Gulf spill commission findings; Stories from the Gulf; Protect Clean Air Act; Cars get graded for energy efficiency; Tar sands controversy; Sports go solar; Coal and Chicago
Posted October 15, 2010 in The Media and the Environment
In a Wall Street Journal article, Frances Beinecke emphasized the need to be careful when presenting the oil spill commission’s nuanced findings: that expansion of drilling may be a necessary evil, but it needs to be done with better safety controls and stronger risk management. … The Times Picayune reported on NRDC’s ongoing partnership with StoryCorps to record the stories of Gulf residents affected by the BP oil disaster… In a Greenwire article picked up by the New York Times, David Doniger explained how, in the absence of climate legislation, regulating greenhouse gas emissions through the Clean Air Act is our best option… In a Chicago Tribune article, Luke Tonachel stressed that giving cars letter grades that correspond to their fuel consumption and greenhouse gas pollution would add a level of transparency that buyers could understand…
In an Associated Press story, Bobby McEnaney commented that, contrary to Exxon’s claims, “the evidence is clear” that the big oil company plans to ship massive loads of Canadian tar sands equipment through the Rocky Mountains over the next decade, threatening to turn scenic highways through the iconic mountains into commercial transportation corridors… Allen Hershkowitz spoke with Marketwatch about professional sports teams’ recent commitment to solar power, and the cultural impact this could have on fans; a link to a video of the interview can be found below…
In a Los Angeles Times article, Adrian Martinez opposed a 5-year renewal plan for greening California’s taxi fleet, saying the plan lacks the specifics needed… In a Chicago Reader front page piece, Henry Henderson explained how dirty coal plants and the companies that run them are “stifling a vital new future” for Chicago; Chicago Reader is a local alternative weekly paper distributed heavily around Chicago and respected for long-form stories…
