Jet Fuel Spill Threatens Albuquerque's Water Supply

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Jet Fuel Spill Threatens Albuquerque's Water Supply ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A decades-old jet fuel spill threatening Albuquerque's water supply could be as large as 24 million gallons, or twice the size of the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez, New Mexico environment officials acknowledged Tuesday. Departing NRC Chief Presses For Heightened Safety Regulations EU: CO2 Cut Review Could Raise Kyoto Ambitions Do Ohio Fracking Rules Gag Doctors? US Reaches Pollution Settlement At BP Refinery Saudi Arabia Eyes Solar Power For Future BLOG POSTS Peter Bosshard: World Bank to Fund Destructive Dam Through the Backdoor? On June 21, the World Bank is expected to submit to its Board of Directors a credit of $684 million for a 1,000-kilometer-long transmission line from Ethiopia to Kenya. Strong evidence links this transmission line to the Gibe III Dam. Jigar Shah: The U.S. Practices Oil Tolerance The real backbone of Brazil's "zero tolerance" policy is that the country has produced enough ethanol to achieve "oil independence." It can tell Chevron, BP, Total or any other oil company that even one drop of oil spilled is not tolerated. David Vognar: The Solar Trade Balance in the Tariff Debate After the Commerce Department announced tariffs of more than 31 percent against solar panel manufacturers in China for dumping their products on our shores, the debate over the costs of the move for U.S. industries and the fight against global warming has been heating up. Neil Wagner: Circling the Globe With Solar Energy The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar -- a $16 million 115-foot watercraft -- recently became the first boat to circumnavigate the globe running entirely on solar power Jeff Biggers: Mountain Mourning: Appalachian Women Lead Dramatic Protest Against Mountaintop Removal: Interview With Marilyn Mullens After serving her country as a major in the U.S. Army for 22 years, Marilyn Mullens is now leading a group of her fellow Appalachian women to the West Virginia state capitol on Memorial Day to protest the growing humanitarian crisis of mountaintop removal mining.

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