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Terrorism, Oil Spills and Criminal Sanctions: The Hammer and the Anvil: The Water Quality Insurance Syndicate has offices in lower Manhattan in New York City, and the events of September 11th remain vivid. However, in its aftermath it was difficult to envision the broad reaching ripple effects resulting from the event. Among the effects is the clash of two major issues:...; Tags: sanction, spill, terrorism; White papers 2005-04-27
Oil Spill Response Management: The paper mentions that as the federal governments lead agency in responding to oil spills in inland waters, EPA is responsible for monitoring and, if necessary, directing spill response efforts. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, EPA is required to direct the response in cases where the spill "is...; Tags: Environment Protection Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, spill, public health, monitoring, agency; White papers 2004-01-08
Managing Spills of Oil and Chemical Materials: The paper mentions that several thousand accidental spills of oil and chemical materials occur in coastal waters each year. Over the past decade, the Nation has developed a response strategy that involves all levels of government and the private sector. This strategy includes specific contingency plans, a large network of...; Tags: spill, contingency plan, strategy, network; White papers 2001-11-01

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Top US court slashes Exxon Valdez oil damages: WASHINGTON AFP — The US Supreme Court Wednesday rejected as excessive 2.5 billion dollars in punitive damages awarded to victims of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster and said it should be cut to 507 million dollars. The long-running legal battle stretches back to March 24, 1989 when the...; Articles 2008-06-25
Top US court slashes Exxon Valdez oil damages: WASHINGTON AFP — The US Supreme Court Wednesday rejected as excessive 2.5 billion dollars in punitive damages awarded to victims of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster and said it should be cut to 507 million dollars. The long-running legal battle stretches back to March 24, 1989 when the...; Articles 2008-06-25

Tulsa-based Magellan agrees to $5.3M penalty for fuel spills: Magellan Midstream Partners will pay $5.3 million to cover civil penalties related to fuel spills at 11 different pipeline locations over the past 10 years. Six of the alleged 11 Clean Air Act violations, including the two largest spills, occurred in Kansas, according to the complaint and...; Articles 2008-06-17
WWF-Canada: Beaufort Sea Oil and Gas Sale Heightens Oil Spill Risk: WWF-Canada today said that the recent billion-dollar oil and gas lease sale in the Beaufort Sea heightens the risk of oil spills in the Arctic environment. And, while the Inuvialuit-led Beaufort Sea Strategic Regional Plan of Action BSStRPA has identified those risks, as well as measures to address them, the...; Articles 2008-06-12
Sittig's handbook of toxic and hazardous chemicals and carcinogens, 5th ed.; 2v: Sittig's handbook of toxic and hazardous chemicals and carcinogens, 5th ed.; 2v. Pohanish, Richard P. William Andrew Publishing 2008 2700 pages $595.00 Hardcover RA1215 The 5th edition continues the format of earlier editions, with...; Articles 2008-06-01
America accuses EU of 'act of bad faith' over import duties: A row between America and the European Union over import taxes on certain technology products spilled over into outright hostilities yesterday when the US government lodged a formal complaint with the World Trade Organisation. The 1996 Information Technology Agreement ITA, which has 71 signatory countries, was designed...; Articles 2008-05-29
Nuclear breaks out as America's new 'green' darling: WASHINGTON AFP — Long considered a pariah by environmental activists, nuclear energy is making a comeback as the new darling of the US "green" rush, as Americans cozy up to the idea of carbon-free power. The nuclear drive underway caps nearly three decades of a freeze on reactor...; Articles 2008-05-22
Pipeline of trouble: Aging sewer systems pose threat to health: America's aging sewer systems continue to dump human waste into rivers and streams, despite years of fines and penalties targeting publicly owned agencies responsible for sewage overflows, a Gannett News Service analysis shows. The analysis of Environmental Protection Agency EPA data found that since 2003, hundreds of municipal...; Articles 2008-05-08
Unotron Washable Keyboards and Mice Exemplify "Green Computing": Eliminates need for plastic skins on computer keyboards, complies with regulations on restricted substances DALLAS -- With increased attention to living a "green" lifestyle, UNOTRON[R] joins consumers, industry leaders and government to promote "green" computing. Unotron (www.unotron.com), worldwide originators and first-to-market washable keyboards and mice, points to its...; Articles 2008-05-01
st looks back: May Issue 25 Years Ago 1983. Capt. George F. Bond, the U.S. Navy officer who had pioneered the saturation diving technique, died at the age of 67. Bond had been the deputy director for medical affairs of the Sealab projects....The Swedish government moved to tighten rules relating to...; Articles 2008-05-01
Hong Kong: WORLD MARKETS Shares rose as Chinese blue-chips posted strong first-quarter results and positive sentiment spilled over from the Shanghai exchange. The Hang Seng Index rose 247.86 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 25,914.15. The oil refiner Sinopec outperformed the market, rising 2 per cent as investors focused...; Articles 2008-04-30
SO WHAT'S CHANGED? EDUCATION: LIKE a kid at a new school, the SNP arrived in office over- excited and bursting with ideas about Scotland's education. The sugar-rush of winning the election last May spilled over into pledges about reducing class sizes and eradicating student debt. But as Fiona Hyslop's first year as education secretary...; Articles 2008-04-27
Time is right for merging public services, officials agree: In his recent spring swing through Westchester County, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli was no public doomsayer. The coming-and-going in the governor's office had not shaken his "sense of optimism and confidence." Still it was not a rosy view from Albany that the former telecommunications manager and Long Islander...; Articles 2008-04-21
World datelines: China: Supermarket protests BEIJING -- Nationwide demonstrations against a French supermarket chain spread on Sunday as thousands of people protested what they said was France's sympathy for pro-Tibetan agitators. The protesters have also been singling out Western news outlets, especially CNN, for what they said was biased...; Articles 2008-04-21
Bringing Oil Recycling Down to Earth on Earth Day: PORTAGE, Mich., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Day falls every year on April 22, to set aside time to consider the importance of the environment and to also take action. It was initiated in 1970 by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, who started a "teach-in" to protest the government's environmental...; Articles 2008-04-21
Time for oil industry to show more respect to workers, public: I agree with USA TODAY's editorial "With crude at $100 a barrel, Big Oil needs no tax breaks" (Our view, Gasoline prices debate, April 2). The billions of dollars in tax breaks given to oil companies should be returned to our government for investment in the research and...; Articles 2008-04-10
Bush urges China to talk to Dalai Lama: WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush urged China on Wednesday to "begin a dialogue" with representatives of the Dalai Lama as part of efforts to quiet the situation in Tibet. "We both agree that it would stand the Chinese government in good stead if they would,...; Articles 2008-04-09

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