http://www.mail.com/organizations/73000-natural-resources-defense-council.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/73000-natural-resources-defense-council.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091308-canada-pm-pipeline-plan-oil-to.html NEW YORK (AP) — A controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead," Canada's prime minister said Thursday, and he warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or another. Stephen Harper addressed the Keystone XL project, a flashpoint in the debate over climate change, during a visit to New York City. The ... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:38:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091308-canada-pm-pipeline-plan-oil-to.html 2013-05-16T20:38:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized turbines here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even tho... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:47:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html 2013-05-14T21:47:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940250-calif-regulators-reject-navy-offshore-training.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — The California Coastal Commission on Friday rejected a Navy explosives and sonar training program off the Southern California coast that critics said could harm endangered blue whales and other sea life. Commissioners meeting in San Diego ruled unanimously that the Navy lacked enough information to back up its argument that the threat to ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940250-calif-regulators-reject-navy-offshore-training.html 2013-03-09T00:00:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839742-53-senators-urge-approval-keystone-xl-pipeline.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change. A letter signed by 53 senators said Nebraska Gov. Dave Heinem... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839742-53-senators-urge-approval-keystone-xl-pipeline.html 2013-01-23T22:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's lofty ideals from his inaugural address ran smack into reality Tuesday on the first working day of his second term. Twenty-four hours after Obama pledged to tackle climate change and called for gays and lesbians to be treated equally under the law, the White House struggled to back up his sweeping rhetoric with s... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html 2013-01-23T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1824166-interior-chief-salazar-stepping-march.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. A former U.S. senator from Colorado, Salazar ran the Interior Department throughout President Barack Obama's first term and pushed renewable power suc... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1824166-interior-chief-salazar-stepping-march.html 2013-01-16T22:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1800094-court-faults-epa-bush-era-soot-regulations.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court is siding with environmental groups that had challenged Environmental Protection Agency regulations on soot as too weak. The three-judge panel ruled Friday that the EPA regulated soot of a certain size under weaker cleanup requirements than it should have. The environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1800094-court-faults-epa-bush-era-soot-regulations.html 2013-01-04T20:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1797080-congress-members-seek-investigation-shell-barge.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Members of Congress are calling for an investigation of Royal Dutch Shell PLC's Arctic offshore drilling operations as salvagers develop plans to move a company drill ship off rocks near an Alaska island, where it ran aground in a fierce year end storm. Shell incident commander Sean Churchfield said Thursday that the first salvage... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1797080-congress-members-seek-investigation-shell-barge.html 2013-01-04T11:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1797960-groups-seek-halt-to-arctic-offshore-drilling.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two national environmental groups are calling for a halt to federal permits for Arctic offshore petroleum drilling after the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill ship off Alaska's coast. Representatives of the Natural Resources Defense Council and The Wilderness Society say Shell has demonstrated it's not ready to drill in A... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1797960-groups-seek-halt-to-arctic-offshore-drilling.html 2013-01-03T17:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1788278-epa-administrator-jackson-announces-resignation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after nearly four years marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation's economy and people's health. ... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1788278-epa-administrator-jackson-announces-resignation.html 2012-12-27T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on a proposed oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada may signal how he will deal with climate and energy issues in the four years ahead. Obama is facing increasing pressure to determine the fate of the $7 billion ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html 2012-12-01T15:31:00Z