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Plans to export US natural gas stir debate
2013-05-12 12:14:21| Energy - Topix.net
A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster.
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Hog farm continues to stir debate
2013-05-09 07:58:10| Waste Management - Topix.net
Residents of Jasper, and concerned citizens from Arkansas and states near and far, rallied together Wednesday evening against a single entity.
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In the Northwest, Rising Coal Exports to Asia Stir Huge Fight
2013-04-29 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Times: At Spring Creek Mine, a broad black seam of coal, reaching depths of 80 feet, runs like a subterranean river through arid, sagebrush-covered hills. This is a world-class seam formed from the remnants of ferns, grasses and other plants that flourished here more than 50 million years ago, when this part of Montana was a humid marsh. Cloud Peak Energy, operators of this mine, and other companies have proposals that could eventually double the state's coal production -- part of the push...
Pipeline Spills Stir New Criticism of Keystone Proposal
2013-04-03 02:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Two recent oil pipeline spills have prompted new criticism from opponents of the proposed Keystone XL project, while raising more questions about whether the federal government is adequately monitoring the nation's vast labyrinth of pipelines. An Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured in central Arkansas on Friday, leaving a sheen of oil on nearby streets and causing the evacuation of 22 homes in the small town of Mayflower. Exxon Mobil said its Pegasus Line, which runs from Patoka, Ill., to Nederland,...
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Massachusetts Democrats blast billionaire's bid to stir Senate race
2013-03-22 10:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Both Democratic contenders in Massachusetts' April Senate primary are pushing back against a former hedge fund manager turned environmental activist who is trying to make the proposed Keystone XL pipeline an issue in the race. While the pipeline, which would carry crude from Canada's tar sands to Texas refineries, is not due to come anywhere near the New England state, California billionaire Tom Steyer is threatening a campaign to make it a wedge issue ahead of the April 30 primary. Steyer,...
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