POLLUTION
Earth at night glows with lovely and loathsome lights
Wherever we go, our lights go with us. If we were more thoughtful about choosing the right type of lighting fixtures, it wouldn't be such a problem, but we're generally not. Photos taken late last y...
Posted on 1/12/13 at 1:06 PM
Noem dust bill redux
Congresswoman Kristi Noem's "nuisance dust" bill got some informative comments in the previous post. The bill does, as Cory Heidelberger points out, attempt to exempt an entire category of "particu...
Posted on 10/31/11 at 5:55 AM
US: TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline
By MATTHEW DALY , May 04, 2012
State geologist: SD oil potential vast, unexplored
SPEARFISH (AP) — South Dakota has significant potential for oil development, but that potential has largely been unexplored, the state geologist said at the Black Hills Bakken Conference.May 04, 2012
TransCanada ready to apply for a new permit for Keystone oil pipeline
The move will revive one of the year’s most contentious political issues — which has divided the Democratic base between environmentalists and some unions, and has unified Republicans in support of what they view as a critical source of energy supply for the U.S. — just months before the November elections.By JULIET EILPERIN , May 04, 2012
LETTER: Hog facility would pollute nearby air
Where is the law written that we don’t have the right to breathe clean air and protect our health and family from hog smell, methane, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide?By Lyle Reimnitz , April 23, 2012
LETTER: Proposed hog facility comes with dangers
The proposed 5,400-swine operation for Baker Township, if approved by Davison County commissioners, will bring many corporate out-of-state operations into Davison County, and they don’t care who they run over.By David Truesdell , April 23, 2012
Keystone pipeline amendment among those batted down by senators
WASHINGTON — After lobbying by President Barack Obama and Senate Democratic leaders, the Senate Thursday defeated legislation to speed up construction of a U-S.-Canadian oil pipeline.By Juliet Eilperin and Ed O’Keefe , March 08, 2012
TransCanada touts oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian company says it will build an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas after President Barack Obama blocked the larger Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.February 27, 2012
Diesel fuel pipeline leak cleanup near Aberdeen progresses
ABERDEEN (AP) — Crews cleaning up after a pipeline leak in northeast South Dakota are turning their focus from recovering the spilled diesel fuel to removing contaminated soil.February 23, 2012
Diesel fuel pipeline leak near Aberdeen being cleaned up
ABERDEEN (AP) — A spokesman for NuStar Energy says it could take as long as 10 days to clean up diesel after a pipeline leak a couple of miles north of Aberdeen.February 22, 2012
Audit clears State Department in Keystone pipeline review
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department's internal watchdog cleared the agency Thursday of any impropriety in its review of a permit for a controversial pipeline that that would carry Canadian oil produced from tar sands to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast.February 09, 2012
LETTER: Good that pipeline was put off for now
Obama has rejected the Keystone pipeline for now, until the government would have time to thoroughly research the new route that has been selected. Of course, right away the Republicans jumped all over him for not signing it right away.By John Zilverberg , January 28, 2012
Legal questions raised on bill to strip Obama of power on Keystone pipeline
By MATTHEW DALY , January 25, 2012
TransCanada may be ‘dead money’ after pipeline’s rejection
HOUSTON — TransCanada Corp. may lag other energy infrastructure companies as it seeks new growth prospects following President Barack Obama’s rejection of its Keystone XL oil-sands crude pipeline.By Staff reports , January 21, 2012
OUR VIEW: Keystone pipeline would be a boon to area
By Editorial board , January 20, 2012
White House makes case for rejecting Keystone pipeline
By MATTHEW DALY , January 18, 2012
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