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Dec

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 12.4.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

EMISSIONS

Study rebuts IPCC, calls for more severe emissions cuts (via Climate Central)

Should EPA mirror the carbon pollution standards set by RGGI? (via Forbes)

California cap and trade expanding in 2014 after successful 2013 (via CleanTechnica)

Quebec set to launch carbon market with first permit auction (via Reuters)

How Bloomberg’s new financial tool helps investors game out carbon bubble risks (via Climate Progress)

ENERGY POLICY

Future world energy demand driven by trends in developing countries (via US EIA)

Ohio energy efficiency and renewable energy laws headed for a vote (via Cleveland Plain Dealer)

RENEWABLES

China doubles pace of renewable additions amid pollution cut (via Bloomberg)

Solar PV reaches 3GW installed across Australia (via Renew Economy)

United Kingdom boosts subsidies for offshore wind (via Reuters)

“Wind for Prosperity” brings turbines to the developing world (via GreenBiz)

Renewable energy leads growth on Texas’ electric grid (via Houston Chronicle)

11,000 citizens push for 1 million Colorado solar roofs by 2030 (via CleanTechnica)

OIL

OPEC attempts to stabilize oil prices (via The Hill)

British government backs BP in fight with EPA (via Washington Post)

Oil industry blasts administration’s Arctic drilling plan (via Houston Chronicle)

Federal government to auction eastern Gulf of Mexico drilling leases (via Houston Chronicle)

SEC and analysts ask how much the shale oil windfall is really worth (via EnergyWire)

How scientists are using drones to fight the next big oil spill (via Grist)

TRANSPORTATION

New electric vehicle battery can help power buildings too (via Climate Progress)

Only one month left for tax credits on home EV chargers in US (via Autoblog Green)

Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf continue neck-and-neck sales race in November (via Autoblog Green)

Ohio auto dealers seek to stop Tesla’s way of direct selling (via Columbus Dispatch)

CLIMATE

Europe already feeling climate change impacts (via RTCC)

Federal study warns of sudden climate change impacts (via ABC News/AP)

Experts say the IPCC underestimated future sea level rise (via The Guardian)

Maine’s shrimp season called off due to warming (via New York Times)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Chamber of Commerce says EPA fracking study could hurt US energy boom (via Reuters)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Efficient homes may be more valuable than others (via EarthTechling)

White House to extend energy efficiency initiative for federal buildings (via National Journal)

Lawmakers say EPA’s EnergyStar program lacks transparency (via National Journal)

ENERGY STORAGE

Coming to your home: A battery the size of a fridge (via Forbes)

POLITICS

White House Environmental Council Chair Sutley stepping down (via National Journal)

Fossil fuel companies funnel money into McAuliffe’s inaugural fund (via Climate Progress)

OPINION

The Good Human hangs a left, please join me (via The Good Human)

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Dec

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 12.3.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

EMISSIONS

UN carbon offset market seen “in a coma” for years after Warsaw (via Planet Ark)

Beijing starts China’s third carbon exchange with first trades (via Bloomberg)

US EPA chief to share air pollution lessons with China (via Reuters)

EPA to be “flexible” on carbon standards (via The Hill)

RGGI tells EPA: Keep cap-and-trade alive (via National Journal)

California’s carbon market caps off successful first year of auctions (via Environmental Leader)

Bloomberg LP launches first tool that measures risk of “unburnable carbon” assets (via InsideClimate News)

ENERGY POLICY

Report: China’s green economy faces significant challenges (via Environmental Leader)

Canada at crossroads in bid to become energy superpower (via Bloomberg)

Slashing fossil fuel consumption comes with a price (via NPR)

RENEWABLES

Solar PV “competitive” with natural gas in 2025 (via Recharge)

Wind could generate 18% of global electricity by 2050 (via RTCC)

For Minnesota utility, wind backed by hydro is “holy grail” (via Midwest Energy News)

Poll of businesses finds support for Ohio clean energy standards (via Cincinnati Enquirer)

KEYSTONE XL

Billionaire “absolutely” wants to sway Keystone XL decision (via The Hill)

US pipeline safety official admits he’d avoid buying a home near pipelines like Keystone XL (via DeSmog Blog)

CLIMATE

Scientists warn global warming “will be hard to reverse” (via Climate Central)

More droughts, heavier rains predicted for warmer Europe (via Agence France-Presse)

EPA leader urges cooperation on climate ahead of trip to China (via National Journal)

OIL

OPEC scrambling to keep oil prices stable (and high) as it meets (via Washington Post)

TRANSPORTATION

Delayed auto emissions targets will cost EU £21 billion (via BusinessGreen

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

London switches on to LED lighting revolution (via BusinessGreen)

Five of the most important changes to the LEED green building rating system (via Greentech Media)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Who’s really cashing in on the fracking boom? (via National Journal)

10% of US earthquakes are in Oklahoma – is shale drilling to blame? (via EnergyWire)

GRID

Power struggle: Green energy versus a grid that’s not ready (via Los Angeles Times)

Stem looks beyond utilities to lead charge on batteries for the grid (via GreenBiz)

OPINION

Is EPA on the right track with the biofuels mandate? (via National Journal)

How do meteorologists fit into the 97% global warming consensus? (via The Guardian)

Why the utility death spiral myth needs to die (via Forbes)

Posted: | Categories: battery, biofuels, california, canada, cap and trade, Carbon bubble, Carbon market, China, climate, drought, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, EPA, europe, Extreme weather, fracking, Gina McCarthy, global warming, green building, grid, Hydropower, Keystone XL, LED, LEED, London, minnesota, natural gas, News, Ohio, oil, oklahoma, OPEC, Renewable energy standard, Renewable Fuels Standard, renewables, RFS, rggi, solar, solar pv, Tom Steyer, Transportation, wind

Dec

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 12.2.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

EMISSIONS

Carbon markets now cover 20% of world’s emissions (via RTCC)

Beijing carbon trading starts as China acts on climate (via Reuters)

Top EU powers retreat further on aviation emission plans (via Reuters)

Australia must cut emissions 40% by 2020 to avoid “dramatic climatic shifts” (via The Guardian)

Australia’s pollution plan starts to look like emissions trading (via Bloomberg)

Divestment in fossil fuels pushed in response to climate change inaction (via National Journal)

Student fossil fuel divestment movement suffers setbacks (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

OIL

US oil producers rise in ranking of world’s largest (via Houston Chronicle)

As oil floods Plains towns, crime pours in (via New York Times)

RENEWABLES

EU nations approve solar panel trade pact with China (via Bloomberg)

World built more solar capacity than wind capacity for first time ever in 2013 (via Business Insider)

UK sets new wind energy record with 6GW generated power (via BusinessGreen)

Merkel’s new coalition government seeks greater control over renewables (via Bloomberg)

EPA begins accepting comments on federal Renewable Fuels Standard (via Des Moines Register)

DOE announces $30 million to develop distributed generation technologies (via Renew Grid)

US biodiesel production booms to record pace (via Facts of the Day)

Missouri wants to dismiss lawsuit to enforce renewable energy goals (via News-Leader)

Massachusetts’ Cape Wind project faces tax credit deadlines (via Huffington Post)

New York City doubles down on solar energy (via GreenBiz)

Delta Air Lines joins battle over biofuels (via Houston Chronicle)

41 scientists warn Obama against burning trees for electricity (via Climate Progress)

Ethanol supporters ready to go to bat for biofuels (via Autoblog Green)

The yeast in your beer can also produce hydrocarbons (via Breaking Energy)

US online startup makes going solar as easy as booking flights (via Reuters)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Where fracking falls short (via National Journal)

Fracking boom a dilemma for environmentalists (via McClatchy)

CLIMATE

Evidence shows global heat may be hiding in oceans (via Climate Central)

Climate change will pose rising burden on US taxpayers (via Climate Central)

In New Jersey pines, beetles lead to deforestation (via New York Time)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Australian households cut electricity use by 23% over past 10 years (via Renew Economy)

DOE awards $4 million to 13 states for energy efficiency projects (via Renew Grid)

TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE XL

Canada continues to delay release of oil sands emission rules (via Reuters)

Memo suggests US light oil threatens approval of Keystone XL (via Globe and Mail)

TRANSPORTATION

Nissan and British Gas launch UK’s largest commercial EV pilot (via Green Car Congress)

Electric vehicles: Mobile agents of the grid edge (via Greentech Media)

Survey says $25,000 cost barrier is a problem for EVs (via Autoblog)

Are hydrogen cars the wave of the future? Toyota thinks so. (via Washington Post)

OPINION

How will China’s carbon markets work in a non-market economy? (via Renew Economy)

Why India’s solar market looks brighter in 2014 (via Renewable Energy World)

For institutional investors, no ditching fossil fuels yet (via Washington Post)

Climate change no longer electoral Kryptonite (via Grist)

EPA resets the biofuel industry (via Navigant Research)

US Defense Secretary Hagel: Clean energy capability makes US Army “stronger fighting force” (via RTCC)

Is geothermal the only baseload power replacement that makes sense? (via Renewable Energy World)

The EPA’s bold new agenda (via Mother Jones)

UC Davis shows what a sustainable energy future looks like (via GreenBiz)

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Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.27.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

EMISSIONS

China’s Guandong carbon market, world’s 2^nd largest, to start in December (via Reuters)

Mexico launches its first carbon exchange to cut CO2 emissions (via Reuters)

KEYSTONE XL

Report: Keystone XL benefits a “mirage” for oil sands investors (via Business Green)

Keystone pipeline saga still has several more chapters (via National Journal)

RENEWABLES

Germany will set a cap on renewable energy expansion (via Recharge)

Wind energy tax credit is truly up in the air (via National Journal)

Western US dominates October’s big solar deployments (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Algae-based advanced biofuels trickling into US market (via Breaking Energy)

Bill preserves renewable energy targets for Ohio utilities (via Bloomberg)

World’s largest landfill will soon be NYC’s biggest solar plant (via Climate Progress)

CLIMATE

Global warming “slowdowns” will be frequent, say UK scientists (via RTCC)

How high will sea levels rise? Let’s ask the experts (via Washington Post)

World Bank studies how nations can save for weather disasters (via New York Times)

FOSSIL FUEL

Poland looks to link with UK to protect shale gas market (via Business Green)

Argentina looks to jump-start oil shale drilling with Repsol deal (via Reuters)

GE signs $700 million natural gas turbine supply deal with Saudi Arabia (via Reuters)

Coal leads America’s growing energy use (via Houston Chronicle)

ENVIRONMENT

Inside China’s desperate effort to control pollution – before it’s too late (via Climate Progress)

Least active Atlantic hurricane season in 30 years (via Climate Central)

POLITICS

Bloomberg weighs involvement in 2014 climate battles (via The Hill)

Posted: | Categories: Advanced biofuels, Argentina, biofuels, Carbon market, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, emissions, environment, Extreme weather, fracking, germany, hurricanes, Keystone XL, mexico, Michael Bloomberg, natural gas, News, Ohio, Poland, production tax credit, renewables, saudi arabia, Sea level rise, Shale gas, Shale oil, solar, tar sands, uk, united kingdom, wind

Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.27.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

EMISSIONS

China’s Guandong carbon market, world’s 2^nd largest, to start in December (via Reuters)

Mexico launches its first carbon exchange to cut CO2 emissions (via Reuters)

KEYSTONE XL

Report: Keystone XL benefits a “mirage” for oil sands investors (via Business Green)

Keystone pipeline saga still has several more chapters (via National Journal)

RENEWABLES

Germany will set a cap on renewable energy expansion (via Recharge)

Wind energy tax credit is truly up in the air (via National Journal)

Western US dominates October’s big solar deployments (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Algae-based advanced biofuels trickling into US market (via Breaking Energy)

Bill preserves renewable energy targets for Ohio utilities (via Bloomberg)

World’s largest landfill will soon be NYC’s biggest solar plant (via Climate Progress)

CLIMATE

Global warming “slowdowns” will be frequent, say UK scientists (via RTCC)

How high will sea levels rise? Let’s ask the experts (via Washington Post)

World Bank studies how nations can save for weather disasters (via New York Times)

FOSSIL FUEL

Poland looks to link with UK to protect shale gas market (via Business Green)

Argentina looks to jump-start oil shale drilling with Repsol deal (via Reuters)

GE signs $700 million natural gas turbine supply deal with Saudi Arabia (via Reuters)

Coal leads America’s growing energy use (via Houston Chronicle)

ENVIRONMENT

Inside China’s desperate effort to control pollution – before it’s too late (via Climate Progress)

Least active Atlantic hurricane season in 30 years (via Climate Central)

POLITICS

Bloomberg weighs involvement in 2014 climate battles (via The Hill)

Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.25.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

COP 19

Modest deal breaks deadlock at UN climate talks (via Boston Herald/AP)

Main decisions at UN climate talks (via Yahoo! News/Reuters)

Warsaw climate talks set 2015 target for plans to curb emissions (via The Guardian)

EU climate chief says UN talks hinge on 2015 deal (via ABC News/AP)

Pollution pact from China to India shows rift for developing countries (via Bloomberg)

COAL

China’s coal consumption to hit 4.8 billion tons by 2020 (via Xinhua)

RENEWABLES

Solar PV production costs to drop in 2014 (via CleanTechnica)

Double-digit global PV installation growth expected for 2014 (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Renewable energy barriers fall with new FERC order (via CleanTechnica)

Solar dominates added US energy capacity in October (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Rooftop solar can reduce summer peak electricity demand by over 50% (via Climate Progress)

Iowans worry about ethanol’s lost political clout (via US News/AP)

Report says Ohio renewable energy laws reduce consumption (via Dayton Daily News)

Guilty plea in bird deaths at wind farms a first (via Washington Post/AP)

Minnesota solar manufacturing subsidy revised (via Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

EMISSIONS

EU and China to collaborate on low-carbon city projects (via Green Car Congress)

China to launch two new carbon trading exchanges (via Reuters)

China disappointed by Australian carbon repeal (via Renew Economy)

California’s carbon auction raises $297 million (via Sacramento Bee)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Strong fracking disclosure rules in Wyoming seen as model (via New York Times)

Scientists say pollution starts to migrate as US oil production sets in (via EnergyWire)

CLIMATE

Sea-level experts concerned about “high-end” scenarios (via Climate Central)

Senate filibuster vote could boost EPA climate regulations (via The Hill)

Hagel, citing climate change, rolls out Arctic strategy (via The Hill)

Americans are convinced climate change is connected to stronger storms, says poll (via Huffington Post)

TRANSPORTATION

Electric vehicles approach tipping point (via Energy Collective)

DOE loses $139 million on loan to Fisker Automotive (via ABC News/AP)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Whole Foods, Walgreens, other retailers see the light on retrofitting (via GreenBiz)

GRID

Texas grid plan could overload consumer power bills (via Houston Chronicle)

Posted: | Categories: australia, california, cap and trade, Carbon market, carbon tax, China, Christiana Figueres, Chuck Hagel, climate, Climate Change, coal, COP 19, DOE, electric vehicles, emissions, Energy Efficiency, EPA, ethanol, EU, European Union, ev, FERC, Fisker Automotive, fracking, grid, india, Iowa, minnesota, natural gas, News, Ohio, renewables, Sea level rise, Shale gas, Shale oil, solar, texas, Walgreens, Whole Foods, wind, wyoming

Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.21.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

COP 19

Turmoil at COP 19 as blame game heats up (via Yahoo! News/AP)

Deep division as climate talks enter final stretch (via Phys.org)

China clashes with US & EU on roles in new climate deal (via Bloomberg)

EU denies attempt to hide greenhouse gas emissions (via The Hill)

Poland, while hosting COP 19 conference, sacks environment chief (via Los Angeles Times)

COAL

Report tallies $35 billion in public funds for overseas coal plants since 2007 (via The Hill)

Coal seen as new tobacco, sparking investor backlash (via Bloomberg)

UK joins US pledge to stop funding foreign coal power plants (via Bloomberg)

Coal’s challenge to the EPA (via Bloomberg)

RENEWABLES

UK solar industry facing job losses as household panels taper off (via The Guardian)

EU imposes duties on biodiesel from Argentina, Indonesia (via Reuters)

Net metering battle likely to shift to other fronts after Arizona clash (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Re-Powering America: Updated project tracking matrix and map (via US EPA)

Alstom unveils world’s largest offshore wind turbine (via BusinessGreen)

Solar fee defeated in Georgia Power rate case (via Renewable Energy World)

Key questions about the future for utility-scale solar industry (via Yale e360)

ENERGY POLICY

House passes bill to tighten onshore drilling permit deadlines (via National Journal)

Fossil fuel subsidies outstrip climate aid fivefold (via Bloomberg)

EMISSIONS

Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of all manmade global emissions (via The Guardian)

Australia’s lower house votes to dump carbon tax after 18 months (via The Guardian)

Mexico to follow carbon tax with region’s first carbon offset market (via Triple Pundit)

States press EPA for flexibility in power plant emission rules (via The Hill)

University of Illinois students vote six to one for fossil fuel divestment (via Grist)

FRACKING

Fracking boom fractures the environmental movement (via National Journal)

House votes to block Interior Department from regulating fracking (via The Hill)

Fracking without freshwater at a West Texas oilfield (via Reuters)

TRANSPORTATION

Chevy Volt owners drive more electric miles than Nissan Leaf drivers (via Green Car Reports)

Just 10% of EV charging stations California promised in legal deal are ready (via Washington Post)

US launches investigation into Tesla Model S fires (via Reuters)

Toyota shows off fuel cell concept vehicle (via New York Times)

KEYSTONE XL

Keystone won’t be finished until 2016 – here’s what that means (via National Journal)

Keystone foes seek to thwart oil sands exports by rail (via Bloomberg)

CLIMATE

Report: Climate protection goal slipping away (via The Hill)

2015 is make-or-break year for UN process, says former climate czar (via ClimateWire)

Forests buffer the effects of climate change on plants (via Phys.org)

Members of Congress recruit pro sports leagues for climate push (via Politico)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

More than 130 Members of Congress push Obama on energy efficiency extension (via The Hill)

Retailers save millions by curbing energy use (via Houston Chronicle)

A positive diagnosis: How hospitals are reducing their energy consumption (via GreenBiz)

Shaheen: Energy-efficiency bill could hit Senate floor soon (via The Hill)

ENVIRONMENT

US, Norway, UK pledge nearly $300 million to cut deforestation (via Bloomberg BNA)

Great Lakes recover substantial water levels (via New York Times)

OPINION

Why the UN climate talks keep breaking down in five simple charts (via Washington Post)

Explained in 90 seconds: Breaking the carbon budget (via Mother Jones)

Has demand response peaked in the Northeast US? (via Navigant Research)

Carbon capture and storage is coal’s pipe dream (via Energy Collective)

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Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.19.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

COP 19

Carbon market hopes dashed in Warsaw (via Environmental Leader)

US preparing post-2020 emissions reduction pledge (via Greenwire)

EMISSIONS

Global carbon emissions set to reach record 36 billion tons in 2013 (via Phys.org)

Winding roads to replacing the Kyoto Protocol by 2015 (via Climatewire)

Global emissions may peak this decade on China’s renewables push (via Bloomberg)

Beijing and Shanghai set to launch carbon markets (via BusinessGreen)

EU sets provisional CO2 auction calendar for 2014 (via Global Post)

RENEWABLES

China to install 12,000MW of solar in 2014 (via Facts of the Day)

Floating offshore wind turbines could drive Japan’s renewable energy future (via Renewable Energy World)

Carbon pricing flaws have “chilling effect” on clean energy (via Greenbang)

Solar can cut summer peak power demand in half across Texas (via StateImpact Texas)

Can a coal state like Virginia create a real solar market? (via Greentech Media)

NREL dedicates wind turbine test facility (via Energy Manager Today)

COAL

British banks among world’s biggest lenders to coal industry (via BusinessGreen)

EPA permitting seen as high hurdle for carbon capture project (via Greenwire)

CLIMATE

Natural disasters cost $3.6 trillion since 1980, says World Bank (via Mother Jones)

Wealthy nations pledged billions to help the poor adapt to climate change – where did it all go? (via Washington Post)

OIL

Federal agency pushes back timeline for offshore drilling rules (via Houston Chronicle)

BP releases Gulf of Mexico environmental data (via Houston Chronicle)

TRANSPORTATION

Why China isn’t ready for electric vehicles (via EarthTechling)

Recargo releases report detailing the habits of EV drivers (via Inhabitat)

US auto regulators probe Tesla on car fires (via The Hill)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Colorado proposes reducing methane leaks from fracking (via Los Angeles Times)

Environmentalists oppose proposed Illinois fracking rules (via Chicago Tribune)

GRID

Dawn of the grid-scale energy storage era in California (via Greentech Media)

The battery storage system that could close down coal power (via Renew Economy)

NUCLEAR

Japan won’t set dates to restart 50 idled nuclear reactors (via Bloomberg)

Uncertainties abound in Fukushima decommissioning (via Phys.org)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission resumes Yucca Mountain review (via The Hill)

GREEN BUILDING

A new scale for green building (via Philadelphia Inquirer)

OPINION

Why EPA cut down the biofuel standard for the first time ever (via Climate Progress)

Solar energy could be America’s greatest national security asset (via Huffington Post)

California’s cap and trade program more than just a solution for one state (via Huffington Post)

Posted: | Categories: battery, Beijing, biofuel, BOEMRE, BP, california, cap and trade, carbon capture, Carbon market, China, coal, colorado, COP 19, Electric Vehicle, emissions, energy storage, EPA, EU, EU ETS, European Union, ev, fracking, fukushima, green building, grid, Gulf of Mexico, Illinois, japan, Kyoto Protocol, LEED, Methane leakage, natural gas, News, NRC, NREL, nuclear, offshore wind, oil, oil spill, Recargo, Renewable Fuels Standard, renewables, RFS, Shanghai, solar, Tesla, texas, Transportation, virginia, wind, Yucca Mountain

Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.18.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

COP 19

Tense week ahead for UN climate talks (via AP)

Carbon market negotiations falter in Warsaw (via BusinessGreen)

3 ways to make progress on climate finance at COP 19 (via World Resources Institute)

EMISSIONS

Unabated coal use will break world’s “coal budget” (via World Resources Institute)

Carbon market “toolbox” could create global standards (via Environmental Leader)

The EPA might be able to push a carbon tax on its own (via Washington Post)

RENEWABLES

Brazil wind industry seeking clarity on grid operator interconnection plans (via Recharge)

EPA retreats on ethanol mandate (via The Hill)

US may be hitting its ethanol limit, so EPA wants to relax its biofuels goals (via Washington Post)

As ALEC shifts RPS opposition strategy, state law favors renewables (via Greentech Media)

Report highlights best practices to incorporate renewables onto grid (via Energy Manager Today)

California gets 19% electricity from non-hydro renewables, up from 12% in 2008 (via Facts of the Day)

First large-scale biogas plant in US coming online in California (via Sustainable Business)

LA solar energy investment atlas a model for renewables development (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Michigan Tech tests if solar power works up north (via Miami Herald/AP)

How whiskey makers could soon be providing a superior biofuel (via Climate Progress)

COAL

UN climate chief warns of financial risk to coal’s future (via BusinessGreen)

King coal enjoys an unexpected renaissance in the UK (via Financial Times)

The death of coal (via The Atlantic)

CLIMATE

Insurance shortfall hits poorest and most vulnerable (via Climate Central)

Super typhoon Haiyan: Realities of a warmed world (via Huffington Post)

Climate change rallies staged across Canada (via CBC News)

Thousands rally in Australia for climate action (via Phys.org)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Shale revolution spreads with record wells outside US (via Bloomberg)

Water shortages could dry up shale gas craze (via Forbes)

The backdoor bid to ban fracking (via National Journal)

Breaking down the new proposed fracking rules released in Illinois and California (via Climate Progress)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

As utility efficiency programs grow, some industries want out (via Midwest Energy News)

PNNL’s lab homes run energy efficient technologies through the paces (via Breaking Energy)

NUCLEAR

Workers begin removing fuel rods at Fukushima (via National Journal)

GREEN BUILDING

Tool measures building materials’ environmental impact (via Environmental Leader)

TRANSPORTATION

Fast charging key to EV adoption, finds study (via Greentech Media)

6,554 Tesla Model S units sold in California through September 2013 (via San Jose Mercury News)

POLITICS

House GOP revives energy battles with Obama (via The Hill)

Sen. Stabenow criticizes proposed EPA fuel mandate (via The Hill)

OPINION

Are UN global warming talks futile? (via National Journal)

UN’s Ban Ki-moon says Philippines typhoon a “warning” on climate change (via Phys.org)

Global warming pragmatism (via Washington Post)

Is business leading the way in developing off-grid energy? (via The Guardian)

Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.14.13 share

A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

COP 19

Nearly 3 in 10 countries not sending ministers to COP 19 (via The Guardian)

G77+China submit proposal to COP 19 on Loss and Damage (via The Hindu)

Developed nations back out on earlier emissions cut commitments (via Economic Times)

TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE XL

IEA: Tar sands export pipelines needed for Canadian oil to boom (via InsideClimate News)

Canada attacks EU data labeling tar sands a “dirty” fuel (via The Guardian)

New warnings of construction problems on Keystone XL (via CBS News)

RENEWABLES

Global solar PV installations will double, hit grid parity by 2020 (via CleanTechnica)

US ethanol output could reach 14 billion gallons in 2014 (via Reuters)

California closes in on smart solar inverter rules (via Greentech Media)

In Arizona, a closely watched vote to decide solar policy’s fate (via Reuters)

New York’s green bank addresses distributed solar financing dilemma (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Wisconsin bill would grant wide latitude to sue wind farms (via Midwest Energy News)

EMISSIONS

UN seeks carbon market revamp as green fund backers bolt (via Bloomberg)

Masdar digs deep on Middle East’s first carbon capture project (via BusinessGreen)

CBO estimates carbon tax would cut $1 trillion from US deficit (via The Hill)

Poll: Majority of people in 40 states support cutting power plant emissions (via The Hill)

California marks first anniversary of cap-and-trade system (via C2ES)

OIL

Improving US oil production reaches milestone in October, says EIA (via Washington Post)

TRANSPORTATION

New study of EV drivers reveals plug-in attitudes (via Plugin Cars)

The surprising reasons gas prices have fallen sharply (via Washington Post)

CLIMATE

Ocean acidification may increase 170% this century (via Phys.org)

Haiyan foretells military challenges in warming world (via Climate Central)

One senator’s war against climate change (via Bloomberg)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

LEED green building projects span 10.6 billion square feet (via Environmental Leader)

Maryland approves $95 million in energy-efficiency funding (via Baltimore Sun)

Washington Metro will install LEDs at zero cost (via Greentech Media)

GRID

Global smart meter market to hit $10.7 billion by 2020 (via Renew Grid)

First major US transmission project in decades brings wind energy across West (via Sustainable Business)

GREEN BUSINESS

Walmart’s sustainability results don’t match promises, report finds (via Huffington Post)

OPINION

Chu unplugged: Former energy secretary on climate, politics, and tough decisions (via Politico)

China’s bad bet on the environment (via Council on Foreign Relations)

Will President Obama slash the ethanol mandate? (via Politico)

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