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28
Aug

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 8.28.13

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

NUCLEAR 

Japan: Nuclear plant operator found leak too slowly (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Vermont Yankee plant to close next year as nuclear industry retrenches (via New York Times)

EMISSIONS 

UN says early action needed to curb rise in aviation emissions (via Reuters Point Carbon)

China’s emissions could peak by 2023 with introduction of ETS (via RTCC)

EU states to start CO2 market fix talks after German election (via Reuters Point Carbon)

California cap and trade comes to a crossroads as carbon prices fall (via CleanTechnica)

RENEWABLES 

EU says China guilty of giving illegal aid to solar industry (via Reuters)

India may beat US in wind capacity installations for first time (via Bloomberg)

Central America to see $320 million clean energy boost (via EarthTechling)

India’s Gujarat waives renewable targets for utilities (via Bloomberg)

Germany adds 1.14 GW of wind in H1 2013 (via Recharge)

US DOE loan program financed $16 billion in renewables and more coming (via Renewable Energy World)

US Army set for $7 billion solar spree (via Recharge)

297,000 US homes solar net metered in 2012, including 1% of California and 5% of Hawaii (via Facts of the Day)

Americans want more wind, less costs (via Houston Chronicle)

NREL study says wind turbines don’t hurt home values (via Los Angeles Times)

Construction begins on massive Nevada solar plant that will power 80,000 homes (via Climate Progress)

In Nebraska, farmers hope to take control of wind production (via Midwest Energy News)

A tale of two solar cities: Two California communities vie for “Solar Capital of US” (via RMI Outlet)

ENERGY POLICY 

Ballooning costs threaten Merkel’s bold energy overhaul (via Reuters)

Filling in some blanks to Obama’s “All of the Above” energy policy (via Climate Central)

Energy Department lands new coal, oil-and-gas officials (via The Hill)

CLIMATE 

Leaked UN report says oceans storing Earth’s excess heat (via Bloomberg)

The ocean is going to start confusing fish and dissolving seashells (via Climate Progress)

Drought and heat waves costing federal government billions in crop insurance payouts (via Climate Progress)

Climate change washes away partisanship for South Carolina tourism (via GreenBiz)

COAL 

Chinese coal price war to dampen coal imports (via Reuters)

New coal plants may kill 16,000 in China’s Guandong region (via Bloomberg)

Federal judge says regulators don’t have to consider overall health impacts of coal mines (via Lexington Herald Leader)

GRID 

The inside story of the world’s biggest “battery” and the future of renewables (via Climate Progress)

Compressed air energy storage to grow dramatically over the next decade (via CleanTechnica)

OIL 

Crude oil prices reach 18-month high (via Washington Post)

Western Gulf offshore drilling lease sale draws tepid interest (via Houston Chronicle)

Oil industry groups seek RFS mandate waiver (via Breaking Energy)

North Dakota saves for the future with today’s oil riches (via Stateline)

Study says oil extraction linked to earthquakes in South Texas (via Wall Street Journal)

Acidizing for oil could rival fracking in California’s Monterey Shale (via San Francisco Chronicle)

TRANSPORTATION 

Americans won’t buy EVs until they are a lot cheaper (via EarthTechling)

Nissan Leaf sales ready to expand beyond early adopter markets in US (via Autoblog Green)

Free EV charging courtesy of ads on chargers (via EarthTechling)

KEYSTONE XL 

Will the Keystone XL decision be based on incorrect assumptions? (via Energy Collective)

Former Romney advisor Hamm: Keystone isn’t needed for US oil (via The Hill)

GREEN BUSINESS 

EPA launches online green sports resource directory (via Environmental Leader)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

DEP attempted to suppress controversial study that criticized shale gas (via StateImpact Pennsylvania)

ENVIRONMENT 

Rim fire spreads deeper into Yosemite (via Los Angeles Time)

Ogallala Aquifer: Could critical water source run dry? (via Christian Science Monitor)

POLITICS 

GOP targets Alaska’s Mark Beigich over carbon tax (via Politico)

Sen. Coburn: I am a global warming denier (via The Hill)

OPINION 

I have a (climate) dream (via Climate Progress)

How to convince Wall Street to invest in energy efficiency (via The Guardian)

Carbon targets, carbon taxes, and the search for Archimedes’ lever (via Grist)

Is Keystone still needed to transport US oil? (via National Journal)

Posted:   |   Categories: alaska, Angela Merkel, barack obama, Barnett Shale, battery, california, cap and trade, Carbon market, Carbon prices, carbon tax, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, Coal mine, Compressed air energy storage, DOE, drought, earthquakes, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, environment, EPA, EU, EU ETS, ev, fracking, fukushima, germany, global warming, green business, grid, Guandong, Gujarat, Gulf of Mexico, Harold Hamm, Hawaii, Heat wave, india, Insurance, japan, Keystone XL, Mark Beigich, Monterey Shale, natural gas, Nebraska, Net metering, Nevada, News, nissan LEAF, north dakota, NREL, nuclear, offshore drilling, Ogallala Aquifer, oil, pennsylvania, Renewable Fuels Standard, renewables, RFS, RIm fire, Shale oil, solar, Solar net metering, south carolina, tar sands, texas, Tom Coburn, Transportation, UN IPCCC, US Army, vermont, Vermont Yankee, Wildfire, wind, Yosemite
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28
Aug

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 8.28.13

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

NUCLEAR 

Japan: Nuclear plant operator found leak too slowly (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Vermont Yankee plant to close next year as nuclear industry retrenches (via New York Times)

EMISSIONS 

UN says early action needed to curb rise in aviation emissions (via Reuters Point Carbon)

China’s emissions could peak by 2023 with introduction of ETS (via RTCC)

EU states to start CO2 market fix talks after German election (via Reuters Point Carbon)

California cap and trade comes to a crossroads as carbon prices fall (via CleanTechnica)

RENEWABLES 

EU says China guilty of giving illegal aid to solar industry (via Reuters)

India may beat US in wind capacity installations for first time (via Bloomberg)

Central America to see $320 million clean energy boost (via EarthTechling)

India’s Gujarat waives renewable targets for utilities (via Bloomberg)

Germany adds 1.14 GW of wind in H1 2013 (via Recharge)

US DOE loan program financed $16 billion in renewables and more coming (via Renewable Energy World)

US Army set for $7 billion solar spree (via Recharge)

297,000 US homes solar net metered in 2012, including 1% of California and 5% of Hawaii (via Facts of the Day)

Americans want more wind, less costs (via Houston Chronicle)

NREL study says wind turbines don’t hurt home values (via Los Angeles Times)

Construction begins on massive Nevada solar plant that will power 80,000 homes (via Climate Progress)

In Nebraska, farmers hope to take control of wind production (via Midwest Energy News)

A tale of two solar cities: Two California communities vie for “Solar Capital of US” (via RMI Outlet)

ENERGY POLICY 

Ballooning costs threaten Merkel’s bold energy overhaul (via Reuters)

Filling in some blanks to Obama’s “All of the Above” energy policy (via Climate Central)

Energy Department lands new coal, oil-and-gas officials (via The Hill)

CLIMATE 

Leaked UN report says oceans storing Earth’s excess heat (via Bloomberg)

The ocean is going to start confusing fish and dissolving seashells (via Climate Progress)

Drought and heat waves costing federal government billions in crop insurance payouts (via Climate Progress)

Climate change washes away partisanship for South Carolina tourism (via GreenBiz)

COAL 

Chinese coal price war to dampen coal imports (via Reuters)

New coal plants may kill 16,000 in China’s Guandong region (via Bloomberg)

Federal judge says regulators don’t have to consider overall health impacts of coal mines (via Lexington Herald Leader)

GRID 

The inside story of the world’s biggest “battery” and the future of renewables (via Climate Progress)

Compressed air energy storage to grow dramatically over the next decade (via CleanTechnica)

OIL 

Crude oil prices reach 18-month high (via Washington Post)

Western Gulf offshore drilling lease sale draws tepid interest (via Houston Chronicle)

Oil industry groups seek RFS mandate waiver (via Breaking Energy)

North Dakota saves for the future with today’s oil riches (via Stateline)

Study says oil extraction linked to earthquakes in South Texas (via Wall Street Journal)

Acidizing for oil could rival fracking in California’s Monterey Shale (via San Francisco Chronicle)

TRANSPORTATION 

Americans won’t buy EVs until they are a lot cheaper (via EarthTechling)

Nissan Leaf sales ready to expand beyond early adopter markets in US (via Autoblog Green)

Free EV charging courtesy of ads on chargers (via EarthTechling)

KEYSTONE XL 

Will the Keystone XL decision be based on incorrect assumptions? (via Energy Collective)

Former Romney advisor Hamm: Keystone isn’t needed for US oil (via The Hill)

GREEN BUSINESS 

EPA launches online green sports resource directory (via Environmental Leader)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

DEP attempted to suppress controversial study that criticized shale gas (via StateImpact Pennsylvania)

ENVIRONMENT 

Rim fire spreads deeper into Yosemite (via Los Angeles Time)

Ogallala Aquifer: Could critical water source run dry? (via Christian Science Monitor)

POLITICS 

GOP targets Alaska’s Mark Beigich over carbon tax (via Politico)

Sen. Coburn: I am a global warming denier (via The Hill)

OPINION 

I have a (climate) dream (via Climate Progress)

How to convince Wall Street to invest in energy efficiency (via The Guardian)

Carbon targets, carbon taxes, and the search for Archimedes’ lever (via Grist)

Is Keystone still needed to transport US oil? (via National Journal)

Posted:   |   Categories: alaska, Angela Merkel, barack obama, Barnett Shale, battery, california, cap and trade, Carbon market, Carbon prices, carbon tax, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, Coal mine, Compressed air energy storage, DOE, drought, earthquakes, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, environment, EPA, EU, EU ETS, ev, fracking, fukushima, germany, global warming, green business, grid, Guandong, Gujarat, Gulf of Mexico, Harold Hamm, Hawaii, Heat wave, india, Insurance, japan, Keystone XL, Monterey Shale, natural gas, Nebraska, Net metering, Nevada, News, nissan LEAF, north dakota, NREL, nuclear, offshore drilling, Ogallala Aquifer, oil, pennsylvania, Renewable Fuels Standard, renewables, RFS, RIm fire, Shale oil, solar, Solar net metering, south carolina, tar sands, texas, Tom Coburn, Transportation, UN IPCCC, US Army, vermont, Vermont Yankee, Wildfire, wind, Yosemite
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19
Jul

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 7.19.13

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

EMISSIONS 

EU and China launch joint scheme to tackle emissions (via RTCC)

China finance minister backs carbon tax (via RTCC)

Conservatives attack each other over carbon tax plans (via ClimateWire)

COAL 

Asia’s coal use grows despite gas challenge (via Wall Street Journal)

Ex-Im Bank rejects financing for Vietnam coal plant, citing global warming (via Washington Post/AP)

RENEWABLES 

China’s solar feud with West leads to tax (via New York Times)

Chilly offshore wind lurks for Europe (via EarthTechling)

Solar energy storage about to take off in Germany and California (via Forbes)

US renewable energy use soared in 2012 – report (via RTCC)

Federal credit: Government financing for clean energy (via Center for American Progress)

State renewable energy mandates find improbable backers – farmers (via Wall Street Journal)

White House steps up biofuel support amid escalating attacks (via The Hill)

Ethanol RIN credits have climbed 2,000% this year, but where do they go now? (via Autoblog Green)

Biodiesel can solve the ethanol debate, say supporters (via Houston Chronicle)

Is a 50% efficient solar cell on the horizon? (via GigaOm)

Plugging into military solar (via Renewable Energy World)

First community solar projects launched in Minnesota (via Star-Tribune)

CLIMATE 

Snow and Arctic sea ice extent plummet suddenly as globe bakes (via Washington Post)

Sensitive information: A peek inside the next IPCC assessment (via The Economist)

Record June heat extends globe’s streak to 340 months (via Climate Central)

EU pledges to support China’s climate effort (via BusinessGreen)

“Drunken” weather pattern leads to deadly heat (via Climate Central)

New EPA chief McCarthy will take on sweeping climate agenda (via Politico)

More states requiring insurers to complete climate risk survey (via Environmental Leader)

KEYSTONE XL 

TransCanada exec: Keystone pipeline date may slide again (via The Hill)

Keystone risk worries US oil sands investors (via Houston Chronicle)

TransCanada rebuffs EPA call to run Keystone pumps with renewables (via Bloomberg)

Zichal: Obama “raised the bar” on Keystone’s climate impacts (via Politico)

ENERGY POLICY 

Britain plans tax breaks for shale gas investment (via Reuters)

Mexico’s conservatives propose “deep” energy reform, concessions (via Reuters)

US oil and gas boom is straining the country’s infrastructure (via Washington Post)

Utility customer satisfaction is way up in the US (via Renew Grid)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Renters can help US save energy (via C2ES)

California is proof that energy efficiency works (via Greentech Media)

Upgraded EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager offers lifecycle feature (via Energy Manager Today)

GRID 

Europe’s smart meter race hitting its stride (via Greentech Media)

Short-term real-time power prices reflect system strain during Northeast heat wave (via US EIA)

OIL 

Is Arctic oil exploration dead in the US? (via EnergyWire)

US approval of Enbridge pipeline plan irks some oil shippers (via Reuters)

TRANSPORTATION 

Los Angeles extends rebates for electric car chargers (via Plugin Cars)

It’s official: General Motors now sees Tesla as a threat (via Green Car Reports)

Chrysler tests EV technology to shave peak power on grid (via Energy Manager Today)

GM to test utility-controlled solar charging for electric cars (via Green Car Reports)

ENVIRONMENT

Largest lake in Middle East region may dry up (via Bloomberg)

Texas drought forecast to continue, perhaps for years (via StateImpact Texas)

POLITICS 

Senate confirms Gina McCarthy as EPA administrator (via Washington Post)

Lawmakers concerned new carbon metric developed in secret (via The Hill)

Murkowski says Keystone amendment won’t kill efficiency bill (via The Hill)

Building bipartisan collaboration on energy competition? (via Energy Collective)

Insurance industry, Republicans split on climate change (via Bloomberg)

OPINION

Poll finds broad public support for Obama climate plan (via Houston Chronicle)

Oil industry should blame itself for federal fracking rules (via Forbes)

Morality is missing from debate about sustainable behavior (via The Guardian)

It’s hot as hell and the grid’s not gonna take it anymore (via Greentech Media)

Stuff white people like: denying climate change (via Grist)

Is renewable energy just “Hamburger Helper?” (via Forbes)

Posted:   |   Categories: arctic, Barak Obama, biofuel, california, cap and trade, carbon tax, carbon trading, China, chrysler, climate, Climate Change, coal, community solar, drought, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Enbridge, Energy Efficiency, Energy Star Portfolio Manager, energy storage, EPA, ethanol, EU, europe, European Union, ev, EV charger, Export-Import bank, fracking, General Motors, germany, Gina McCarthy, global warming, grid, Heather Zichal, Insurance, IPCC, Keystone XL, los angeles, mexico, minnesota, natural gas, News, offshore wind, oil, Pipeline, Renewable energy standards, renewables, res, RIN, Sea ice melt, Shale gas, smart meter, Social cost of carbon, solar, Solar trade war, Tesla, texas, TransCanada, Transportation, united kingdom, V2G, Vietnam
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19
Jul

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 7.19.13

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

EMISSIONS 

EU and China launch joint scheme to tackle emissions (via RTCC)

China finance minister backs carbon tax (via RTCC)

Conservatives attack each other over carbon tax plans (via ClimateWire)

COAL 

Asia’s coal use grows despite gas challenge (via Wall Street Journal)

Ex-Im Bank rejects financing for Vietnam coal plant, citing global warming (via Washington Post/AP)

RENEWABLES 

China’s solar feud with West leads to tax (via New York Times)

Chilly offshore wind lurks for Europe (via EarthTechling)

Solar energy storage about to take off in Germany and California (via Forbes)

US renewable energy use soared in 2012 – report (via RTCC)

Federal credit: Government financing for clean energy (via Center for American Progress)

State renewable energy mandates find improbable backers – farmers (via Wall Street Journal)

White House steps up biofuel support amid escalating attacks (via The Hill)

Ethanol RIN credits have climbed 2,000% this year, but where do they go now? (via Autoblog Green)

Biodiesel can solve the ethanol debate, say supporters (via Houston Chronicle)

Is a 50% efficient solar cell on the horizon? (via GigaOm)

Plugging into military solar (via Renewable Energy World)

First community solar projects launched in Minnesota (via Star-Tribune)

CLIMATE 

Snow and Arctic sea ice extent plummet suddenly as globe bakes (via Washington Post)

Sensitive information: A peek inside the next IPCC assessment (via The Economist)

Record June heat extends globe’s streak to 340 months (via Climate Central)

EU pledges to support China’s climate effort (via BusinessGreen)

“Drunken” weather pattern leads to deadly heat (via Climate Central)

New EPA chief McCarthy will take on sweeping climate agenda (via Politico)

More states requiring insurers to complete climate risk survey (via Environmental Leader)

KEYSTONE XL 

TransCanada exec: Keystone pipeline date may slide again (via The Hill)

Keystone risk worries US oil sands investors (via Houston Chronicle)

TransCanada rebuffs EPA call to run Keystone pumps with renewables (via Bloomberg)

Zichal: Obama “raised the bar” on Keystone’s climate impacts (via Politico)

ENERGY POLICY 

Britain plans tax breaks for shale gas investment (via Reuters)

Mexico’s conservatives propose “deep” energy reform, concessions (via Reuters)

US oil and gas boom is straining the country’s infrastructure (via Washington Post)

Utility customer satisfaction is way up in the US (via Renew Grid)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Renters can help US save energy (via C2ES)

California is proof that energy efficiency works (via Greentech Media)

Upgraded EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager offers lifecycle feature (via Energy Manager Today)

GRID 

Europe’s smart meter race hitting its stride (via Greentech Media)

Short-term real-time power prices reflect system strain during Northeast heat wave (via US EIA)

OIL 

Is Arctic oil exploration dead in the US? (via EnergyWire)

US approval of Enbridge pipeline plan irks some oil shippers (via Reuters)

TRANSPORTATION 

Los Angeles extends rebates for electric car chargers (via Plugin Cars)

It’s official: General Motors now sees Tesla as a threat (via Green Car Reports)

Chrysler tests EV technology to shave peak power on grid (via Energy Manager Today)

GM to test utility-controlled solar charging for electric cars (via Green Car Reports)

ENVIRONMENT

Largest lake in Middle East region may dry up (via Bloomberg)

Texas drought forecast to continue, perhaps for years (via StateImpact Texas)

POLITICS 

Senate confirms Gina McCarthy as EPA administrator (via Washington Post)

Lawmakers concerned new carbon metric developed in secret (via The Hill)

Murkowski says Keystone amendment won’t kill efficiency bill (via The Hill)

Building bipartisan collaboration on energy competition? (via Energy Collective)

Insurance industry, Republicans split on climate change (via Bloomberg)

OPINION

Poll finds broad public support for Obama climate plan (via Houston Chronicle)

Oil industry should blame itself for federal fracking rules (via Forbes)

Morality is missing from debate about sustainable behavior (via The Guardian)

It’s hot as hell and the grid’s not gonna take it anymore (via Greentech Media)

Stuff white people like: denying climate change (via Grist)

Is renewable energy just “Hamburger Helper?” (via Forbes)

Posted:   |   Categories: arctic, Barak Obama, biofuel, california, cap and trade, carbon tax, carbon trading, China, chrysler, climate, Climate Change, coal, community solar, drought, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Enbridge, Energy Efficiency, Energy Star Portfolio Manager, energy storage, EPA, ethanol, EU, europe, European Union, ev, EV charger, Ex-Im Bank, Export-Import bank, fracking, General Motors, germany, Gina McCarthy, global warming, grid, Heather Zichal, Insurance, IPCC, Keystone XL, los angeles, mexico, minnesota, natural gas, News, offshore wind, oil, Pipeline, Renewable energy standards, renewables, res, RIN, Sea ice melt, Shale gas, smart meter, Social cost of carbon, solar, Solar trade war, Tesla, texas, TransCanada, Transportation, united kingdom, V2G, Vietnam
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08
Mar

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 3.8.13

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

CLIMATE 

Recent global heat spike unlike anything in 11,000 years (via Time/AP)

Report says insurers still ignoring climate change (via Mother Jones)

BusinessGreen guide to climate risk management (via BusinessGreen)

Canadian Arctic may lose 20% of glaciers by 2100, shows study (via Bloomberg)

US Forest Service may let more fires burn (via Time/AP)

COAL 

Burning coal costs the EU €43 billion a year in health costs (via RTCC)

As coal industry declines, what will happen to all those retired miners? (via Washington Post)

ENVIRONMENT

UN says governments falling short in drought fight (via Phys.org)

US drought intensifies in Texas and Florida (via Climate Central)

RENEWABLES 

50 percent price gap between European and Chinese solar modules (via Greentech Media)

China drives record solar growth to become world’s biggest market (via Bloomberg)

London Array becomes world’s biggest offshore wind farm (via Recharge)

Energy project developers see solar as easier than wind (via Greentech Media)

Greece installed 300MW of solar PV in January 2013 (via CleanTechnica)

US ethanol makers eye pros and cons of corn alternatives (via Reuters)

Radical wind concept promises energy storage (via EarthTechling)

Other people’s money: how crowdfunding lowers the cost of solar energy (via RMI Outlet)

Solar batteries could be utilities’ next headache (via Reuters)

Is South Dakota “open for business” for wind developers? (via Midwest Energy News)

KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS 

Oil sands, Keystone XL, and the new politics of fossil fuel infrastructure (via Energy Collective)

US lawmakers draft bill to speed decision on Keystone pipeline (via Reuters)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans Keystone XL pipeline hearing (via The Hill)

TRANSPORTATION 

Beijing to reveal plan for electric vehicle boost (via BusinessGreen)

Two largest global EV charging networks join forces (via Pike Research)

Rethinking the lead acid battery with chip and disk drive machines (via GigaOm)

Dreamliner battery fire more serious than first thought (via Christian Science Monitor/AP)

US new vehicle fuel economy in February ties record high (via Green Car Congress)

EPA considers changes to plug-in hybrid testing process (via Autoblog Green)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

US shale gas exports will shake up global market (via CNBC)

US shale boom hurts Europe’s climate goals, says energy executive (via Houston Chronicle)

Illinois fracking deal could be the national model (via Huffington Post/AP)

In Texas, water use for fracking stirs concerns (via Texas Tribune)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Energy efficiency presents UK industrial sector with £2.2 opportunity (via BusinessGreen)

How UC Irvine redefines efficiency in laboratories (via GreenBiz)

ENERGY POLICY 

The key decision that can make or break an energy project (via Greentech Media)

Interior Department nominee Jewell pledges “certainty” to oil, gas drillers (via Reuters)

OIL 

Five energy challenges for Venezuela’s oil after Chavez (via Christian Science Monitor)

Exxon to invest $190 billion in upstream oil projects over five years (via Wall Street Journal)

BP faces escalating spill payouts after court ruling (via Reuters)

BP, Transocean officials botched tests, testifies witness (via Bloomberg)

Republicans point to falling oil production on federal lands (via Wall Street Journal)

EMISSIONS 

40x35: a zero-carbon energy target for the world’s largest economies (via Climate Progress)

Developing nations must reduce emissions by half by 2020, study says (via WRI Insights)

EU court rejects Polish challenge to CO2 emissions system (via Phys.org)

GRID 

Demand response in the US electricity market (via Energy Collective)

What exactly are self-healing power grids? (via EarthTechling)

Summer demand may raise heat on Texas grid (via Houston Chronicle)

NUCLEAR 

Japan’s economic troubles spur a return to nuclear power (via MIT Technology Review)

Two years after Fukushima, Japan’s nuclear lobby bounces back (via Reuters)

US nuclear plant inspections need to improve, says report (via Reuters)

Looming federal budget cuts add to problems at Hanford nuclear site (via New York Times)

GREEN BUSINESS 

Shareholders file first-ever “carbon-bubble” resolutions (via InsideClimate News)

How GM earns $1 billion recycling (via Treehugger)

Posted:   |   Categories: arctic, battery, Boeing Dreamliner, BP, canada, cap and trade, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, Crowdfunding, Demand response, drought, electric vehicles, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, environment, EPA, ERCOT, ethanol, EU, europe, European Union, ev, ev charging, externalities, Exxon, Florida, fracking, Fuel Economy, fukushima, global warming, GM, Greece, green business, grid, Gulf of Mexico, Hanford, Illinois, Insurance, interior department, japan, Keystone XL, natural gas, Natural gas exports, News, nuclear, offshore wind, oil, oil spill, plug-in hybrid, Poland, Recycling, renewables, Sally Jewell, Sea ice melt, Shale gas, smart grid, solar, South Dakota, tar sands, texas, Transocean, Transportation, UC Irvine, uk, UN, united kingdom, united nations, US Forest Service, Venezuela, Water scarcity, wildfires, wind
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16
Jan

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 1.16.13

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

GRID 

Offshore transmission line breaks new ground on grid rules (via New York Times)

Why military microgrids influence exceeds their market share (via Pike Research)

ENERGY POLICY 

Large mergers drive changes in ownership of electric generating capacity in 2012 (via US EIA)

Oil lobby touts Keystone XL pipeline, natural gas exports (via Politico)

Oil refiners ask Congress to scrap renewable fuels mandate (via Houston Chronicle)

EMISSIONS 

Hong Kong offers $1.3 billion to replace polluting vehicles (via Bloomberg)

EPA says final revisions to 2010 air quality rule will cut industry costs, health risks (via The Hill)

California cuts GHGs for third year (via Environmental Leader)

RENEWABLES 

“Advanced energy” is a trillion-dollar market, and actually grew in 2012 (via GigaOm)

China passes 60GW grid-connected wind capacity (via Recharge)

Inside MENA countries’ solar energy plans (via Renewable Energy World)

Saudi Arabia will set up power buyer for renewables electricity (via Bloomberg)

Royal family investing £20 million in UK wave and tidal power (via BusinessGreen)

Solar provides 5.6% of Italian electricity demand in 2012 (via CleanTechnica)

Morocco to launch new concentrated solar power tenders (via Recharge)

50% solar cell efficiency could be in sight (via EarthTechling)

PTC in place, the US wind industry looks ahead (via Greentech Media)

Solar net metering will provide over $92 million in benefits to California ratepayers (via Electric Light & Power)

Sungevity scores $125 million for third-party solar financing (via Greentech Media)

ALEC to attack North Carolina renewable energy initiative (via DeSmogBlog)

Virginia attorney general targets utility renewable energy incentives (via Washington Times/AP)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Texas study finds increase in water used for fracking (via Texas Tribune)

CLIMATE 

2012 was Earth’s 10th warmest year on record, warmest with a La Nina (via Weather Underground)

US climate diplomat says emissions deal is in nations’ core interest (via The Hill)

Black carbon 2x larger cause of climate change than previously assessed (via Green Car Reports)

Record taxpayer cost is seen for US crop insurance (via New York Times)

Decades of temperature changes where you lived mapped online (via The Guardian)

National Flood Insurance Program – a mighty engine that couldn’t (via ClimateWire)

Science and religion meet at a climate protest (via New York Times)

Do cities really take the lead on climate change? (via Grist)

Sandy relief bill passes House despite conservative opposition (via Huffington Post)

TRANSPORTATION 

Cadillac and Nissan press the case for electric cars (via New York Times)

Tesla Model S to hit UK market in early 2014 (via BusinessGreen)

Cadillac introduces 2014 ELR extended range electric vehicle (via Green Car Congress)

Nissan to use US battery plant for hybrid vehicles (via Bloomberg)

Johnson Controls offers start-stop battery system for vehicles (via New York Times)

GREEN BUSINESS 

Google makes new electricity push with funding to Energy Foundation (via The Hill)

How Ford and Adidas are making climate change work in their favor (via GreenBiz)

US government seeing big savings from green buildings (via Greentech Media)

COAL 

10 things to know about leasing coal on public land (via Oregon Public Radio)

POLITICS 

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to leave Obama administration (via Reuters)

Ken Salazar’s legacy includes push for wind, solar energy (via Politico)

Chuck Hagel’s Chevron tie not criticized (via Houston Chronicle)

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2013: the year of climate decision (via Climate Progress)

Can the Chinese rescue Fisker? (via Autoblog)

For greater job growth, invest in clean energy, not US coal exports (via National Geographic)

Wind might not roar in 2013, even with PTC (via EarthTechling) 

The extreme weather threat that’s all around us (via Huffington Post)

Why is net metering under attack? (via Greentech Media)

A holding pattern at Tesla (via New York Times)

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