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18
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.18.13

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)

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15
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.15.13

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

COP 19 

US, EU reject Brazil’s call for climate equity metric (via Bloomberg)

US envoys told to block climate compensation plans at UN (via RTCC)

COAL 

China’s smog threatens health of global coal projects (via Reuters)

Tennessee Valley Authority to close eight large coal-fired power plants (via Washington Post)

Coal-free power from Constellation will save Chicago $1.2 million over two years (via Energy Manager Today)

RENEWABLES 

Global PV module pricing to stay flat in 2014, polysilicon pricing to increase 25% (via Greentech Media)

Bonds backed by solar power payments get nod (via New York Times)

US EPA to unveil biofuel rules as soon as Friday (via Reuters)

32 US senators urge administration to support US biodiesel (via National Journal)

Clean Energy Pipeline reports US clean tech project investment falloff (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Google to invest in six more large solar panel farms in the Southwest US (via GigaOm)

Arizona preserves net metering by charging a small fee to solar owners (via Greentech Media)

Clean energy adds jobs, growth to Michigan and New York (via EarthTechling)

Top 10 things you didn’t know about concentrating solar power (via Breaking Energy)

Are solar panels facing the wrong direction? (via Greentech media)

OIL 

Bakken oil production forecast to top 1 million barrels per day in December (via US EIA)

Exxon overlooked, masked safety threats in years before Pegasus pipeline burst (via InsideClimate News)

TRANSPORTATION 

Study: US drivers have fewer cars, drive them less, use less gas (via Green Car Reports)

Can California charge ahead to one million EVs within ten years? (via CleanTechnica)

EPA chief: Fuel mandate safe for cars (via The Hill)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Gas exports could put nation in “danger zone,” trade group tells Moniz (via Houston Chronicle)

Colorado’s new fracking bans may be on shaky legal ground (via Denver Business Journal)

EMISSIONS 

Japan slashes climate reduction target amid nuclear shutdown (via BBC News)

California approves offsets to ease compliance with carbon rules (via Sacramento Bee)

California court upholds state’s right to sell carbon permits (via Reuters)

California marks first anniversary of cap-and-trade (via Energy Collective)

NUCLEAR 

Last shipment of nuclear fuel from Russian bombs heads to US (via New York Times)

In Illinois, nuclear industry sees no urgency on waste storage (via Midwest Energy News)

CLIMATE 

Panel warns of “catastrophic” gap in weather satellite data (via Climate Central)

Want to piss off the White House? Talk about climate change (via Mother Jones)

Delaware governor links typhoon and climate change (via Politico)

GRID 

CEOs of 16 largest power grid operators call for greater investment in reliability and resilience (via Renew Grid)

Tennessee Valley Authority move demonstrates market for Clean Line project (via The Oklahoman)

ENVIRONMENT 

These maps show where the Earth’s forests are vanishing (via Washington Post)

Amazon deforestation increases by nearly a third in one year (via The Guardian)

POLITICS 

Obama filling out energy team (via The Hill)

Chief of Natural Resources Defense Council to retire in 2014 (via The Hill)

The four most frustrating moments from Thursday’s EPA hearing (via Climate Progress)

OPINION 

Is nuclear power the answer? (via New York Times)

Five ways buildings have reached a “GREEN” tipping point (via GreenBiz)

Variety is critical to growing EV charging market (via Navigant Research)

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14
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.14.13

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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12
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.12.13

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

CLIMATE 

Countries look to lay foundation for global pact at climate change summit (via Washington Post)

IPCC corrects carbon figures in landmark UN climate report (via The Guardian)

Researchers find tie between global precipitation and global warming (via Phys.org)

A climate jolt to complacency on food supply (via New York Times)

UN climate deal must be “tailored” to fit US and China (via RTCC)

Climate change report depicts a planet in peril (via Los Angeles Times)

US Chamber urges support for bill to thwart EPA climate rules (via The Hill)

Your city council may be a secret climate change hero (via Greentech Media)

OIL 

Shale’s effect on oil supply is not expected to last (via New York Times)

IEA says US to surpass Saudi Arabia as top oil producer by 2016 (via Reuters)

For OPEC, don’t call it a comeback (via The Hill)

In North Atlantic, world’s largest oil platform is getting a twin (via EnergyWire)

RENEWABLES 

German wind industry says too early for panic on subsidy cuts (via Bloomberg)

IEA says China will lead renewable energy output boom (via Recharge)

India to invite bids for 1 gigawatt solar plant (via Bloomberg)

The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power push (via AP)

Tea Party’s green faction fights for solar in red states (via Bloomberg)

Ethanol producers nervously await EPA ruling on 2014 target (via National Journal)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack: “I don’t know” if ethanol helps climate (via The Hill)

Turning point for renewable energy storage (via Navigant Research)

Veterans and the clean energy workforce: The opportunity of a century (via Greentech Media)

Vanderbilt proposes building energy storage into solar cells (via Renewable Energy World)

Legislative glitch means Illinois not meeting solar energy goals (via Chicago Tribune)

COAL 

Report: TVA coal plants polluting groundwater (via USA Today)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Estimating appliance and home electronic energy use (via Energy.gov)

Planning for home renewable energy systems (via Energy.gov)

Home Depot will trade in your energy-wasting Christmas lights for LEDs (via Grist)

NATURAL GAS 

US Northeast grows increasingly reliant on natural gas for power generation (via US EIA)

TRANSPORTATION 

IKEA promises rollout of EV chargers at all UK stores by end of 2013 (via BusinessGreen)

EMISSIONS 

Bay Area pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050 (via Mongabay)

GRID 

Utilities, regulators seek truce in net metering fight (via Navigant Research)

Installed smart meter base will surpass 1 billion by 2022 (via Navigant Research)

OPINION 

Why Obama can’t fix climate change (via National Journal)

The next big renewable energy innovation won’t be technological – it will be financial (via The Atlantic)

The case for ARPA-E: Government’s role in bridging the Valley of Death (via Energy Collective)

Climate change didn’t cause Supertyphoon Haiyan – but the storm is still a reason to fight warming (via Time)

The battle for FERC and the future of energy security (via Breaking Energy)

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08
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.8.13

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

EMISSIONS 

EU ministers approve carbon market backloading fix (via BusinessGreen)

Brazil greenhouse gas emissions drop to lowest level in 20 years (via Washington Post)

Nine states file brief against EPA emissions regulations (via The Hill)

Enviros, coal advocates push messaging at EPA listening session in DC (via National Journal)

Energy Department approves $84 million for 18 carbon capture projects (via Washington Post)

ENERGY POLICY 

Fossil fuels receive $500 billion a year in government subsidies worldwide (via Climate Progress)

US power companies struggle to profit in energy markets (via Reuters)

White House tallies shutdown’s energy and environmental impact (via The Hill)

Energy Department failed to report concerns as green tech firm headed for bankruptcy (via Washington Post)

RENEWABLES 

Japan’s solar market surge blows away earlier forecasts (via Greentech Media)

South Africa: Where clean energy is growing the fastest (via Sustainable Business)

China’s ailing solar panel makers see the light, on a farm (via Reuters)

Singapore launches 1st tidal turbine test bed (via Xinhua)

The promise and challenge of developing offshore wind resources (via Forbes)

Biofuels producers brace for major EPA changes as big lobby groups clash (via ClimateWire)

California seen beating renewable energy generation goal (via Bloomberg)

Two new green investing options could help avoid the carbon bubble (via CleanTechnica)

Massachusetts sets itself apart as global clean energy hub (via Renewable Energy World)

KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS 

Climate impact of Canada’s tar sands is growing (via Climate Progress)

Keystone “not in Canada’s best interests” says federal party (via Globe and Mail)

A small victory for a Texas landowner in Keystone pipeline case (via Dallas Observer)

CLIMATE 

Warsaw climate talks expected to deliver loss and damage mechanism (via Thompson Reuters)

Super typhoon Haiyan, one of strongest storms ever, plows across Philippines (via CNN)

NOAA’s new tool puts climate on view for all (via Climate Central)

Amazon deforestation could mean droughts for western US (via Phys.org)

OIL 

OPEC acknowledges threat of US oil (via National Journal)

Saudi Arabia throttles back from record high oil output (via Reuters)

Strong dollar drives crude oil prices lower (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Three Texas universities win bid to launch offshore drilling safety center (via Houston Chronicle)

Bakken boom linked to haze at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (via Greenwire)

TRANSPORTATION 

Li-ion battery prices still headed down to $180/kWh by 2020 (via Autoblog Green)

Third Model S fire drives down Tesla stock (via San Francisco Chronicle)

DOE launches alternative fueling station locator app (via Green Car Congress)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Big trucking companies shifting to natural gas across the US (via Autoblog Green)

Colorado cities’ fracking rejection poses political test for natural gas industry (via New York Times)

Colorado’s fracking bans could fall before courts (via Reuters)

OPINION 

Five issues to watch at COP 19, the “Construction COP” (via WRI Insights)

The solar industry is red hot – will it get hotter? (via Breaking Energy)

10 reasons you should care about the COP 19 UN climate talks (via RTCC)

Could California’s shale oil boom be just a mirage? (via DeSmog Blog)

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07
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.7.13

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

CLIMATE 

Climate talks will open in Poland amid flurry of new scientific warnings (via InsideClimate News)

UK and South Korea agree to collaborate on tackling climate change (via RTCC)

Resilient cities from Ahmedabad to Atlantic City prepare for climate change (via Energy Collective)

WRI lifts the veil on new climate analysis tool (via GreenBiz)

ENERGY POLICY 

Fossil fuel subsidies costing rich countries $112 per person (via BusinessGreen)

Western voters say no to fossil fuels (via Climate Progress)

GRID 

North America remains the leading region for microgrid deployments (via Navigant Research)

RENEWABLES 

Poland seeks 40% cut in renewable energy costs by 2014 (via Bloomberg)

UK offshore wind capacity grows 80% over past year (via BusinessGreen)

Report highlights values of geothermal in today’s renewable power market (via BusinessWire)

Solar, wind, and biofuels team up to push for funding in farm bill (via Midwest Energy News/E&E Daily)

Reaching beyond the roof: Three strategies for corporate investments in solar (via Renewable Energy World)

US DOE awards $12 million to cut solar soft costs (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Nuclear giant Exelon taps wind tax credit that it’s trying to kill (via Greenwire)

COAL 

Two Australian coal mines would create 3x Keystone emissions, 6x UK’s annual emissions (via The Guardian)

Bad news for Big Coal in Whatcom County (via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

EMISSIONS 

“Unburnable” carbon fuels investment concerns (via The Guardian)

China cracks down on emissions to combat choking smog (via The Guardian)

Carbon tax advocate seeks to shake up EPA power plant debate (via The Hill)

Burning biomass pellets could lower China’s mercury emissions (via Phys.org)

Boston cuts emissions from city government operations 16% (via Environmental Leader)

OIL 

US oil industry may invoke trade law to challenge export ban (via Bloomberg)

Shell launches formal bid to resume Arctic drilling (via Houston Chronicle)

Exxon faces $2.7 million fine for Arkansas pipeline spill (via Reuters)

TRANSPORTATION 

Canada more than doubled number of EVs to pass 4,000 cars last year (via Green Car Congress)

US electric car sales have increased 361% so far in 2013 (via CleanTechnica)

West Coast’s I-5 corridor EV fast charge stations getting lots of use (via Autoblog Green)

For Tesla Motors, success is all about the batteries (via MIT Technology Review)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

China’s first coal-to-gas plant soon to pump gas to Beijing (via Reuters)

Local bans set up a showdown over fracking in Colorado (via Time)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Building toward “nearly zero energy” cities (via Phys.org)

Massachusetts ranked most energy-efficient state (via National Journal)

Opower planning IPO amidst billion-dollar behavioral efficiency opportunity (via Greentech Media)

NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility earns LEED Platinum (via Energy Manager Today)

KEYSTONE XL 

Keystone XL developer: Other pipeline companies will face similar hurdles (via The Hill)

ENVIRONMENT 

Texas passes $2 billion drought fund, putting faith in government to secure water future (via Climate Progress)

OPINION 

How do we secure a strong, international climate agreement by 2015? (via WRI Insights)

Big business wants renewable energy, but it ain’t easy (via RMI Outlet)

Will Warsaw talks fuel a pact? (via Politico)

Crowdfunding for renewables: A game changer? (via Energy Collective)

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06
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.6.13

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

EMISSIONS 

Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high (via The Guardian)

Study: Carbon tax revenues could dwarf fossil fuel losses (via Grist)

China’s smog reduction plan could add to water stress and boost emissions (via The Guardian)

Clashing views on climate, coal on display at EPA listening tour (via St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

NUCLEAR 

Environmental groups dispute climate scientists on nuclear power (via The Hill)

RENEWABLES 

Hitting EU green energy goals “would save billions, boost GDP” (via Reuters)

Japan government’s green fund targets local investment model (via Bloomberg)

Japan’s largest solar PV plant comes online (via Renew Economy)

Report: Onsite renewables will save businesses £33 billion through 2030 (via BusinessGreen)

Clean energy’s next big market: Off-grid solar (via Greentech Media)

On-site power may weaken centrally generated wind and solar (via Forbes)

Robots can keep solar panels clean and more energy flowing into the grid (via Forbes)

Wind fight’s next round likely to wait until 2014 (via EarthTechling)

Court fight over biofuels mandate intensifies as Hill action stalls (via National Journal)

EPA lists top US organizations using most green power (via Solar Industry Magazine)

American Energy Alliance rallies opposition to wind tax credit (via National Journal)

Report: Michigan’s 30% renewable energy mandate achievable (via Detroit News)

Michigan about to join wind power “gigawatt club” (via CBS Detroit)

CLIMATE 

Hopes for strong 2015 global climate deal fade as risks grow (via Reuters)

Britain’s new flood protection plan: Surrender to the ocean (via Climate Progress)

West Coast pact to cut, price carbon could have wider influence (via ClimateWire)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

UK “gets real” about shale gas (via Recharge)

China’s first floating LNG terminal to receive gas in December (via Reuters)

Chevron and Ukraine set shale gas deal (via New York Times)

Colorado’s elections were fracked (via National Journal)

TRANSPORTATION 

Beijing slashes car sales quota in anti-pollution drive (via Reuters)

Tesla posts smaller loss, but shares start to temper (via New York Times)

Tesla’s Elon Musk wants to build a giant battery factory (via San Francisco Chronicle)

GRID 

Mexico smart grid market will grow to $12.1 billion by 2023 (via Renew Grid)

Smart grid energy storage pilot deployed at Philadelphia Navy Yard (via Renew Grid)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Energy Star cable boxes saved $450 million in energy last year (via Energy Manager Today)

How Walmart brought low-cost LEDs to the mass market (via Forbes)

GREEN BUSINESS 

Survey says sustainability is stalled at most companies (via GreenBiz)

Dallas goes all-in on green building with mandatory regulations (via CleanTechnica)

Morgan Stanley launches institute for sustainable investing (via Sustainable Business)

OPINION 

Keep up the climate fight, Democrats (via Washington Post)

How the world is failing at its climate goals, in one chart (via Washington Post)

The 10 most polluted cities in America (via Time)

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05
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.5.13

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

COAL 

Coal mine spill dumps 264 million gallons of waste into Canadian waterways (via Climate Progress)

Who killed all the coal jobs? (via National Journal)

EMISSIONS 

Germans swing behind EU carbon market fix (via Recharge News)

Costa Rica launches first developing country carbon trading program (via Sustainable Business)

Study shows carbon sequestration can cause earthquakes (via Climate Central)

White House revisits “social cost of carbon” metric (via The Hill)

Environmentalists look to carbon markets to slow grassland conversion (via Greenwire)

KEYSTONE XL 

Gina McCarthy hints at Keystone XL approval (via National Journal)

RENEWABLES 

South Africa approves $3.3 billion of renewables projects (via Bloomberg)

The official explanation for Germany’s energy transition (via Energy Collective)

Five charts that explain the great energy shift (via Grist)

Biofuels makers mount last-ditch lobby push on EPA (via Bloomberg)

US ethanol plants reopen as record corn harvest boosts margins (via Reuters)

Google and Microsoft’s newest rivalry: renewable energy (via Quartz)

Rooftop solar, smart building features raise home values (via Sustainable Business)

Report green lights Michigan to expand renewable energy standard (via Union of Concerned Scientists)

OIL 

Federal appeals court to hear arguments on BP oil spill settlement (via Houston Chronicle)

TRANSPORTATION 

US Navy’s new all-electric destroyer is a seagoing microgrid (via CleanTechnica)

Tesla is top seller in nation’s wealthiest enclaves (via USA Today)

CLIMATE 

Carbon emissions must be cut “significantly” by 2020, says UN (via The Guardian)

Northwest governors face legislative roadblocks on climate agreement (via EarthFix)

California must adopt aggressive climate change policies, says report (via Los Angeles Times)

GRID 

Asian smart meter market forecast to reach $2.3 billion by 2020 (via Renew Grid)

UK energy storage research gets £5 million boost (via BusinessGreen)

Capacity markets: Life support for fossil fuels or the next frontier for renewables? (via Greentech Media)

POLITICS 

US midterm elections unlikely to change carbon pricing politics (via Energy Collective)

Obama’s climate resilience task force gets icy GOP welcome (via The Hill)

Green groups say Virginia push a preview of 2014 (via The Hill)

OPINION 

Here’s why Central Appalachia’s coal industry is dying (via Washington Post)

More myths about carbon taxes (via Financial Post)

Can biofuels make your White Castle slider more expensive? (via National Journal)

How the US coal industry found itself in an economic no-man’s land (via Climate Progress)

Is an ethanol compromise on the horizon? (via Energy Collective)

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05
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.5.13

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

COAL 

Coal mine spill dumps 264 million gallons of waste into Canadian waterways (via Climate Progress)

Who killed all the coal jobs? (via National Journal)

EMISSIONS 

Germans swing behind EU carbon market fix (via Recharge News)

Costa Rica launches first developing country carbon trading program (via Sustainable Business)

Study shows carbon sequestration can cause earthquakes (via Climate Central)

White House revisits “social cost of carbon” metric (via The Hill)

Environmentalists look to carbon markets to slow grassland conversion (via Greenwire)

KEYSTONE XL 

Gina McCarthy hints at Keystone XL approval (via National Journal)

RENEWABLES 

South Africa approves $3.3 billion of renewables projects (via Bloomberg)

The official explanation for Germany’s energy transition (via Energy Collective)

Five charts that explain the great energy shift (via Grist)

Biofuels makers mount last-ditch lobby push on EPA (via Bloomberg)

US ethanol plants reopen as record corn harvest boosts margins (via Reuters)

Google and Microsoft’s newest rivalry: renewable energy (via Quartz)

Rooftop solar, smart building features raise home values (via Sustainable Business)

Report green lights Michigan to expand renewable energy standard (via Union of Concerned Scientists)

OIL 

Federal appeals court to hear arguments on BP oil spill settlement (via Houston Chronicle)

TRANSPORTATION 

US Navy’s new all-electric destroyer is a seagoing microgrid (via CleanTechnica)

Tesla is top seller in nation’s wealthiest enclaves (via USA Today)

CLIMATE 

Carbon emissions must be cut “significantly” by 2020, says UN (via The Guardian)

Northwest governors face legislative roadblocks on climate agreement (via EarthFix)

California must adopt aggressive climate change policies, says report (via Los Angeles Times)

GRID 

Asian smart meter market forecast to reach $2.3 billion by 2020 (via Renew Grid)

UK energy storage research gets £5 million boost (via BusinessGreen)

Capacity markets: Life support for fossil fuels or the next frontier for renewables? (via Greentech Media)

POLITICS 

US midterm elections unlikely to change carbon pricing politics (via Energy Collective)

Obama’s climate resilience task force gets icy GOP welcome (via The Hill)

Green groups say Virginia push a preview of 2014 (via The Hill)

OPINION 

Here’s why Central Appalachia’s coal industry is dying (via Washington Post)

More myths about carbon taxes (via Financial Post)

Can biofuels make your White Castle slider more expensive? (via National Journal)

How the US coal industry found itself in an economic no-man’s land (via Climate Progress)

Is an ethanol compromise on the horizon? (via Energy Collective)

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01
Nov

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.1.13

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

EMISSIONS 

China, emerging economies “account for 48% of carbon emissions” (via The Guardian/Reuters)

Smaller rise in global CO2 emissions may be sign of permanent slowing (via Yale e360)

Labor party to challenge Australian carbon tax repeal (via Financial Review)

Netherlands town becomes first in Europe to vow fossil fuel divestment (via Climate Progress)

ENVIRONMENT 

Russia, Ukraine halt giant Antarctic marine sanctuary plan (via Reuters)

Interior Secretary Jewell lays out US conservation strategy (via Washington Post)

Officials search for plan as California reservoirs drop below half capacity (via Climate Progress)

RENEWABLES 

Wind turbine placement study yields staggering results (via EarthTechling)

Two US senators propose national renewable electricity standard (via Renew Grid)

Ethanol, oil groups blitz White House as biofuel rule nears (via Reuters)

More than 160 House members ask EPA to relax renewable fuel mandate (via Houston Chronicle)

Solar goes big: Launching the California Valley Solar Ranch (via Energy.gov)

How a speedy ship could cut the cost of offshore wind power (via BusinessGreen)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Mexico unlikely to tap its Eagle Ford Shale, expert says (via Houston Chronicle)

Marcellus Shale fracking wells use 5 million gallons of water apiece (via Grist)

Kentucky, where fracking is a curse (via National Journal)

Fracking faces judgment day Tuesday in four Colorado ballot initiatives (via Greenwire)

CLIMATE 

Climate change impacts to poor countries go far beyond money – report (via ClimateWire)

Pacific Ocean now warming 15x faster than in past 10,000 years (via Washington Post)

White House will focus on climate shifts while trying to cut emissions (via New York Times)

COAL 

Poland, wedded to coal, spurns Europe on clean energy targets (via New York Times)

Coal country’s decline has a long history (via National Journal)

NUCLEAR 

DOE Secretary Moniz offers Japan aid with Fukushima cleanup (via ABC News/AP)

OIL 

German spy agency says US shale will depress oil prices for decades (via Reuters)

North Dakota lawmakers want to make all oil spills public (via Climate Progress)

Montana, US to seek damages from 2011 Exxon Mobil spill (via Houston Chronicle)

TRANSPORTATION 

Tesla wins victory in Virginia, gets go-ahead to open store (via CleanTechnica)

Brookings: Cash for Clunkers was a lemon (via Politico)

TAR SANDS 

Shell joins energy rush, green lights new Alberta oil sands project (via Globe and Mail)

POLITICS 

Climate activists outspending big coal in crucial Washington State election (via Climate Progress)

Australia’s Labor Party signals carbon standoff by demanding emissions trading (via The Guardian)

OPINION 

Carbon emissions tied to stock valuations? (via BusinessGreen)

Almost anything would have been better stimulus than “Cash for Clunkers” (via Washington Post)

How much did the feds really help with fracking? (via Forbes)

What’s been going on with the US smart grid investment grant program (via Renew Grid)

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