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Battle Over New Oil Train Standards Pits Safety Against Cost
2015-06-19 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The federal government's new rules aimed at preventing explosive oil train derailments are sparking a backlash from all sides. The railroads, oil producers and shippers say some of the new safety requirements are unproven and too costly, yet some safety advocates and environmental groups say the regulations aren't strict enough and still leave too many people at risk. Since February, five trains carrying North Dakota Bakken crude oil have derailed and exploded into flames in the U.S. and Canada....
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Duke top executive says she's working to clean up coal ash pits; protesters interrupt meeting
2015-05-07 21:15:10| Energy - Topix.net
Duke Energy's chief executive officer says she's taken steps over the last year to address pollution problems at the company's coal ash pits. Lynn Good told shareholders Thursday that Duke has learned a lot from last year's coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of a North Carolina river in toxic sludge.
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Twitter's New DM Function Pits Brands vs. Harassers
2015-04-22 07:02:54| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Twitter's new direct messaging function will help big companies reach its users, but only if Twitter cuts down on harassment first.
Pits to close after funding refused
2015-03-26 12:41:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The government refuses to extend the lives of two deep coal mines, saying more state aid would not represent value for money.
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Pennsylvania DEP Moves to Discourage or Ban Open Waste Pits in Shale Operations
2015-03-09 21:38:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://powersource.post-gazette.com/">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a> The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is moving to discourage and, in some cases, ban the use of open waste pits in shale gas operations in favor of closed tanks, in a revised draft of drilling rules that the agency released Monday. read more
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