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01
May

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.1.14

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

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

How 26 states created 85% of America’s energy efficiency savings (via CleanTechnica)

Dems want to boost military energy efficiency (via The Hill)

COAL 

UNESCO alarmed over Australian coal port dredging near Great Barrier Reef (via Reuters)

Southern Company delays clean coal plant until 2015 amid rising costs (via Reuters)

Koch Brothers to face lawsuit over “swirling” Chicago petcoke pollution (via Climate Progress)

RENEWABLES 

Shares shift in global wind turbine market (via Navigant Research)

PV demand in Middle East and Africa to grow 50% this year (via Solar Industry)

Surge in Australian rooftop solar PV displaces more fossil fuels (via Renew Economy)

A new federal push for more hydropower across the US (via Forbes)

Exciting times for West Coast offshore wind (via Recharge)

US solar power installed costs on course for 2020 target (via RTCC)

Cellulosic biofuel set to outpace US volume targets (via Argus Leader)

DOE proceeds with review of Cape Wind loan guarantee after favorable court ruling (via Bloomberg BNA)

NextEra eyes 1.4GW of new wind capacity in US (via Recharge)

Arizona may impose new tax on customers who lease solar panels (via Climate Progress)

Business fears Ohio bill will “kill solar” if approved (via Toledo Blade)

KEYSTONE XL 

As Dem support builds for Keystone XL, pressure’s on Reid (via The Hill)

CLIMATE 

World’s coastal megacities sinking 10x faster than rising sea levels (via Times of India)

Sweden delays $45 million climate fund contribution (via RTCC)

Sea change: Vital part of food web dissolving (via Seattle Times)

Extreme rainfall events like Pensacola’s on the rise (via Climate Central)

Climate change and the medical analogy (via Treehugger)

This man is on the hunt for California’s next climate leaders (via Grist)

OIL 

Dutch police storm Greenpeace ship trying to block Arctic oil delivery (via Reuters)

As new shipping rules are studied, another oil train derails (via New York Times)

Explosive Virginia train carried fracked Bakken oil (via DeSmog Blog)

TRANSPORTATION 

2013 model cars in Europe collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years before deadline (via Green Car Congress)

DOE’s advanced vehicle manufacturing loans come under attack in Senate (via ClimateWire)

ENVIRONMENT 

El Nino could be the biggest weather story of 2014 (via Vox)

Court tells EPA to cough up new air pollution standards by December (via Huffington Post)

Group to sue US over changes to eagle protection rules (via Reuters)

EMISSIONS 

Washington State’s governor wants the state off coal-based electricity (via Washington Post)

Tell your alma mater, fossil fuel divestment just went mainstream (via NRDC Switchboard)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg diverge on fracking (via Greenwire)

GRID 

Exelon will acquire Pepco to form largest US utility (via Greentech Media)

Is an energy storage tsunami about to hit California? (via Greentech Media)

Boulder: Municipal utility will be platform for innovation (via The Daily Camera)

GREEN BUSINESS 

Firms fail to disclose sustainability metrics in executive pay (via Environmental leader)

Monsanto announces aggressive sustainability goals (via TriplePundit)

Corporate America’s sustainability gains “not enough” says Ceres (via GreenBiz)

GREEN BUILDING 

In Asia-Pacific, green buildings gain ground (via Navigant Research)

Zero energy buildings become reality (via Navigant Research)

OPINION 

Status of US-China solar trade petition and what need to be done (via CleanTechnica)

Supreme Court makes the right call on a Clean Air Act provision (via Washington Post)

How loopholes could weaken CAFÉ standards (via Detroit News)

Supreme Court victory gives EPA more ammo in war on coal (via Forbes)

Better than dollars per watt (via Forbes)

Why we are blocking the office of Harvard’s president (via Huffington Post)

Economics trump environment in energy issues poll (via Houston Chronicle)

Link between electricity prices & renewable energy complete warped in Forbes article (via CleanTechnica)

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28
Apr

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.28.14

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

CLIMATE 

US and China lift climate change hopes with new phase of talks (via Financial Times)

Mount Everest is shrinking due to climate change (via Climate Progress)

El Nino risk increases as Pacific Ocean gets warmer (via Bloomberg)

Western US faces bigger, more frequent wildfires (via Climate Central)

US mayors leading the way on emission cuts & climate resilience (via CleanTechnica)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Gazprom says it won’t halt gas flows to Europe over Ukraine price row (via Wall Street Journal)

Local governments fail to account for $17 million in natural gas impact fees (via StateImpact Pennsylvania)

How long can the fracking revolution last? (via RTCC)

RENEWABLES 

Experimental efforts to harvest the ocean’s power face cost setbacks (via New York Times)

Chart: Wind dominates the 37GW of US power under construction (via Greentech Media)

Google’s green energy plan: Build, learn, and expand (via Christian Science Monitor)

Fear and loathing at the CPUC: California debates the future of solar (via Greentech Media)

6MW floating vertical-axis wind turbine unveiled (via Recharge)

ENERGY POLICY 

French energy minister promises 100,000 green jobs (via Reuters)

US electricity prices may be going up for good (via Los Angeles Times)

OIL 

China wants more Latin American oil, president to visit in July (via Reuters)

US regulators to propose enhanced oil tank car standards (via Reuters)

Oil industry starts fracking in Nevada (via Elko Daily Free Press)

TRANSPORTATION 

Tesla unveils plans for solar-powered EV charging network in China (via Renew Economy)

EPA says automakers ahead of schedule for 54.5 MPG by 2025 (via Autoblog Green)

EV buyers are younger, more affluent than hybrid shoppers (via Autoblog Green)

California Air Resources Board adds another $25 million to expand clean vehicle rebate program (via Green Car Congress)

COAL 

Asian coal miners pursuing self-defeating output gains (via Reuters)

Kitzhaber says “no” to coal export plans in Oregon (via The Daily News)

Montana coal mine falls years behind original permitting schedule (via Missoulian)

EMISSIONS 

Rich nations’ greenhouse gas emissions fall in 2012, led by US (via Reuters)

Scotland enlists universities in low-carbon push (via BusinessGreen)

Fossil fuels face $30 trillion in losses from climate, renewables (via Renew Economy)

Soils release far more CO2 tan previously thought as emissions rise (via Yale e360)

Changes to agriculture practices could slash emissions up to 90% (via Environmental Leader)

Projected CO2 emissions vary with coal and nuclear power plant retirements (via US EIA)

California cuts part of its greenhouse gas emissions by exporting them (via ClimateWire)

KEYSTONE XL 

Keystone XL moving forward…in Canada’s eyes (via Christian Science Monitor)

Canada still betting the US will approve Keystone XL (via Reuters)

Cowboys, Indians, and Neil Young voice opposition to Keystone XL (via United Press International)

Steyer challenges Kochs to Keystone XL debate (via The Hill)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

More LED installations than fluorescents expected this year for first time (via Energy Manager Today)

In user test, Next thermostat and its smart competitors disappoint (via EnergyWIre)

ENVIRONMENT 

Worsening US drought pushes wheat price higher (via Wall Street Journal)

California drought: Jobs, money dry up in farm towns (via San Francisco Chronicle)

California drought declaration is so bad the state is rolling back some environmental protections (via Huffington Post/Reuters)

Extreme tornado swings: What holds the key? (via Climate Central)

POLITICS 

GOP Rep. Grimm’s woes cast cloud on climate turnabout (via Politico)

OPINION 

How US-China cooperation can expand clean energy development (via WRI Insights)

Climate-proofing the poorest cities is currently impossible (via Sustainable Cities Collective)

A battle is looming over renewable energy, and fossil fuel interests are losing (via Washington Post)

The rise and fall of America’s climate deniers: How politics hijacked the fight against global warming (via Salon)

Keystone weirdonomics mean gas prices won’t be getting any cheaper (via Bloomberg)

It’s easy being green. Being fossil fuel free is harder (via Forbes)

Dear Texas: Enjoy the oil boom, just don’t blow it this time (via Forbes)

2C in our rear-view mirror, geoengineering dead ahead (via Energy Collective)

Posted:   |   Categories: california air resources board, California Public Utilities Commission, canada, CARB, Carbon bubble, Carbon sequestration, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, Coal exports, CPUC, drought, El Nino, electric vehicles, emissions, Energy Efficiency, EPA, EV charger, Extreme weather, fracking, France, Gazprom, Geoengineering, global warming, google, green jobs, Hybrids, John Kitzhaber, Keystone XL, Koch Brothers, Latin America, LED, Michael Grimm, Montana, Mount Everest, natural gas, Nest, Nevada, News, nuclear, offshore wind, oil, Oil train, oregon, renewables, Scotland, solar, Tesla, texas, tidal power, Tom Steyer, Transportation, Ukraine, wildfires, wind
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28
Apr

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.28.14

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

CLIMATE 

US and China lift climate change hopes with new phase of talks (via Financial Times)

Mount Everest is shrinking due to climate change (via Climate Progress)

El Nino risk increases as Pacific Ocean gets warmer (via Bloomberg)

Western US faces bigger, more frequent wildfires (via Climate Central)

US mayors leading the way on emission cuts & climate resilience (via CleanTechnica)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Gazprom says it won’t halt gas flows to Europe over Ukraine price row (via Wall Street Journal)

Local governments fail to account for $17 million in natural gas impact fees (via StateImpact Pennsylvania)

How long can the fracking revolution last? (via RTCC)

RENEWABLES 

Experimental efforts to harvest the ocean’s power face cost setbacks (via New York Times)

Chart: Wind dominates the 37GW of US power under construction (via Greentech Media)

Google’s green energy plan: Build, learn, and expand (via Christian Science Monitor)

Fear and loathing at the CPUC: California debates the future of solar (via Greentech Media)

6MW floating vertical-axis wind turbine unveiled (via Recharge)

ENERGY POLICY 

French energy minister promises 100,000 green jobs (via Reuters)

US electricity prices may be going up for good (via Los Angeles Times)

OIL 

China wants more Latin American oil, president to visit in July (via Reuters)

US regulators to propose enhanced oil tank car standards (via Reuters)

Oil industry starts fracking in Nevada (via Elko Daily Free Press)

TRANSPORTATION 

Tesla unveils plans for solar-powered EV charging network in China (via Renew Economy)

EPA says automakers ahead of schedule for 54.5 MPG by 2025 (via Autoblog Green)

EV buyers are younger, more affluent than hybrid shoppers (via Autoblog Green)

California Air Resources Board adds another $25 million to expand clean vehicle rebate program (via Green Car Congress)

COAL 

Asian coal miners pursuing self-defeating output gains (via Reuters)

Kitzhaber says “no” to coal export plans in Oregon (via The Daily News)

Montana coal mine falls years behind original permitting schedule (via Missoulian)

EMISSIONS 

Rich nations’ greenhouse gas emissions fall in 2012, led by US (via Reuters)

Scotland enlists universities in low-carbon push (via BusinessGreen)

Fossil fuels face $30 trillion in losses from climate, renewables (via Renew Economy)

Soils release far more CO2 tan previously thought as emissions rise (via Yale e360)

Changes to agriculture practices could slash emissions up to 90% (via Environmental Leader)

Projected CO2 emissions vary with coal and nuclear power plant retirements (via US EIA)

California cuts part of its greenhouse gas emissions by exporting them (via ClimateWire)

KEYSTONE XL 

Keystone XL moving forward…in Canada’s eyes (via Christian Science Monitor)

Canada still betting the US will approve Keystone XL (via Reuters)

Cowboys, Indians, and Neil Young voice opposition to Keystone XL (via United Press International)

Steyer challenges Kochs to Keystone XL debate (via The Hill)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

More LED installations than fluorescents expected this year for first time (via Energy Manager Today)

In user test, Next thermostat and its smart competitors disappoint (via EnergyWIre)

ENVIRONMENT 

Worsening US drought pushes wheat price higher (via Wall Street Journal)

California drought: Jobs, money dry up in farm towns (via San Francisco Chronicle)

California drought declaration is so bad the state is rolling back some environmental protections (via Huffington Post/Reuters)

Extreme tornado swings: What holds the key? (via Climate Central)

POLITICS 

GOP Rep. Grimm’s woes cast cloud on climate turnabout (via Politico)

OPINION 

How US-China cooperation can expand clean energy development (via WRI Insights)

Climate-proofing the poorest cities is currently impossible (via Sustainable Cities Collective)

A battle is looming over renewable energy, and fossil fuel interests are losing (via Washington Post)

The rise and fall of America’s climate deniers: How politics hijacked the fight against global warming (via Salon)

Keystone weirdonomics mean gas prices won’t be getting any cheaper (via Bloomberg)

It’s easy being green. Being fossil fuel free is harder (via Forbes)

Dear Texas: Enjoy the oil boom, just don’t blow it this time (via Forbes)

2C in our rear-view mirror, geoengineering dead ahead (via Energy Collective)

Posted:   |   Categories: california air resources board, California Public Utilities Commission, canada, CARB, Carbon bubble, Carbon sequestration, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, Coal exports, CPUC, drought, El Nino, electric vehicles, emissions, Energy Efficiency, EPA, EV charger, Extreme weather, fracking, France, Gazprom, Geoengineering, global warming, google, green jobs, Hybrids, John Kitzhaber, Keystone XL, Koch Brothers, Latin America, LED, Michael Grimm, Montana, Mount Everest, natural gas, Nest, Nevada, News, nuclear, offshore wind, oil, Oil train, oregon, renewables, Scotland, solar, Tesla, texas, tidal power, Tom Steyer, Transportation, Ukraine, wildfires, wind
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02
Apr

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.2.14

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

EMISSIONS 

Hubei province starts China’s second-biggest carbon exchange (via Bloomberg)

India mulls low-carbon fuel standard to cut vehicle exhaust by 2021 (via Bloomberg)

US EPA carbon rule for existing power plants sent to White House (via Reuters)

Promotion of cap-and-trade money for residents downplays looming higher electricity rates (via ClimateWire)

Companies try to catch CO2 before it touches the sky (via Bloomberg)

NATURAL GAS 

Russia tightens pressure on Ukraine with rise in natural gas prices (via New York Times)

UK could produce shale gas within four years in emergency (via Reuters)

RENEWABLES 

India to award 1 gigawatt of solar permits by 2015 (via Bloomberg)

Brazil planning its first solar-specific national auction (via Renewable Energy World)

Iceland’s clean energy lures metal companies from abroad (via SmartPlanet)

Senators leave Production Tax Credit out of renewable fuel proposal (via Houston Chronicle)

Crowdfunding for solar, wind reaching fevered pitch (via Sustainable Business)

Advancements in wind turbine technology improve efficiency; reduce cost (via Renewable Energy World)

BOEM publishes environmental assessment of potential Georgia offshore wind area (via Recharge)

BOEM readies Massachusetts offshore wind auction (via Recharge)

Vermont raises net metering cap to 15% (via Solar Industry)

Mystery property tycoon makes $533 million bet on solar (via Bloomberg)

ENERGY POLICY 

German states water down energy reform but Merkel pleased (via Reuters)

Net US energy imports in 2013 lowest in more than 20 years (via US EIA)

Hearings begin today in latest push against Ohio energy laws (via Midwest Energy News)

OIL 

Canadian safety board urges faster phase out of oil rail tankers (via Reuters)

Crunch year ahead for Norway’s Arctic oil adventure (via Reuters)

TRANSPORTATION 

Number of electric vehicles doubling every year (via Autoblog Green)

Nissan Leaf has 2nd-best sales month ever, Chevy Volt does a 2013 repeat (via Autoblog Green)

Volkswagen could bring wireless EV charging to market by 2017 (via Autoblog)

California forms waiting list for electric car rebates (via Plugin Cars)

Tesla to use North American materials amid pollution worry (via Bloomberg)

Koch Brothers quietly seek to ban new mass transit in Tennessee (via Climate Progress)

TAR SANDS 

Oil sands link to health concerns, says Canadian report (via Globe and Mail)

CLIMATE 

Climate change responses to shape Asia’s future (via Washington Post)

China and EU pledge joint climate action (via BusinessGreen)

Biofuels might hold back progress combating climate change (via Scientific American)

NUCLEAR 

Japan may only be able to restart one-third of its nuclear reactors (via Reuters)

Utility Exelon wants to kill wind and solar subsidies while keeping nukes (via Greentech Media)

GRID 

Utility spending on smart grid IT systems will total nearly $140 billion from 2014 through 2022 (via Navigant Research)

Unique state models offer a glimpse of New England’s microgrid future (via Greentech Media)

Maine Public Utilities Commission: Smart meters are safe (via Renew Grid)

RES Americas launch 8MW energy storage system in PJM (via Energy Manager Today)

Grid Edge 20: Companies transforming the US power sector (via Greentech Media)

COAL 

Chinese coal firms creak under heavy debt, tumbling prices (via Reuters)

ENVIRONMENT 

Meager snowpack bad news for drought-parched California (via USA Today)

Rains won’t quell California wildfire season (via Climate Central)

OPINION 

Climate change: Is anybody listening? (via Newsweek)

Global warming and the developing world (via New York Times)

Will Oregon cook up a carbon tax? (via Sightline Daily)

Rumsfeldian climate risks (via Energy Collective)

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21
Mar

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 3.21.14

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

EMISSIONS 

EU warns biofuel carbon emissions “higher than expected” (via RTCC)

Shuttered coal plants seen cutting cost of carbon rules (via Bloomberg)

NATURAL GAS 

EU readies natural gas plan to cut reliance on Russia (via Bloomberg)

Cheap gas will fuel US manufacturing job surge through 2020 (via Houston Chronicle)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Efficiency, not just Recession, drove US energy savings since 2007 (via Greentech Media)

LED costs to halve as efficiency doubles by 2020, says US DOE (via RTCC)

California establishing new efficiency standards for consumer appliances (via Energy Manager Today)

RENEWABLES 

Over 25% total global solar capacity added in 2013, more to come (via Forbes)

Global solar PV market set to reach 500GW by 2018 (via Renew Economy)

Study finds wind farms can provide surplus of reliable clean energy (via Phys.org)

As net metering battles move to small markets, solar advocates claim early victories (via Greentech Media)

Wind grows as power source in Kansas (via Hutchinson News)

Ethanol industry taking challenge to California LCFS to US Supreme Court (via Green Car Congress)

Compromise may help preserve net metering in Kansas (via Midwest Energy News)

Carnegie unveils 1MW wave energy machine (via Renew Economy)

CLIMATE 

Spring is arriving earlier and earlier in the US (via Climate Central)

Exxon Mobil agrees to report on climate change’s effect on business model (via The Guardian)

Chris Christie’s state agencies are worried about climate change, even if he isn’t (via Huffington Post)

OIL 

Oil lobby optimistic on repealing renewable fuel standard (via The Hill)

BP’s Gulf redemption may take decades to bestow barrels (via Bloomberg)

TRANSPORTATION 

AAA finds electric cars can only go half as far in freezing weather (via Los Angeles Time)

EV project to save Seattle airport $2.8 million in fuel costs (via Environmental Leader)

KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS 

While America spars over Keystone XL, a vast network of pipelines is quietly being approved (via Think Progress)

Koch Brothers are the biggest leaseholder in Canada’s oil sands (via Washington Post)

ENVIRONMENT 

$500 million over budget: How should we pay for fighting wildfires? (via Weather Channel)

Asia is home to most rivers under stress from people (via Bloomberg)

OPINION 

The thin green line (via Sightline Daily)

A few numbers for Nate Silver and Roger Pielke Jr on climate change (via Huffington Post)

Posted:   |   Categories: AAA, biofuel, BP, california, canada, Chris Christie, climate, Climate Change, coal, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, environment, ethanol, EU, ev, Exxon Mobil, Gulf of Mexico, kansas, Keystone XL, Koch Brothers, LED, natural gas, Net metering, new jersey, News, oil, Pipeline, Renewable fuel standard, renewables, RFS, Russia, seattle, solar, solar pv, tar sands, Transportation, Wave energy, Wildfire, wind
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05
Mar

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 3.5.14

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

EMISSIONS 

EU agrees to watered-down deal on aviation carbon emissions (via The Guardian)

Minnesota power supplier calls for regional carbon pricing (via ClimateWire)

NATURAL GAS 

Ukraine seen building support for US natural gas export (via Bloomberg)

Don’t expect international shale boom quite yet, say experts (via Houston Chronicle)

Maryland court rules in favor of natural gas export proposal (via StateImpact Pennsylvania)

Flow reversal provides major “de-bottlenecking” for Marcellus Shale gas (via EnergyWire)

RENEWABLES 

PV capacity in the Americas to rise tenfold by 2030 (via Solar Industry)

$200 million coal tax revenue to fund 1GW solar park in India (via CleanTechnica)

Mexico to add 500MW of new wind projects (via Bloomberg)

China promoting recovery in solar industry, says official (via Bloomberg)

Japan to “mobilize all necessary” renewables measures (via Bloomberg)

Trina Solar expects up to 3.8GW module shipments in 2014 (via Recharge)

US solar jumps 41% in 2013, driven by residential demand (via Bloomberg)

Morgan Stanley says US could have 129GW commercial solar by 2018 (via Renew Economy)

Wind brings carbon-free economic boom to northwest Iowa (via EarthTechling)

Oregon wave energy plan collapses (via EarthTechling)

OIL 

DOE prepares for deeper look at US crude oil exports (via National Journal)

Enbridge to spend $7 billion to double capacity of cross-border pipeline (via Financial Post)

Governor Cuomo urges DHS, DOT to strengthen oil train safety (via The Hill)

TRANSPORTATION 

Tesla to open 30 new service centers and stores in Europe, expand Supercharger network (via Green Car Congress)

Average US new vehicle fuel economy hit 25.2 mpg in February (via Green Car Congress)

CLIMATE 

Global warming may threaten World Heritage sites (via Agence France-Presse)

Obama stands by energy strategy while pushing climate change fund (via The Hill)

House passes flood insurance bill (via USA Today)

Chipotle warns it might stop serving guacamole if climate change worsens (via Climate Progress)

GRID 

Transformers could be weak link in US power grid (via United Press International)

ENVIRONMENT 

California drought linked to polluted winter air (via Los Angeles Times)

POLITICS 

Harry Reid continues showdown with Kochs (via Politico)

John Podesta: The man behind Obama’s new environment push (via Washington Post)

Posted:   |   Categories: Air pollution, Andrew Cuomo, california, Carbon price, China, Chipotle, climate, Climate Change, coal, DOT, drought, emissions, Enbridge, environment, EU, Flood, Flood insurance, global warming, grid, harry reid, india, Iowa, japan, John Podesta, Koch Brothers, marcellus shale, maryland, mexico, minnesota, Morgan Stanley, natural gas, Natural gas exports, News, oil, Oil exports, Oil train, oregon, Pipeline, renewables, Shale gas, solar, Supercharger, tar sands, Tesla, Transportation, Trina Solar, Ukraine, Wave energy, wind
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05
Mar

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 3.5.14

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

EMISSIONS 

EU agrees to watered-down deal on aviation carbon emissions (via The Guardian)

Minnesota power supplier calls for regional carbon pricing (via ClimateWire)

NATURAL GAS 

Ukraine seen building support for US natural gas export (via Bloomberg)

Don’t expect international shale boom quite yet, say experts (via Houston Chronicle)

Maryland court rules in favor of natural gas export proposal (via StateImpact Pennsylvania)

Flow reversal provides major “de-bottlenecking” for Marcellus Shale gas (via EnergyWire)

RENEWABLES 

PV capacity in the Americas to rise tenfold by 2030 (via Solar Industry)

$200 million coal tax revenue to fund 1GW solar park in India (via CleanTechnica)

Mexico to add 500MW of new wind projects (via Bloomberg)

China promoting recovery in solar industry, says official (via Bloomberg)

Japan to “mobilize all necessary” renewables measures (via Bloomberg)

Trina Solar expects up to 3.8GW module shipments in 2014 (via Recharge)

US solar jumps 41% in 2013, driven by residential demand (via Bloomberg)

Morgan Stanley says US could have 129GW commercial solar by 2018 (via Renew Economy)

Wind brings carbon-free economic boom to northwest Iowa (via EarthTechling)

Oregon wave energy plan collapses (via EarthTechling)

OIL 

DOE prepares for deeper look at US crude oil exports (via National Journal)

Enbridge to spend $7 billion to double capacity of cross-border pipeline (via Financial Post)

Governor Cuomo urges DHS, DOT to strengthen oil train safety (via The Hill)

TRANSPORTATION 

Tesla to open 30 new service centers and stores in Europe, expand Supercharger network (via Green Car Congress)

Average US new vehicle fuel economy hit 25.2 mpg in February (via Green Car Congress)

CLIMATE 

Global warming may threaten World Heritage sites (via Agence France-Presse)

Obama stands by energy strategy while pushing climate change fund (via The Hill)

House passes flood insurance bill (via USA Today)

Chipotle warns it might stop serving guacamole if climate change worsens (via Climate Progress)

GRID 

Transformers could be weak link in US power grid (via United Press International)

ENVIRONMENT 

California drought linked to polluted winter air (via Los Angeles Times)

POLITICS 

Harry Reid continues showdown with Kochs (via Politico)

John Podesta: The man behind Obama’s new environment push (via Washington Post)

Posted:   |   Categories: Air pollution, Andrew Cuomo, california, Carbon price, China, Chipotle, climate, Climate Change, coal, DOT, drought, emissions, Enbridge, environment, EU, Flood, Flood insurance, global warming, grid, harry reid, india, Iowa, japan, John Podesta, Koch Brothers, marcellus shale, maryland, mexico, minnesota, Morgan Stanley, natural gas, Natural gas exports, News, oil, Oil exports, Oil train, oregon, Pipeline, renewables, Shale gas, solar, Supercharger, tar sands, Tesla, Transportation, Trina Solar, Ukraine, Wave energy, wind
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23
Dec

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 12.23.13

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

CLIMATE 

Fossil fuel investments face major risks due to climate (via Climate Central)

Conservative groups spend up to $1 billion a year to fight climate change action (via The Guardian)

Temperature records broken across Mid-Atlantic during December heat wave (via Huffington Post/AP)

Tom Steyer may be the liberal answer to the Koch Brothers (via Los Angeles Times)

COAL 

How this Chinese coal company’s $5 billion bankruptcy could trigger financial panic (via Quartz)

Germany’s biggest electricity producer to drop two coal-fired power contracts (via Bloomberg)

RENEWABLES 

Asia-Pacific region to account for half 2014 global solar PV demand (via CleanTechnica)

Are utilities wilting from heat of solar competition? (via National Journal)

Study finds Texas will increase renewable energy 150% by 2032 but add no coal capacity (via Facts of the Day)

Most new residential solar PV projects in California program aren’t owned by homeowners (via US EIA)

California takes aim at “ducks” to smooth move to renewables (via Reuters)

Ballot fight over Oregon renewable energy law could be sparked by small rural utility (via The Oregonian)

North Carolina has morphed into a solar power leader this year (via GigaOm)

Hawaii’s solar boom is so successful, it’s been halted (via ClimateWire)

TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE XL 

Enbridge Gateway win shows stopping Keystone won’t halt oil (via Bloomberg)

Hundreds of conditions attached to Northern Gateway route’s approval (via EnergyWire)

TransCanada CEO: Obama will approve Keystone XL (via The Hill)

Enbridge’s Michigan dilbit spill still not cleaned up as 2013 closes (via InsideClimate News)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

US electricity sales continue downward trend (via Energy Manager Today)

California utility energy efficiency efforts save customer $850 million over two years (via Energy Manager Today)

The new Philadelphia Story is about green infrastructure (via Sustainable Cities Collective)

EMISSIONS 

$290 billion investment needed for China to treat air pollution (via Shanghai Daily)

Why a carbon tax is necessary (via CleanTechnica)

OIL 

US oil industry takes aim at export ban (via Houston Chronicle)

GRID 

US transmission investment gets largest boost since 2000 (via Greentech Media)

EVs integrating with the smart grid (via Navigant Research)

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22
Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.22.13

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

EMISSIONS 

UN climate chief says Australian Direct Action plan “more expensive” than pricing carbon (via BusinessGreen)

Natural gas, energy efficiency fuel US carbon emissions decline (via Climate Central)

Carbon intensity of US economy dropped a record 6.5% in 2012 (via Facts of the Day)

US energy-related emissions drop to 1994 levels (via BusinessGreen)

US Chamber, Kochs join “social cost of carbon” lobbying battle (via The Hill)

NUCLEAR 

After storm, toxic water overflows at Fukushima (via New York Times)

EDF agrees to build UK’s first nuclear plant since 1995 (via Bloomberg)

Toxic water stymies Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant cleanup (via Washington Post)

Sandy a warning that rising seas threaten nuclear plants (via Climate Central)

RENEWABLES 

Energy storage for solar and wind will pass $10 billion in annual market value by 2023 (via Navigant Research)

Wind could see 18% of world’s 2050 energy share, says IEA (via Recharge)

Hunting fertile fields, advanced biofuels providers look abroad (via Navigant Research)

The rise of rooftop solar among the middle class (via Center for American Progress)

USDA announces $181 million to support advanced biofuels (via Green Car Congress)

Solar gardens let communities share renewable power (via National Geographic)

OIL 

China, Russia agree to oil supply deal (via ABC News/AP)

TRANSPORTATION 

How to site EV charging stations? It’s the parking, stupid (via Green Car Reports)

EV charging networks start to unify (via Navigant Research)

What financing could mean for public EV charging (via Plugin Cars)

CLIMATE 

Australian wildfires threaten new prime minister’s anti-climate agenda (via Climate Progress)

Global warming linked to wildfires, says UN climate chief (via Phys.org)

Debunking the UN climate-change conspiracy (via National Journal)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Weatherizing homes to uniform standard can net $33 billion in annual energy savings (via Phys.org)

How much are we really spending on energy efficiency? (via Greentech Media)

10 things you didn’t know about combined heat and power (via Energy.gov)

OPINION 

Congress turns a blind eye to global warming (via Washington Post)

In Germany, net metering brings unintended consequences (via Navigant Research)

US shale gas boom won’t do much for climate change, but it will make us richer (via Washington Post)

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31
Jul

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 7.31.13

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

ENERGY MARKETS 

US oil and gas projected to surge for years (via Houston Chronicle)

JPMorgan Chase to pay $410 million penalty in electricity pricing scheme (via Washington Post)

Could utilities’ future be selling light instead of electrons? (via Midwest Energy News)

GRID 

$23 million energy storage research center launched in New York State (via CleanTechnica)

EMISSIONS 

British Columbia’s carbon tax after five years (via Energy Collective)

California and Australia bolster carbon trading ties (via BusinessGreen)

GHG plan could cost “less than 0.5% of total airline revenue” (via Environmental Leader)

RENEWABLES 

Trade fight over solar benefits a bystander – Taiwan (via New York Times)

Claims of faulty data in EU-China solar trade case now under investigation (via Renewable Energy World)

Europe’s biggest solar projects threatened by China deal (via Bloomberg)

Largest solar project in southern hemisphere gets go-ahead from Australia (via BusinessGreen)

Renewables workers wages “growing faster than oil and gas pay” (via BBC News)

Congress eyes change to US biofuels mandate, EPA targets loom (via Reuters)

US biodiesel production reached record output in May 2013 (via US EIA)

BP shelves sale of 2.6GW wind energy arm (via BusinessGreen)

BP wins as US refiners suffer under biofuel mandate (via Reuters)

Virginia seeks research lease for offshore wind energy test project (via Richmond Times-Dispatch)

COAL 

Southern Company absorbs $450M in additional losses for over-budget Mississippi coal plant (via Star-Tribune/AP)

Despite slowdown, global coal remains a planet-destroying monster (via Grist)

CLIMATE 

Calgary facing “well over” $3 billion in flood damage costs (via Calgary Herald)

US investors signal new interest in climate-related risks (via RTCC)

McCarthy: Climate change poses economic threat (via Politico)

A nation on fire: climate change and the burning of America (via Climate Progress)

Congressional task force links worsening wildfires to climate change (via National Journal)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Gulf natgas blowout could tip regulator focus to shallow water (via Houston Chronicle)

Crews to start relief well Thursday at Gulf blowout site (via Houston Chronicle)

Ohio state forest fracking plan halted, for now (via Columbus Dispatch)

ENVIRONMENT 

Something in the air: how global warming is spreading toxic dust (via ClimateWire)

The crucial question for the American West: how long will the water hold out? (via Mother Jones)

Which energy resources are gulping down our water? (via GreenBiz)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Sponsors pare back energy efficiency bill ahead of Senate debate (via The Hill)

Philadelphia enforces building energy benchmarking in October (via Energy Manager Today)

KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS 

McCarthy: EPA will be “honest commenter” on Keystone XL review (via The Hill)

EPA: Enbridge nearly tripling oil spill dredging (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

NUCLEAR 

Fukushima cleanup turns toxic for Japan’s Tepco (via Reuters)

Japanese utility and public in dark about crippled nuclear plant (via Reuters)

POLITICS 

Obama calls out GOP for wasting time on Keystone (via Climate Progress)

New EPA head McCarthy outlines ambitious agenda in Harvard speech (via Washington Post)

Kochs tap ex-Cantor aide to lobby on anti-carbon tax measure (via The Hill)

OPINION 

The world needs more Energiewende (via WRI Insights)

Can Washington find agreement on biofuels mandate? (via National Journal)

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