Wind energy association's first-quarter report offers reasons for optimism
Daily Kos | April 30, 2015 | Diary by Meteor Blades
The American Wind Energy Association has released its report for the first quarter of 2015, and it's quite encouraging. Indeed, for those of us who have followed renewable energy for several frustrating decades, it's fantastic. The nation's 48,000 wind turbines now provide enough electricity to power the equivalent of 16.7 million homes. And the report gives us hard statistics that make believable the Department of Energy's new Wind Vision study. That document says today’s wind-generated electricity could more than double to 10 percent by 2020, double again to 20 percent by 2030 and reach 35 percent by 2050.
Ron Wyden proposes fee on 'dangerous' oil train cars
The Oregonian | April 30, 2015 | Column by Rob Davis
Want to ship oil in an outdated train car? That'll cost you.
Why Was The White House Involved in North Dakota Oil-by-Rail Regulations?
DeSmogBlog | April 30, 2015 | Column by Justin Mikulka
A seemingly innocuous email about two people getting coffee in August of 2014 helps shed light on the behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts to shape the oil-by-rail regulations that have given the oil industry a pass on the explosive nature of Bakken crude oil.
One year after Lynchburg train wreck, booming Bakken still fuels concerns
The News & Advance | April 30, 2015 | Column by Alex Rohr and Alicia Petska
MOUNT CARBON, W.VA — Shannon Estep heard the metal screech. He looked out his window through a driving snowstorm at the tracks below West Virginia Route 61 and watched the black cylindrical tankers bunch up like a mangled accordion.
