Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.11.13
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
EMISSIONS
US-China emissions deal faces broader challenges (via Politico)
China’s rich provinces outsource emissions to less developed ones (via The Guardian)
America’s 20 worst corporate air polluters (via Forbes)
ENERGY POLICY
EIA says US oil and gas reserves up 35% thanks to shale boom (via The Hill)
Electricity generation scoreboard: gas down 8%; coal up 8%; nuclear down 2.5%; wind up 10% & solar up 228% (via Facts of the Day)
RENEWABLES
US installs record 723MW of solar PV in Q1 2013 (via Greentech Media)
SEPA report ranks US utilities by amount of deployed solar (via Greentech Media)
The coming solar electricity transformation (via CleanTechnica)
As first offshore wind turbine launches in Maine, is Texas next? (via StateImpact Texas)
Biofuels to play integral role in California’s energy future, says new study (via Phys.org)
COAL
2014 European coal plunges to record as Credit Suisse cuts forecast (via Bloomberg)
CLIMATE
Scientists say climate change could mean once a century floods every 10 years (via RTCC)
Catastrophic European floods raise climate concerns (via ClimateWire)
New climate data depicts New York City’s growing risk (via New York Times)
Dominion shareholder vote a loud signal to Virginia utility on climate (via InsideClimate News)
GRID
Smart grid activity is heating up in South America (via Renew Grid)
Europe’s grid could carry 10% more electricity via next-generation technologies (via Recharge)
OIL
Venezuelans find oil bonanza in Colombia (via Bloomberg)
TRANSPORTATION
Toyota Europe wants clean grid before pushing electric cars (via Plugin Cars)
Frequent flyers pressure United Airlines to tackle climate change (via BusinessGreen)
FAA wants to wean private airlines off leaded fuel (via The Hill)
2013 Chevy Volt gets $4,000 incentive, more if leasing a competitor’s vehicle (via Autoblog Green)
GREEN BUSINESS
Green product growth outpaced others during recession (via Environmental Leader)
Under-fire Sustainable Forestry Initiative revising standards (via Environmental Leader)
Chemical companies seek to limit federal LEED green building (via Bloomberg)
KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS
Canadian ambassador: Alberta’s oil sands crude “will get to market” (via Houston Chronicle)
Can the new social cost of carbon estimate help stop Keystone XL? (via TriplePundit)
POLITICS
Two Senate panels compete for control over ethanol mandate (via National Journal)
Steven Chu Q&A on Solyndra, Keystone, and US grid (via San Francisco Chronicle)
DOE official violated nepotism policy, says inspector general (via The Hill)
OPINION
What to make of a climate change plateau (via New York Times)
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) will bring more clean energy investment (via Climate Progress)
Who’ll get stuck with San Onofre’s $3 billion tab? (via Greenwire)
Silver linings in IEA report on 2012 fossil fuel carbon emissions (via The Guardian)
