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25
Jul

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 7.25.14

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

CLIMATE 

New extreme temperature data underscores planet’s warming trend, say scientists (via InsideClimate News)

Community control of forests could help combat climate change (via The Guardian)

COAL 

Coal company pain accelerates as bankruptcy cases rise (via Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

China’s plan to limit coal use could spur consumption for years (via New York Times)

RENEWABLES 

Solar revenues set to double worldwide by 2020, say analysts (via BusinessGreen)

The five best and worst utilities at renewables and efficiency (via Forbes)

SolarCity’s new $210 million securitized solar portfolio keeps capital flowing (via Greentech Media)

Study finds California can be powered with wind, water, and sun (via Phys.org)

Fifteen clean energy yieldcos: Company structure (via Renewable Energy World)

New UK study confirms some biomass is dirtier than coal (via NRDC Switchboard)

Biofuels are included in latest U.S. Navy bulk fuel procurement (via US EIA)

GRID 

China to invest €2 billion in Italy’s power grid (via Financial Times)

German utilities bail out electric grid at wind’s mercy (via Bloomberg)

New Jersey launches $200 million energy resilience bank for microgrids, distributed generation (via Greentech Media)

OIL 

Sweeping oil-by-rail announcements set stage for Bakken battle (via EnergyWire)

Massive influx of oil trains may be headed for Seattle (via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Canada regulators welcome U.S. oil-by-rail ideas, say danger remains (via Reuters)

EMISSIONS 

Study shows EPA rules a boon for Texas (via Bloomberg)

Supreme Court’s handling of visa case may be harbinger for EPA rule (via Greenwire)

EPA climate rule economically feasible, says study (via The Hill)

ENVIRONMENT 

Satellites show major Southwest U.S. groundwater loss (via Wall Street Journal)

NOAA considers bluefin tuna fishing ban as population dips 95% (via Climate Progress)

California tries to measure water use as drought worsens (via Bloomberg)

Kudzu that ate U.S. South heads north as climate changes (via Bloomberg)

NUCLEAR 

Here’s how American scientists plan to prevent the next nuclear disaster (via National Journal)

OPINION 

If you think wildfires are bad this year, wait until you see the bill (via Bloomberg)

Is the U.S. about to raise the ethanol mandate? (via The Hill)

Why value-added-taxes on solar power hinder progress on energy poverty (via Huffington Post)

How leaving RGGI leaves New Jersey behind (via Center for American Progress)

Posted:   |   Categories: Bakken Shale, biofuels, biomass, california, canada, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, deforestation, distributed generation, drought, emissions, Energy Efficiency, Energy poverty, environment, EPA, ethanol, germany, global warming, grid, italy, Kudzu, Microgrids, new jersey, News, noaa, nuclear, oil, Oil trains, Renewable Fuels Standard, renewables, rggi, seattle, solar, SolarCity, Supreme Court, texas, US Navy, Value-added-tax, wildfires, wind, Yieldo
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17
Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.17.13

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

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN 

Shutdown’s science fallout could last for years (via Politico)

Obama plans to renew immigration, climate change efforts (via Washington Post)

States won’t get paid back for reopening national parks (via Politico)

EMISSIONS 

Angela Merkel signals hope for EU carbon market fix (via BusinessGreen)

Repealing Australia’s carbon tax: Hidden costs, unanswered questions (via Recharge)

Harvard: University endowments shouldn’t be ruled by climate change (via Triple Pundit)

Refiners join “social cost of carbon” lobbying fray (via The Hill)

RENEWABLES 

Report: Grid parity for renewables “a reality in coming years” (via BusinessGreen)

Onshore wind closes in on fossil fuel costs (via Recharge)

Ocean energy technologies speeding toward commercialization (via Renewable Energy World)

Small wind sees big UK growth (via Recharge)

Phasing out the PTC as wind nears grid parity (via Breaking Energy)

US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year (via Green Car Congress)

US ethanol in throes of tumult (via EarthTechling)

Solving energy poverty with solar light bulbs: Nokero product review (via CleanTechnica)

KEYSTONE XL 

TransCanada expects US decision on Keystone XL by end of March (via Bloomberg)

TRANSPORTATION 

EU auto emissions rule: First the announcement, then the uproar (via New York Times)

Commercial fleets leading US move away from oil-based vehicle fuels (via Houston Chronicle)

Fuel economy of new vehicles continues to improve (via EarthTechling)

Tesla leads in transfer of California ZEV credits for year ending September 30, 2013 (via Green Car Congress)

Repeal of Virginia hybrid vehicle tax in the works (via Richmond Times-Dispatch)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Asian investors, LNG buyers look to North America as Australia taps out (via Reuters)

Marcellus gas about to enter New York City, but New England is a tougher sell (via EnergyWire)

Groups claim Ohio becoming “radioactive waste dump” for fracking companies (via Columbus Business Journal)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Low natural gas price to hamper US energy efficiency, says IEA (via Bloomberg)

World’s largest net zero building opens in Los Altos, California (via EarthTechling)

GRID 

Why colleges are big believers in microgrids (via GreenBiz)

Corporations embrace microgrids in threat to utilities (via Bloomberg)

ENERGY POLICY 

California’s top oil regulator on fracking, climate change, fossil fuels (via National Journal)

OPINION 

What oil-hungry China means for the rest of the world (via Christian Science Monitor)

Is the hub of corporate sustainability moving toward Asia? (via The Guardian)

Posted:   |   Categories: Angela Merkel, australia, biodiesel, biofuel, california, cap and trade, Carbon market, carbon tax, China, Climate Change, Divestment, emissions, Energy Efficiency, Energy poverty, ethanol, EU ETS, European Union, Fossil fuel divestment, Fuel Economy, germany, green business, grid, Grid Parity, Harvard University, IEA, Keystone XL, Liquefied natural gas, LNG, marcellus shale, Microgrid, natural gas, Natural gas exports, Net zero building, New York City, News, Nokero, offshore wind, Ohio, production tax credit, ptc, Renewable Fuels Standard, renewables, RFS, small wind, Social cost of carbon, solar, Tesla, TransCanada, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, virginia, wind
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11
Mar

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 3.11.13

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

GRID

PJM plans billions in transmission upgrades to meet massive generation shift (via Renew Grid)

Stanford scientists calculate carbon footprint of grid-scale batteries (via EurekAlert)

Bad news: the US power grid is getting pricier, less reliable (via Washington Post)

Why smart cities need smart grids (via Pike Research)

How battery storage will change the household energy market (via Renew Economy)

NUCLEAR

In Japan, work resume on new plant two years after Fukushima (via Washington Post)

NRC chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis (via ABC News/AP)

Report: a “ripped safety net” at Midwest nuclear plants (via Midwest Energy News)

Officials rejected some fixes to San Onofre plant, shows report (via Los Angeles Times)

RENEWABLES

Panel flags 11% cut to Japan solar FIT (via Recharge)

China calls for EU talks on panel “dumping” (via Recharge)

US nuclear industry withers as wind pummels prices (via Bloomberg)

Seven next-generation energy technologies showcased by ARPA-E (via MIT Technology Review)

BPA: smaller chance of wind energy curtailment in Pacific Northwest this spring (via Renew Grid)

Getting more renewables into the Texas energy mix (via Greentech Media)

Plug pulled on huge Minnesota wind project (via Post Bulletin)

Maryland passes landmark offshore wind legislation (via CleanTechnica)

Iowa sets wind-generated electricity high (via Iowa Business Record)

Austin Energy’s value of solar tariff – could it work anywhere else? (via Greentech Media)

OIL

Dwindling production has led to lesser role for Venezuela as major oil power (via New York Times)

ConocoPhillips set to begin Arctic oil drilling in 2014 (via Zacks)

TRANSPORTATION

PwC: electrified vehicle market share will climb to 6.3% by 2020 (via Autoblog Green)

ExxonMobil: diesel will pass gasoline as top global transportation fuel by 2020 (via Green Car Congress)

UK government funds €37 million in new EV initiatives (via Pike Research)

Volkswagen Group planning to launch 6 or more plug-in hybrids in 2014 (via Green Car Congress)

California adds $4.5 million in funds to clean vehicle rebate project (via Plugin Cars)

KEYSTONE XL

Canada’s First Nations lead battle against Alberta tar sands (via RTCC)

US Chamber, API go grassroots in Keystone pipeline battle (via The Hill)

Keystone fails Texas common-carrier test, court is told (via Bloomberg)

Keystone XL pipeline will create 35 permanent jobs, State Department says (via Christian Science Monitor)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Understanding the world of consumer energy management (via Greentech Media)

Maine PUC approves plan to lower bills with increased efficiency (via CLF Scoop)

How to chose an LED light bulb (via MIT Technology Review)

CLIMATE

Poland aims to pave way for 2015 climate deal (via Yahoo! News/AP)

NYSE prepares extreme weather backup plan (via Reuters)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Maryland anti-fracking bills die (via Houston Chronicle)

Fracking health study results likely years off (via USA Today/AP)

ENVIRONMENT

Pollution now top cause of social unrest in China (via Treehugger)

Floating tsunami trash to be decades-long headache (via Phys.org)

In China, public anger over secrecy on environment (via Reuters)

Warming means wetter weather – and drier weather (via Climate Central)

Largest US dam removal releases huge amount of sediment (via Yale e360)

COAL

US coal consumption falls to 1985 levels (via Facts of the Day)

POLITICS

Sizing up Obama’s new energy, environment team (via National Journal)

Sen. Boxer calls for post-Fukushima safety report as anniversary approaches (via The Hill)

OPINION

Can the world fight climate change and energy poverty at the same time? (via Washington Post)

What will it take to boost the overall success of EVs? (via Renew Grid)

Is US energy independence realistic? (via Houston Chronicle)

Transition to low-carbon future will unfold slowly (via Houston Chronicle)

Activism and policy are not the same thing (via Grist)

How livestock can protect the land (via GreenBiz)

Washington DC wants to be the greenest city in the US (via Grist)

Nature’s prophet: Bill McKibben as journalist, public intellectual, and activist (via Energy Collective)

Posted:   |   Categories: Air pollution, alberta tar sands, american petroleum institute, arctic, ARPA-E, Austin Energy, barack obama, Barbara Boxer, battery, Bill McKibben, BPA, california, canada, CARB, China, climate, coal, Curtailment, diesel, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, Energy poverty, energy storage, environment, EU, European Union, ev, Extreme weather, ExxonMobil, feed-in tariff, First Nations, FIT, fracking, fukushima, Gasoline, global warming, grid, hybrid, Hydropower, Incentives, japan, Keystone XL, LED, Maine, maryland, minnesota, natural gas, New York Stock Exchange, News, NRC, nuclear, offshore drilling, offshore wind, oil, PJM Interconnection, plug-in hybrid, Poland, renewables, San Onofre, smart grid, Smog, solar, Solar trade war, Stanford, texas, transmission, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, US Chamber of Commerce, Venezuela, Volkswagen, Washington DC, Washington State, wind
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11
Mar

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 3.11.13

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

GRID

PJM plans billions in transmission upgrades to meet massive generation shift (via Renew Grid)

Stanford scientists calculate carbon footprint of grid-scale batteries (via EurekAlert)

Bad news: the US power grid is getting pricier, less reliable (via Washington Post)

Why smart cities need smart grids (via Pike Research)

How battery storage will change the household energy market (via Renew Economy)

NUCLEAR

In Japan, work resume on new plant two years after Fukushima (via Washington Post)

NRC chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis (via ABC News/AP)

Report: a “ripped safety net” at Midwest nuclear plants (via Midwest Energy News)

Officials rejected some fixes to San Onofre plant, shows report (via Los Angeles Times)

RENEWABLES

Panel flags 11% cut to Japan solar FIT (via Recharge)

China calls for EU talks on panel “dumping” (via Recharge)

US nuclear industry withers as wind pummels prices (via Bloomberg)

Seven next-generation energy technologies showcased by ARPA-E (via MIT Technology Review)

BPA: smaller chance of wind energy curtailment in Pacific Northwest this spring (via Renew Grid)

Getting more renewables into the Texas energy mix (via Greentech Media)

Plug pulled on huge Minnesota wind project (via Post Bulletin)

Maryland passes landmark offshore wind legislation (via CleanTechnica)

Iowa sets wind-generated electricity high (via Iowa Business Record)

Austin Energy’s value of solar tariff – could it work anywhere else? (via Greentech Media)

OIL

Dwindling production has led to lesser role for Venezuela as major oil power (via New York Times)

ConocoPhillips set to begin Arctic oil drilling in 2014 (via Zacks)

TRANSPORTATION

PwC: electrified vehicle market share will climb to 6.3% by 2020 (via Autoblog Green)

ExxonMobil: diesel will pass gasoline as top global transportation fuel by 2020 (via Green Car Congress)

UK government funds €37 million in new EV initiatives (via Pike Research)

Volkswagen Group planning to launch 6 or more plug-in hybrids in 2014 (via Green Car Congress)

California adds $4.5 million in funds to clean vehicle rebate project (via Plugin Cars)

KEYSTONE XL

Canada’s First Nations lead battle against Alberta tar sands (via RTCC)

US Chamber, API go grassroots in Keystone pipeline battle (via The Hill)

Keystone fails Texas common-carrier test, court is told (via Bloomberg)

Keystone XL pipeline will create 35 permanent jobs, State Department says (via Christian Science Monitor)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Understanding the world of consumer energy management (via Greentech Media)

Maine PUC approves plan to lower bills with increased efficiency (via CLF Scoop)

How to chose an LED light bulb (via MIT Technology Review)

CLIMATE

Poland aims to pave way for 2015 climate deal (via Yahoo! News/AP)

NYSE prepares extreme weather backup plan (via Reuters)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Maryland anti-fracking bills die (via Houston Chronicle)

Fracking health study results likely years off (via USA Today/AP)

ENVIRONMENT

Pollution now top cause of social unrest in China (via Treehugger)

Floating tsunami trash to be decades-long headache (via Phys.org)

In China, public anger over secrecy on environment (via Reuters)

Warming means wetter weather – and drier weather (via Climate Central)

Largest US dam removal releases huge amount of sediment (via Yale e360)

COAL

US coal consumption falls to 1985 levels (via Facts of the Day)

POLITICS

Sizing up Obama’s new energy, environment team (via National Journal)

Sen. Boxer calls for post-Fukushima safety report as anniversary approaches (via The Hill)

OPINION

Can the world fight climate change and energy poverty at the same time? (via Washington Post)

What will it take to boost the overall success of EVs? (via Renew Grid)

Is US energy independence realistic? (via Houston Chronicle)

Transition to low-carbon future will unfold slowly (via Houston Chronicle)

Activism and policy are not the same thing (via Grist)

How livestock can protect the land (via GreenBiz)

Washington DC wants to be the greenest city in the US (via Grist)

Nature’s prophet: Bill McKibben as journalist, public intellectual, and activist (via Energy Collective)

Posted:   |   Categories: Air pollution, alberta tar sands, american petroleum institute, arctic, ARPA-E, Austin Energy, barack obama, Barbara Boxer, battery, Bill McKibben, BPA, california, canada, CARB, China, climate, coal, ConocoPhillips, Curtailment, diesel, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, Energy poverty, energy storage, environment, EU, European Union, ev, Extreme weather, ExxonMobil, feed-in tariff, First Nations, FIT, fracking, fukushima, Gasoline, global warming, grid, hybrid, Hydropower, Incentives, japan, Keystone XL, LED, Maine, maryland, minnesota, natural gas, New York Stock Exchange, News, NRC, nuclear, offshore drilling, offshore wind, oil, PJM Interconnection, plug-in hybrid, Poland, renewables, San Onofre, smart grid, Smog, solar, Solar trade war, Stanford, texas, transmission, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, US Chamber of Commerce, Venezuela, Volkswagen, Washington DC, Washington State, wind
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