Ex-Obama adviser urges approval of Keystone XL pipeline
Former national security adviser James Jones told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that approving the Canada to Texas pipeline would send a message to Russia and bolster North American energy security. He said rejecting it would bolster Vladimir Putin and argued the project is a litmus test for national and global energy security.
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Emails show Duke Regulators Tied to North Carolina Action
Internal North Carolina environmental agency emails show frequent contact with Duke Energy before limiting citizen groups in a Clean Water Act suit over coal ash pollution. A Duke lobbyist arranged meetings, a state lawyer advised on strategy, and a proposed settlement a $99,100 fine with no cleanup drew fire amid a major Eden Dan River spill.
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Ex-BP engineer seeks reversal in Gulf oil spill case
The attorney for Kurt Mix, the BP engineer convicted of obstructing the 2010 Gulf oil spill investigation, asks a New Orleans judge to overturn the verdict claiming insufficient evidence and juror influence from a forewoman who heard outside information.
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