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Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.30.13 share

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

CLIMATE

Bad news for storm-battered Europe: More extreme weather’s on the horizon (via Time)

Bangladesh rated world’s most vulnerable country to climate change (via RTCC)

Meet the Pacific Rim’s new environmental superpower (via Quartz)

New Boston city zoning plans tied to changes in climate (via Boston Globe)

Major expansion of Surging Seas launched on Sandy anniversary (via Climate Central)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Understanding the Bakken flaring challenge (via Breaking Energy)

Radioactive pollution in Allegheny River not from fracking, says Pennsylvania DEP (via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

RENEWABLES

States of change: Clean energy policy from Greece to Massachusetts (via Renew Economy)

French energy firms create Paris solar power R&D hub (via Reuters)

Renewable energy’s bird problem (via RMI Outlet)

The “science” of wind turbine syndrome (via Popular Science)

Some top solar states are flatlining: Where are “hidden” growth markets? (via Greentech Media)

Report: Ongoing Midwest renewable growth hinges on federal policy (via Midwest Energy News)

Ohio’s successful RPS program under attack in state senate (via Renewable Energy World)

COAL

Coal’s future hinges on unproven carbon capture technology (via National Journal)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Europe’s new models for demand response (via Greentech Media)

NREL software could cut commercial building energy audit costs 75% (via CleanTechnica)

HURRICANE SANDY

Sandy struck a year ago, but some federal moves could make climate risks worse (via ClimateWire)

Hurricane Sandy hasn’t shifted climate narrative (via Climate Central)

Turning Hurricane Sandy’s scars into badges of survival (via New York Times)

One year after Sandy, many coastlines are still vulnerable to storm surges (via Huffington Post)

TRANSPORTATION

All across Europe, bicycles outsold cars in 2012 (via Autoblog Green)

POLITICS

GOP to drive “war on coal” line in 2014 races (via The Hill)

Polls show energy doesn’t spark Americans’ interest (via Politico)

Industry poll shows most voters oppose raising energy taxes (via Houston Chronicle)

OPINION

3 ways Superstorm Sandy could change utilities forever (via Greentech Media)

Is attacking the EPA the bright idea Tea Partiers think it is? (via Huffington Post)

Going green doesn’t boost hotel revenue (via Environmental Leader)

Four facts that demonstrate clean energy is on the rise (via Triple Pundit)

Just how badly are we overfishing the oceans? (via Washington Post)

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Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.28.13 share

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

EMISSIONS

EU nations due to decide on carbon market fix November 8 (via Bloomberg)

11 years left on Australia’s carbon budget (via Business Spectator)

Can the EU ETS combine intensity-based and absolute emissions caps? (via Energy Collective)

UK universities urged to pull cash from fossil fuel giants (via The Guardian)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Companies working to reduce flaring in North Dakota (via Bismarck Tribune)

In fracking, West Virginia sees a second chance (via National Journal)

RENEWABLES

India’s solar capacity passes 27GW milestone (via RTCC)

Ethiopia flicks switch on Africa’s largest wind farm (via BusinessGreen)

Startups compete to defeat “soft costs” of solar power (via GreenBiz)

Minnesota’s day in the sun for determining the value of solar (via Midwest Energy News)

Dragonfly wind turbine blends in to produce power in low wind conditions (via Treehugger)

CLIMATE

Rising flood insurance costs may force relocations (via New York Times)

Earth’s 4^th warmest September on record; 32 billion-dollar disasters in 2013 (via Weather Underground)

13 EU environment ministers call for climate policy action (via Reuters)

OIL

Nearly 300 oil spills went unreported in North Dakota in less than two years (via Climate Progress)

TRANSPORTATION

Where are America’s EV charging stations? (via Green Car Report)

Volvo EV charges wirelessly in less than three hours (via Autoblog Green)

New York to build first US state fuel reserve (via National Journal)

Automakers lose latest game of chicken with California’s zero emission rules (via Plugin Cars)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Rep. Upton vows efficiency bill action if Senate plan advances (via The Hill)

Green building is now the law in Dallas (via Environmental News Network)

GRID

US charges up support of grid energy storage (via Smart Planet)

3 factors driving the marriage of solar and energy storage (via Greentech Media)

Texas regulators’ vote to require spare power on grid fuels debate (via Houston Chronicle)

POLITICS

In a switch, green groups are outspending industry – and winning (via National Journal)

Climate policy already headlining 2014 midterm elections (via DeSmog Blog)

OPINION

Climate regulations could cost fossil-fuel firms trillions – should they be worried? (via Washington Post)

Could New York City’s subways survive another hurricane? (via New York Times)

How new regulatory models could help utilities thrive and survive (via Greentech Media)

Polls show energy doesn’t spark Americans’ interest (via Politico)

Posted: | Categories: africa, australia, california, Capacity market, Carbon budget, Carbon market, climate, Climate Change, Dallas, Divestment, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, Ethiopia, EU, EU ETS, European Union, ev, ev charging, Flaring, Flooding, Fossil fuel divestment, fracking, Fred Upton, Gasoline, global warming, green building, grid, india, minnesota, natural gas, New York City, new york state, News, north dakota, oil, oil spill, renewables, Shaheen-Portman bill, solar, texas, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, Volvo, West Virginia, wind

Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.24.13 share

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

GRID

India’s $10B roadmap for smart grid transformation (via Greentech Media)

MISO grid adding four new electric utility territories in December (via US EIA)

New Jersey’s grid defense debate continues a year after Sandy’s knockout blow (via EnergyWire)

OIL

Interior close to floating new offshore drilling rule (via The Hill)

Watchdog report finds pipeline regulators spend more time at industry conferences than at oil spills (via Huffington Post)

As pipeline concerns mount, focus returns to Great Lakes (via Midwest Energy News)

North Dakota pipeline spill raises questions amid state’s oil boom (via Los Angeles Times)

Environmentalists slam Coke, Pepsi for tar sands use in trucks (via Politico)

RENEWABLES

Deutsche Bank says solar PV market could reach 50GW in 2014 (via Renew Economy)

Ethiopia signs $4 billion geothermal deal (via Phys.org)

Record year blows UK small wind installations past 102MW (via CleanTechnica)

US has 11 offshore wind farms in the works - sort of (via EarthTechling)

Algae biofuel gets Congressional caucus (via Sustainable Business)

Vivint Solar raises $540 million new funding for home solar leasing (via CleanTechnica)

Meet the Kickstarter of solar energy (via National Journal)

Long Island Power Authority seeks 280MW of renewable capacity (via Recharge)

CLIMATE

Australia, UN spar over wildfires and climate change (via Reuters)

Pacific nations “very disappointed” by Australian PM’s climate skepticism (via The Guardian)

IPCC’s carbon budget will not drive Warsaw talks, says UN climate chief (via The Guardian)

Climate change cost you the McDonald’s dollar menu (via Quartz)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Fracking fight focuses on a New York town’s ban (via New York Times)

ENVIRONMENT

Ozone hole over South Pole shrinks by 6%, scientists credit warm upper air (via Washington Post/AP)

House shows it can unite by passing mammoth water bill (via National Journal)

GREEN BUILDING

UK to invest £40 billion in green infrastructure projects (via RTCC)

Five US cities that are taking climate preparation seriously (via Climate Progress)

TRANSPORTATION

VW calls Germany’s 1 million EV by 2020 goal achievable (via Bloomberg)

EV charging networks start to unify (via Plugin Cars)

DC looks to reduce traffic, improve air quality with 2040 plan (via ClimateWire)

NUCLEAR

Britain, India go nuclear as Japan struggles to contain radiation (via Sustainable Business)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Revival planned for Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill (via National Journal)

NREL develops energy audit tool (via Energy Manager Today)

EMISSIONS

China to send air pollution inspection teams to provinces (via Reuters)

EPA hits the road to seek input on power plant emission rules (via Reuters)

Texas remains top US carbon polluter despite declines (via Houston Chronicle)

OPINION

Australia’s bushfires and the role of climate change (via Climate Central)

Hot topic: The science of global warming and the public disconnect (via U-T San Diego)

The dark forces lined up against renewables in Australia (via Renew Economy)

How carmakers like Ford will spark changes on the grid’s edge (via Greentech Media)

The dangerous bargain Harvard’s president has made with fossil fuels (via Climate Progress)

Posted: | Categories: algae, australia, biofuels, Carbon budget, China, climate, Climate Change, Coke, Deutsche Bank, Divestment, electric vehicles, emissions, Energy audit, Energy Efficiency, environment, EPA, Ethiopia, ev, ev charging, Ford, Fossil fuel divestment, fracking, geothermal, germany, global warming, Great Lakes, green building, grid, Harvard, india, interior department, IPCC, japan, Jeanne Shaheen, Long Island Power Authority, MISO, natural gas, new jersey, new york state, News, north dakota, NREL, nuclear, offshore drilling, offshore wind, oil, oil spill, Ozone hole, Pepsi, Pipeline, renewables, Resiliency, Rob Portman, small wind, smart grid, solar, solar pv, tar sands, texas, Tony Abbott, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, Vivint Solar, Volkswagen, Washington DC, wildfires, wind

Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.24.13 share

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

GRID

India’s $10B roadmap for smart grid transformation (via Greentech Media)

MISO grid adding four new electric utility territories in December (via US EIA)

New Jersey’s grid defense debate continues a year after Sandy’s knockout blow (via EnergyWire)

OIL

Interior close to floating new offshore drilling rule (via The Hill)

Watchdog report finds pipeline regulators spend more time at industry conferences than at oil spills (via Huffington Post)

As pipeline concerns mount, focus returns to Great Lakes (via Midwest Energy News)

North Dakota pipeline spill raises questions amid state’s oil boom (via Los Angeles Times)

Environmentalists slam Coke, Pepsi for tar sands use in trucks (via Politico)

RENEWABLES

Deutsche Bank says solar PV market could reach 50GW in 2014 (via Renew Economy)

Ethiopia signs $4 billion geothermal deal (via Phys.org)

Record year blows UK small wind installations past 102MW (via CleanTechnica)

US has 11 offshore wind farms in the works - sort of (via EarthTechling)

Algae biofuel gets Congressional caucus (via Sustainable Business)

Vivint Solar raises $540 million new funding for home solar leasing (via CleanTechnica)

Meet the Kickstarter of solar energy (via National Journal)

Long Island Power Authority seeks 280MW of renewable capacity (via Recharge)

CLIMATE

Australia, UN spar over wildfires and climate change (via Reuters)

Pacific nations “very disappointed” by Australian PM’s climate skepticism (via The Guardian)

IPCC’s carbon budget will not drive Warsaw talks, says UN climate chief (via The Guardian)

Climate change cost you the McDonald’s dollar menu (via Quartz)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Fracking fight focuses on a New York town’s ban (via New York Times)

ENVIRONMENT

Ozone hole over South Pole shrinks by 6%, scientists credit warm upper air (via Washington Post/AP)

House shows it can unite by passing mammoth water bill (via National Journal)

GREEN BUILDING

UK to invest £40 billion in green infrastructure projects (via RTCC)

Five US cities that are taking climate preparation seriously (via Climate Progress)

TRANSPORTATION

VW calls Germany’s 1 million EV by 2020 goal achievable (via Bloomberg)

EV charging networks start to unify (via Plugin Cars)

DC looks to reduce traffic, improve air quality with 2040 plan (via ClimateWire)

NUCLEAR

Britain, India go nuclear as Japan struggles to contain radiation (via Sustainable Business)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Revival planned for Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill (via National Journal)

NREL develops energy audit tool (via Energy Manager Today)

EMISSIONS

China to send air pollution inspection teams to provinces (via Reuters)

EPA hits the road to seek input on power plant emission rules (via Reuters)

Texas remains top US carbon polluter despite declines (via Houston Chronicle)

OPINION

Australia’s bushfires and the role of climate change (via Climate Central)

Hot topic: The science of global warming and the public disconnect (via U-T San Diego)

The dark forces lined up against renewables in Australia (via Renew Economy)

How carmakers like Ford will spark changes on the grid’s edge (via Greentech Media)

The dangerous bargain Harvard’s president has made with fossil fuels (via Climate Progress)

Posted: | Categories: algae, australia, biofuels, Carbon budget, China, Christiana Figures, climate, Climate Change, Coke, Deutsche Bank, Divestment, electric vehicles, emissions, Energy audit, Energy Efficiency, environment, EPA, Ethiopia, ev, ev charging, Ford, Fossil fuel divestment, fracking, geothermal, germany, global warming, Great Lakes, green building, grid, Harvard, india, interior department, IPCC, japan, Jeanne Shaheen, Long Island Power Authority, MISO, natural gas, new jersey, new york state, News, north dakota, NREL, nuclear, offshore drilling, offshore wind, oil, oil spill, Ozone hole, Pepsi, Pipeline, renewables, Resiliency, Rob Portman, small wind, smart grid, solar, solar pv, tar sands, texas, Tony Abbott, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, Vivint Solar, Volkswagen, Washington DC, wildfires, wind

Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.23.13 share

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

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

North America leads the world in shale gas production (via US EIA)

US shale output overload pushing Asia exports to new highs (via Bloomberg)

South Africa to issue shale gas permits in first quarter 2014 (via Bloomberg)

Marcellus Shale gas production growing faster than expected (via Wall Street Journal/AP)

EMISSIONS

India, US dig in against EU aviation carbon charge (via Reuters)

Is China the last hope for carbon capture technology? (via Washington Post)

EU, US carbon emissions on downward trend (via Reuters)

RENEWABLES

UK prime minister commits to rolling back “some” green tariffs (via Business Green)

Utility says Australia’s 20% renewables target “already nearly met” (via Renew Economy)

Oil majors among most active clean tech investors (via Breaking Energy)

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

Top four trends in residential solar (via Greentech Media)

Arizona utility funds anti-solar campaign, saying it is “obligated to fight” (via Greentech Media)

NUCLEAR

Japan mulls plan for one operator to run all of nation’s 50 nuclear reactors (via Bloomberg)

CLIMATE

Climate change investment totals $359 billion worldwide (via Environmental Leader)

Southern Amazon rainforest in danger as dry season expands (via Yale e360)

US cities building resilience to climate change (via Center for American Progress)

State Department official: Time to face “hard reality” on climate aid (via The Hill)

Coastal area residents stunned by flood insurance rate hikes (via Forbes)

Iowa scientists say climate change threatens state agriculture (via Popular Science)

KEYSTONE XL

Keystone pipeline opponents plan widespread civil disobedience (via New York Times)

Bill Clinton on Keystone XL pipeline: “Embrace” it (via Politico)

Canadian ambassador says path to US energy independence is through Keystone XL (via The Hill)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Study: Weatherization could save US $33 billion (via National Journal)

How much is efficiency helping America slash its carbon emissions? (via Greentech Media)

COAL

Next wave of emerging economies could increase global coal demand (via Reuters)

India plans to increase domestic coal production (via Live Mint)

New study examines mountaintop removal’s potential mental health impact in Appalachian communities (via Charleston Gazette)

Peabody would lose money on coal exports (via Sightline Daily)

TRANSPORTATION

Hybrid car payback depends on the model, says new study (via Green Car Reports)

OIL

Brazil auctions off rights to massive offshore oil field (via National Journal)

Lac-Megantic oil spill even worse than first feared, investigation shows (via Montreal Gazette)

OPINION

Climate change, public policy, and the university (via Harvard Kennedy School)

US carbon emissions fell sharply in 2012, but don’t expect that to last (via Washington Post)

If landowners get annual payments for wind turbines, why not transmission lines? (via Midwest Energy News)

The problem with California’s energy storage mandate (via Energy Collective)

Ohio senate should give flawed energy rewrite a proper burial (via Cleveland Plain-Dealer)

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Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.22.13 share

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 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)

Posted: | Categories: australia, biofuels, Carbon intensity, Carbon pricing, chamber of commerce, China, CHP, Christiana Figueres, climate, Climate Change, Combined heat and power, Electric Vehicle, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, ev, ev charging, fukushima, germany, global warming, Hurricane Sandy, japan, Koch Brothers, natural gas, Net metering, News, nuclear, oil, renewables, Russia, Sea level rise, Shale gas, Social cost of carbon, solar, solar garden, Transportation, uk, UN, united kingdom, united nations, usda, wildfires, wind

Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.21.13 share

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

TRANSPORTATION

Shell predicts oil-powered cars will be “nearly” gone by 2070 (via Autoblog Green)

EMISSIONS

UK universities urged to cut fossil fuel funding (via RTCC)

In first vote, Columbia College students back fossil fuel divestment (via Huffington Post)

OIL

No oil from North Dakota spill seen in water sources (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Oil found on Louisiana shore surges three years after BP spill (via Reuters)

RENEWABLES

Grid parity, low LCOE driving 34% global renewables capacity by 2030 (via CleanTechnica)

FERC report says solar leads all new US capacity except natural gas (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Clean tech VA investments crater, drop to pre-2006 levels (via GigaOm)

Study says most Americans would consider residential solar (via Solar Industry Magazine)

NRG buying 1.7GW of US wind (via Recharge)

Xcel get approval to add 750MW of wind power to Midwest grid (via Renew Grid)

New York State plugs solar farms (via Albany Times-Union)

Wind power gains favor in Ohio (via Springfield News-Sun)

Michigan PACE program growing rapidly, may soon add state’s largest county (via Midwest Energy News)

Arizona experiments with storing solar power (via National Journal)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Which countries win and lose from US shale gas boom? (via Breaking Energy)

Britain looks to fracking as North Sea oil dwindles (via New York Times)

Study projects no long-term climate benefit from shale gas revolution (via Climate Progress)

California finds more instances of offshore fracking (via Phys.org/AP)

OPINION

Shell director: US has “overfracked and overdrilled” (via National Journal)

Reading renewable energy tea leaves in latest FERC report (via CleanTechnica)

How 9 major papers deal with climate denying letters (via Mother Jones)

Will fracking suck California dry? (via National Journal)

California’s energy and climate agenda: Visionary leader or cautionary tale? (via National Journal)

Posted: | Categories: arizona, BP, california, Divestment, emissions, energy storage, FERC, Fossil fuel divestment, fracking, Grid Parity, Gulf of Mexico, LCOE, Levelized cost of electricity, Louisiana, michigan, natural gas, new york state, News, north dakota, NRG, Ohio, oil, oil spill, PACE, renewables, rooftop solar, Shale gas, Shell, solar, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, wind, xcel

Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.18.13 share

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

GRID

Worldwide smart meter shipments for first half 2013 surpass 51 million (via Navigant Research)

Will smart meters change consumer habits? Early indicators say yes (via Midwest Energy News)

California adopts first-in-nation energy storage plan (via Contra Costa Times)

Construction begins on landmark Panhandle wind transmission project (via Houston Chronicle)

Texas cranks up $7 billion CREZ wind power transmission project (via CleanTechnica)

EMISSIONS

China tests carbon markets before tax, says government official (via Bloomberg)

Fossil fuel divestment campaign spreads to Europe (via Huffington Post)

Microsoft drives home sustainability with internal carbon pricing (via GreenBiz)

RENEWABLES

Wind at wholesale price parity in world’s major markets (via Renew Economy)

Germany expects 28.7% renewables in 2014 (via Renew Economy)

EU biofuel regulations set to be delayed until 2015 (via BusinessGreen)

Brazil’s wind tender price cap set at $58 per MWh (via Recharge)

India’s biofuel moves help offset swelling oil-import bill (via Panchabuta)

Southwest Power Pool keeps breaking wind records (via Renew Grid)

Institutional investors look toward the Sun, away from fossil fuels (via Solar Industry Magazine)

OIL

Report: Pipelines pose less risk than trains or trucks in carrying oil (via The Hill)

Texas oil production could double by 2020, says industry regulator (via Houston Chronicle)

In North Dakota, new concerns over mixing oil and wheat (via New York Times)

US Coast Guard discovers 4,000-pound tar mat in Gulf of Mexico (via Climate Progress)

TRANSPORTATION

Vehicle-to-grid market to reach $190 million by 2022 (via Energy Manager Today)

Most drivers expect all vehicles to be at least partly electrified in 20 years (via CleanTechnica)

Volvo turns vehicle body panels into batteries (via Autoblog)

KEYSTONE XL

Harold Hamm: Hope dwindling for Keystone XL pipeline (via Houston Chronicle)

CLIMATE

Climate change to cost East Asia 5.3% of GDP by 2100 (via Bloomberg)

Report: Western wildfires growing more intense, insurers deeply concerned (via Washington Post)

Britain warming faster than global average (via The Telegraph)

Raging Australian wildfires leave Sydney shrouded in smoke (via The Telegraph)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

North Dakota landowners sue fossil fuel companies over wasted natural gas (via Climate Progress)

Oklahoma is next destination for shale revolution (via Reuters)

Police arrest 40 as Canada shale gas protest turns violent (via Reuters)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

US and world are actually making big strides in energy efficiency (via Climate Progress)

Building energy management systems market to surpass $23 billion by 2017 (via Renew Grid)

The bright future of energy-efficient Walmart stores (via Green Room)

COAL

AEP takes coal “out of the picture” as it plans for future (via Columbus Business Journal)

NUCLEAR

China set to invest in UK nuclear industry (via RTCC)

POLITICS

The big no: Republicans on science panel reject budget deal (via Science)

GOP to California governor: Don’t spoil fracking potential (via National Journal)

OPINION

Are the days of fossil fuel subsidies numbered? (via EarthTechling)

Europe’s advanced biofuels innovation: Following overambitious US example? (via Energy Collective)

Debate about future of utilities moves deeper into world of regulation (via Greentech Media)

Let’s prevent this crisis: A letter to Harvard’s President Faust (via Huffington Post)

Legacy of 1970’s oil embargo energy crisis still lingers today (via Houston Chronicle)

Poll: Majority wanted EPA open during federal shutdown (via The Hill)

5 reasons to care about California’s new energy storage mandate (via GigaOm)

Cost of West Texas power lines could shock ratepayers (via Houston Chronicle)

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Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.17.13 share

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

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

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

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

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

EMISSIONS

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

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

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

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

RENEWABLES

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

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

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

Small wind sees big UK growth (via Recharge)

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

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

US ethanol in throes of tumult (via EarthTechling)

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

KEYSTONE XL

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

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

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

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

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

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

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

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

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

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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

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

GRID

Why colleges are big believers in microgrids (via GreenBiz)

Corporations embrace microgrids in threat to utilities (via Bloomberg)

ENERGY POLICY

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

OPINION

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

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

Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.15.13 share

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

EMISSIONS

Germany blocks EU car emissions law (via The Guardian)

Tony Abbott insists Australia’s carbon tax will end on July 1 even if Senate blocks repeal (via The Guardian)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Fracking comes to Saudi Arabia despite limited water resources (via Raw Story/AFP)

China will raise on-grid prices for gas-fired power generation (via Reuters)

Shell CEO says shale gas will take longer to develop than expected (via Reuters)

Combining distributed gas and solar in the US heartland (via Greentech Media)

Drilling water wells to foil fracking (via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

RENEWABLES

IEA projects renewable energy to surpass natural gas in 2015 (via Sustainable Business)

Global hydropower investment to top $75 billion through 2020 (via BusinessGreen)

World Bank support for China solar and wind power may have cost US jobs (via Washington Post)

Chile doubles renewable energy goal to 20% to spark new projects (via Bloomberg)

German green power surcharge to rise 18% in 2014 (via Reuters)

Solar and wind produced up to 60% of Germany’s electricity on October 3^rd (via CleanTechnica)

1.8GW of new solar for Japan in Q2 (via CleanTechnica)

Solar vs. wind in Brazil’s power tender (via Recharge)

Putting robots to work in solar energy (via New York Times)

TAR SANDS

Mercury levels rising near Alberta oil sands, study finds (via Globe and Mail)

CLIMATE

Climate change making North American forests more vulnerable (via Washington Post)

Foliage season under fire from climate change (via Climate Central)

LA Times refuses to publish climate denial, will other newspapers? (via CleanTechnica)

Another dry year could be bad news for California (via Los Angeles Times)

TRANSPORTATION

For EV makers, selling cars is just the start (via Navigant Research)

From RINs to supply to demand to seasonality, why gasoline is heading lower (via Houston Chronicle)

OIL

Report: US oil growth having limited effect on energy security (via Houston Chronicle)

GRID

Smart city market to hit $6.1 billion by 2020 (via Energy Manager Today)

10 reasons microgrids matter to corporate sustainability (via GreenBiz)

OPINION

Clean energy not to blame for rising California energy costs (via EarthTechling)

Four key reasons why coal’s 2013 rebound will end and its decline resume (via Facts of the Day)

Renewable Fuel Standard: Are we nearing a compromise on ethanol? (via Christian Science Monitor)

Why residents of disaster-prone areas don’t move (via The Atlantic)

Renewable fuel standard needs to be modified, not repealed (via Phys.org)

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