attaching it to a broader energy or spending bill.
US Congress set to pass bill approving Keystone, but Obama has vowed to use veto
2015-02-11 20:50:16| Energy - Topix.net
The United States Congress is set to send a bill approving the privately funded Canadian Keystone XL oil pipeline project to President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto it. The House is expected to pass the bill easily Wednesday, capping weeks of debate over one of Republicans' top priorities - a bill authorizing the construction of the much-delayed pipeline project of Calgary based TransCanada Corp. However, support in both the Senate and House has not been enough to override a veto, and backers of the bill said they are already strategizing ways to get it approved by other means, such as attaching it to a broader energy or spending bill.
Hawaiian Electric expects rapid progress in approving solar energy systems
2015-01-09 05:45:16| Energy - Topix.net
Hawaiian Electric Co. expects rapid progress in approving rooftop solar energy systems in Hawaii during the next few months after a solar study's results are finalized, the Honolulu-based utility revealed this week in a letter to Hawaii regulators.
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