Media Scan 3/25: nuclear crisis update; federal protections strangled; oil drilling safety; more...
Posted March 25, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
Tom Cochran was quoted in a front-page business section New York Times article about the Chinese building “pebble-bed” nuclear reactors, which may be a safer nuclear alternative… In a Bloomberg BusinessWeek article, David Goldston explained how the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act would impede government oversight and effectively shutdown the government… Bobby McEnaney spoke to Bloomberg News about the “gross over-speculation” of oil companies for leasing large tracks of land of which they aren’t serious about exploring…
Bob Deans once again went head-to-head with Stuart Varney on Fox Business’ Varney & Co in a discussion about President Obama’s decision to support oil drilling in Brazil while also continuing to require improved safety standards in the Gulf of Mexico…
In a Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor, Robin Roy argued that washing machine performance has improved as energy efficiency standards have become increasingly stringent over the years…In a Michigan Messenger story, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz commended a group of 25 mayors who have signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline… Hyphen Magazine—an Asian American publication— published a full spread Q&A interview with Gina Solomon, where she discussed the environmental and health impacts of the Gulf Oil Spill, now almost one year since the disaster…
