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Environmental groups in South Carolina appeal against seismic gun tests for oil and gas
2015-05-20 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Charleston, Folly Beach and Beaufort cities in South Carolina have joined an appeal filed against the first permit to allow for seismic guns to be used to explore oil and gas along the Palmetto State's coast.
'Dozens' of Media Groups, Individuals Have Supported Clinton Foundation
2015-05-17 19:32:06| IT Services - Topix.net
For years, national media stars have lined up to speak or moderate debates at the fall Clinton Global Initiative meetings in New York. Bill Clinton routinely does a round of sappy TV interviews unless someone messes up the program with a tough question like Fox's Chris Wallace, who drew Slick Willie's wrath in 2006.
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Environmental Groups Sue Over Oil Train Rules Cite Amtrak Crash
2015-05-15 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Environmental groups are suing the Obama administration over recently announced rules for transporting oil by rail, arguing they allow unsafe tankers to remain on the tracks for a decade. Earthjustice filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court's 9th Circuit Wednesday. It says new Department of Transportation rules fail to protect Americans from exploding trains. The groups tied what they see as shortcomings of the new rules to Tuesday's Amtrak passenger rail disaster in Philadelphia, which killed...
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Name for merged ag groups would be CentraGro Coope...
2015-05-14 23:40:36| Agriculture - Topix.net
If members of the South Dakota Wheat Growers and North Central Farmers Elevator approve a merger this summer, the name for the combined operation will be CentraGro Cooperatives. The two operations hope to create an even stronger, more sustainable business through a merger.
U.S. green groups sue in challenge to oil train safety rules
2015-05-14 22:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Seven environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging safety rules issued earlier this month for trains carrying oil, arguing the regulations are too weak to protect the public. The groups, including the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity, charge that the rules, issued on May 1, will allow industry to continue to use "unsafe tank cars" for up to 10 years and fail to set adequate speed limits for oil trains. "Were suing the administration because these rules wont protect...
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