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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)

Posted: | Categories: Allegheny River, Bakken Shale, Bangladesh, Boston, carbon capture, climate, Climate Change, coal, Demand response, Energy audit, Energy Efficiency, EPA, europe, Extinction, Extreme weather, Flaring, fracking, France, Greece, green business, Hurricane Sandy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, natural gas, New York City, News, NREL, Ohio, Overfishing, pennsylvania, renewable portfolio standard, renewables, rps, solar, Transportation, War on Coal, wind, Wind turbine syndrome

Oct

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.29.13 share

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

CLIMATE

EU environment ministers call for “ambitious” 2030 climate goals (via The Guardian)

North American West Coast governments sign climate change pact (via CleanTechnica)

Bipartisan Congressional duo launch attack on EPA climate rules (via The Hill)

A year after Sandy, living dangerously by the sea (via Time)

COAL

China’s largest city Shanghai to ban coal by 2017 (via Mongabay)

The county council election that could make or break big coal (via Mother Jones)

Top 5 coal producing states – TX, OH, PA, IN, IL – will decide coal’s future (via Facts of the Day)

Consol to sell 5 West Virginia mines as coal regulations increase (via Reuters)

RENEWABLES

20GW distributed solar by 2015 is new target for China (via CleanTechnica)

Germany hits 59% renewable peak, grid does not explode (via Greentech Media)

Startups compete to defeat the “soft costs” of solar power (via Business Green)

US homeowners want solar, find two new reports (via Renewable Energy World)

AAA applauds potential renewable fuel scale back (via National Journal)

Wind in Texas produces more electricity than natural gas does in 40 states (via Facts of the Day)

Energy innovation in the states: From energy storage to offshore wind (via Energy Collective)

NFL’s 49ers, Rams go solar (via Energy Manager Today)

OIL

Trains gain steam in race to transport crude oil in the US (via NPR)

Millions of Americans live within one mile of oil or gas wells (via InsideClimate News/Wall Street Journal)

State Department to determine how much oil would ship by rail in absence of Keystone XL (via National Journal)

California fracking study may take 18 months, Brown says (via Bloomberg)

TRANSPORTATION

China adapts its electric vehicle plans to challenging realities (via Plugin Cars)

Tesla Superchargers now allow San Diego-to-Vancouver EV trips (via Green Car Reports)

How EVs could drive changes in power grid management (via Forbes)

Coca-Cola reveals plans for electric and hybrid distribution fleet (via RTCC)

TAR SANDS

People who live downwind of Alberta’s tar sands operations are getting blood cancer (via Climate Progress)

EMISSIONS

China to monitor air pollution effects in cities (via Bloomberg)

Decarbonization target narrowly defeated in UK House of Lords vote (via Business Green)

Japan to set 3.8% emissions reduction by 2020 goal (via RTCC)

Voters in 2014 swing states favor EPA carbon rules (via The Hill)

New battle in “War on Coal” with bill to block power plant rules (via National Journal)

OPINION

Fossil fuels divestment campaign is gathering momentum (via The Guardian)

Uncertainty and investment: The real danger to the coal industry (via Energy Collective)

States will need coordination, creativity to meet EV goals (via C2ES)

Weatherization helps millions of families save energy and money (via Energy.gov)

Deadbeat states on electric car policy (via Plugin Cars)

Posted: | Categories: AAA, Alberta, california, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, Consol, Divestment, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, EPA, EU, European Union, ev, ev charging, Fossil fuel divestment, fracking, germany, Hurricane Sandy, hybrid, Illinois, indiana, japan, Jerry Brown, Keystone XL, News, offshore wind, Ohio, oil, pennsylvania, Renewable Fuels Standard, renewables, RFS, Shanghai, solar, Solar soft costs, State Department, tar sands, Tesla, texas, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, War on Coal, Weatherization, West Virginia, 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)

Posted: | Categories: amazon, Appalachia, arizona, australia, bill clinton, Brazil, california, canada, carbon capture, China, climate, Climate Change, Climate resilience, coal, Coal exports, David Cameron, deforestation, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy storage, EU, European Union, Flooding, fracking, Harvard, hybrid, india, Iowa, japan, Keystone XL, marcellus shale, Mountaintop coal removal, mountaintop removal, natural gas, Natural gas exports, News, nuclear, offshore drilling, Ohio, oil, oil spill, Peabody, Quebec, Rainforest, renewables, Shale gas, solar, South Africa, State Department, transmission, Transportation, uk, united kingdom, Weatherization, 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 – 10.17.13 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 – 10.11.13 share

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

EMISSIONS

Fossil fuel divestment spreading faster than any previous campaign – even Apartheid (via CleanTechnica)

Could China’s carbon emissions peak sooner than expected? (via RTCC)

Number of new carbon capture and storage plants drops 10% (via The Guardian)

OIL

Southern leg of Keystone XL pipeline nearly complete (via The Oklahoman)

North Dakota pipeline spills over 20,000 barrels of crude oil (via Climate Progress)

RENEWABLES

Citibank: Renewables will get bulk of world’s new power investment (via Houston Chronicle)

UK offshore wind industry calls for 14GW by 2022 (via Recharge)

This is how much and where algae fuel could be grown on the planet (via GigaOm)

Siemens seeks 30% cost cut in offshore wind (via Recharge)

Next-generation biofuels inching toward reality, gallon by gallon (via Time)

EPA may reduce ethanol blending volumes for 2014 (via Reuters)

Cracking the code of residential solar power (via CleanTechnica)

Quest for cheap, nonfood biofuel starts with a brewery (via ClimateWire)

California’s 600MW shared renewables law targets distributed solar in low-income areas (via Solar Industry Magazine)

Gulf Coast beckons wind farms when West Texas gusts fade (via Houston Chronicle)

Ohio business group opposes rollback of renewable energy rules (via Columbus Dispatch)

Google invests another $103 million in renewable power (via San Francisco Chronicle)

New York State’s Green Bank casts wide net over clean energy sector (via GreenBiz)

ENERGY POLICY

Canadian spies met with energy firms, documents reveal (via The Guardian)

FERC seeks order enforcing Barclays $488 million fine (via Bloomberg)

CLIMATE

Floods could have catastrophic impact on Australia’s east coast (via The Guardian)

Tens of thousands flee vast cyclone bearing down on India (via Reuters)

Seven mostly awful climate change winners (via Weather Underground)

Texas compares to Midwest and West in climate attitudes (via EcoAffect)

Pennsylvania publishes climate change impacts report 18 months late (via StateImpact Pennsylvania)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy efficiency is one of the hottest clean tech sectors (via Greentech Media)

Could the US Navy lead the way on energy efficiency? (via Breaking Energy)

The “other” type of commercial financing: PACE (via Renewable Energy World)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

France’s fracking ban “absolute” after court upholds law (via Bloomberg)

Ohio considers rule for fracking wastewater sites (via Houston Chronicle

TRANSPORTATION

California initiative will streamline permitting of new hydrogen and EV fueling stations (via Green Car Congress)

Fisker government loan heads to auction block today (via Reuters)

OPINION

European electricity providers face an existential threat: How to lose half a trillion euros (via The Economist)

Time for governments to end energy subsidies (via Reuters)

Politics is poorly suited to address global warming (via Washington Post)

Media sowed doubt in coverage of IPCC climate report (via Media Matters)

Parks take center stage in shutdown fight (via The Hill)

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Sep

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 9.24.13 share

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

EMISSIONS

Cutting carbon emissions could save 3 million lives per year by 2100 (via Climate Progress)

New greenhouse gas accounting tool will help China’s cities pursue low-carbon development (via WRI Insights)

Carbon capture, sequestration may not be part of EPA rule for existing coal plants (via Washington Post)

Green groups strike back in social cost of carbon fight (via The Hill)

ENVIRONMENT

Beijing to invest $162.6 billion in 5 years to treat air pollution (via Xinhua)

China’s vanishing rivers (via Washington Post)

Property loss from Colorado flood damage estimated at $2 billion (via Huffington Post)

KEYSTONE XL

Environmentalists take hard line with Obama on Keystone XL (via Washington Post)

RENEWABKES

Merkel wins: New lease on life for renewables in German government (via Greentech Media)

Largest African PV project to begin construction early 2014 (via CleanTechnica)

Loans challenge big money’s leasing model for US rooftop solar (via Reuters)

Texas Panhandle wind bursting at the seams (via EarthTechling)

Big Solar is having a banner year in US (via EarthTechling)

Ohio legislator releasing rollback of state’s clean energy rules (via Columbus Dispatch)

New York State streamlining solar permit process (via Solar Industry Magazine)

CLIMATE

UN climate panel stresses solidity of new report on global warming (via Washington Post)

IPCC roundup: Early reports focus on warming “hiatus” (via Climate Central)

Study: Climate change pumps up risk of severe storms (via USA Today)

Coral reef destruction “accelerating” – half destroyed over past 30 years (via The Independent)

Climate change devastating ocean fishermen (via Climate Progress)

New US climate map shows temperature changes in HD (via Phys.org)

Cities leading the fight against climate change (via Sustainable Cities Collective)

COAL

Current US coal plants excluded from new carbon capture rules – EPA chief (via Reuters)

Southern Company’s Kemper coal plant comes to fore with EPA’s CO2 proposal (via Bloomberg BNA)

TRANSPORTATION

Airlines face carbon verdict on $708 billion industry (via Bloomberg)

Tesla’s vehicle buyback program could yield $368 million profit (via Autoblog Green)

ChargePoint’s new EV charging service borrows from solar leasing models (via Greentech Media)

California continues to dominate US electric car market (via Plugin Cars)

93 cities taking part in Sunday’s National Plug-In Day (via Green Car Reports)

OIL

More Colorado oil spills found after devastating flooding (via Huffington Post)

California governor’s signature on fracking bill comes with a twist (via EnergyWire)

GREEN BUSINESS

Environmental disclosure tied to higher financial performance (via Environmental Leader)

North American steel industry has recycled more than 1 billion tons of steel since 1988 (via Green Car Congress)

GRID

Smart meters deliver 1 billion data points daily (via Greentech Media)

Sandia National Laboratories release energy storage how-to guide (via Phys.org)

Silver Spring networks launches smart metering-as-a-service (via GreenBiz)

Skinny grids (via Huffington Post)

NUCLEAR

First US nuclear power closures in 15 years signal wider industry problems (via InsideClimate News)

POLITICS

German voters follow Merkel down bumpy path to clean energy (via Christian Science Monitor)

Federal shutdown would shutter EPA, says agency chief (via The Hill)

Obama cabinet stumps for climate action (via Politico)

OPINION

Global warming hasn’t stopped – it’s the hottest decade on record (via DeSmog Blog)

Cherry-pick climate facts all you like, Earth is still warming (via Renew Economy)

RGGI: Proof carbon trading can work in the US? (Via RTCC)

EPA emissions rules lighting the way on climate change (via Baltimore Sun)

How density makes us safer during natural disasters (via Mother Jones)

Posted: | Categories: africa, Angela Merkel, barack obama, california, cap and trade, carbon, carbon capture, Carbon market, carbon trading, ChargePoint, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, colorado, Coral reef, drought, Electric Vehicle, emissions, environment, EPA, ev, ev charging, Extreme weather, Flood, fracking, germany, global warming, green business, IPCC, Jerry Brown, Keystone XL, new york state, News, nuclear, Ohio, oil, oil spill, Recycling, Renewable energy standard, renewables, rggi, Severe weather, Social cost of carbon, solar, solar pv, Southern Company, Tesla, texas, Transportation, wind

Sep

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 9.13.13 share

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

EMISSIONS

EU carbon hits 8 month high on jump in energy prices (via Reuters Point Carbon)

Will Costa Rica’s new voluntary carbon trading system work? (via Climate Progress)

Big business fights Obama Administration’s calculations on carbon costs (via Grist)

California carbon allowances retreat to $12.30 as bearish sentiment grows (via Reuters Point Carbon)

COAL

China bans new coal-fired plants in 3 regions (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Air pollution waiver may decide fate of Illinois coal plants (via St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

RENEWABLES

Solar-Energy Storage market to reach $2.8 billion by 2018 (via Energy Manager Today)

UK hits 1GW of installed offshore wind capacity (via RTCC)

Hydroelectric power makes big comeback at US dams (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Report: $603 million in DOE biofuels funding fails to meet goals (via The Hill)

60GW of new hydropower projects pending approval by FERC (via Facts of the Day)

US solar PV grows 15% in second quarter (via EarthTechling)

California passes 600MW shared renewables program (via CleanTechnica)

South Carolina rural electrical cooperatives back solar farm (via The State)

California regulators say proposed large-scale solar project could harm eagles (via Greenwire)

CLIMATE

Progress at UN climate cash talks sets stage for ministers (via Reuters Point Carbon)

Unprecedented rate and scale of ocean acidification found in Arctic (via Phys.org)

Never-released DOE report predicts increasing domestic conflicts over water, energy (via DeSmog Blog)

US tree migration is not keeping pace with warming (via Yale e360)

Kentucky governor stands up to climate deniers, defends teaching science (via Climate Progress)

Global warming’s denier elite (via Rolling Stone)

KEYSTONE XL

Canada touts carbon pollution cuts as Keystone XL pressure builds (via Houston Chronicle)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

US federal buildings brace for deep energy retrofits (via EarthTechling)

A bid to “shame” building owners into energy efficiency (via National Journal)

While one Ohio utility fights efficiency, another embraces it (via Midwest Energy News)

OIL

Norway’s new government may bar oil firms from Arctic islands (via Reuters)

BP starts drilling at “giant” Gulf of Mexico oil field after spill setback (via Reuters)

Environmental groups bail on California fracking bill (via Huffington Post)

California fracking oversight bill nears final passage even as greens cancel support (via EnergyWire)

TRANSPORTATION

Can DOE build a better EV battery? (via Christian Science Monitor)

Bumps in the road as Hawaii plugs into EVs (via Plugin Cars)

GRID

Demand response hits a new record in PJM (via Greentech Media)

California proposes framework for energy storage procurement program (via Breaking Energy)

Texas shows transmission upgrade benefits for wind power (via Reuters)

NATURAL GAS

US LNG exports will be higher than expected (via Reuters)

GREEN BUSINESS

BG Group, Nestle, SAP named among world’s most sustainable companies (via BusinessGreen)

Millennials may not be as green as you think (via GreenBiz)

Why colleges should add green to their school colors (via BusinessGreen)

ENERGY POLICY

Senate panel explores US-Mexico offshore drilling deal (via The Hill)

US to pass Russia in liquid fuels production, says IEA (via Wall Street Journal)

California lawmakers move to reform state’s electricity rate structure (via Reuters)

Arizona regulators drop retail electricity deregulation push (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

OPINION

Canada’s climate actions sharply diverge from government promises (via Energy Collective)

Global warming is very real (via Rolling Stone)

Don’t believe the coal industry’s warnings (via Bloomberg)

How solar remains attractive without key incentives in California (via Forbes)

How long before the Great Plains runs out of water? (via Washington Post)

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Sep

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 9.13.13 share

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

EMISSIONS

EU carbon hits 8 month high on jump in energy prices (via Reuters Point Carbon)

Will Costa Rica’s new voluntary carbon trading system work? (via Climate Progress)

Big business fights Obama Administration’s calculations on carbon costs (via Grist)

California carbon allowances retreat to $12.30 as bearish sentiment grows (via Reuters Point Carbon)

COAL

China bans new coal-fired plants in 3 regions (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Air pollution waiver may decide fate of Illinois coal plants (via St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

RENEWABLES

Solar-Energy Storage market to reach $2.8 billion by 2018 (via Energy Manager Today)

UK hits 1GW of installed offshore wind capacity (via RTCC)

Hydroelectric power makes big comeback at US dams (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

Report: $603 million in DOE biofuels funding fails to meet goals (via The Hill)

60GW of new hydropower projects pending approval by FERC (via Facts of the Day)

US solar PV grows 15% in second quarter (via EarthTechling)

California passes 600MW shared renewables program (via CleanTechnica)

South Carolina rural electrical cooperatives back solar farm (via The State)

California regulators say proposed large-scale solar project could harm eagles (via Greenwire)

CLIMATE

Progress at UN climate cash talks sets stage for ministers (via Reuters Point Carbon)

Unprecedented rate and scale of ocean acidification found in Arctic (via Phys.org)

Never-released DOE report predicts increasing domestic conflicts over water, energy (via DeSmog Blog)

US tree migration is not keeping pace with warming (via Yale e360)

Kentucky governor stands up to climate deniers, defends teaching science (via Climate Progress)

Global warming’s denier elite (via Rolling Stone)

KEYSTONE XL

Canada touts carbon pollution cuts as Keystone XL pressure builds (via Houston Chronicle)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

US federal buildings brace for deep energy retrofits (via EarthTechling)

A bid to “shame” building owners into energy efficiency (via National Journal)

While one Ohio utility fights efficiency, another embraces it (via Midwest Energy News)

OIL

Norway’s new government may bar oil firms from Arctic islands (via Reuters)

BP starts drilling at “giant” Gulf of Mexico oil field after spill setback (via Reuters)

Environmental groups bail on California fracking bill (via Huffington Post)

California fracking oversight bill nears final passage even as greens cancel support (via EnergyWire)

TRANSPORTATION

Can DOE build a better EV battery? (via Christian Science Monitor)

Bumps in the road as Hawaii plugs into EVs (via Plugin Cars)

GRID

Demand response hits a new record in PJM (via Greentech Media)

California proposes framework for energy storage procurement program (via Breaking Energy)

Texas shows transmission upgrade benefits for wind power (via Reuters)

NATURAL GAS

US LNG exports will be higher than expected (via Reuters)

GREEN BUSINESS

BG Group, Nestle, SAP named among world’s most sustainable companies (via BusinessGreen)

Millennials may not be as green as you think (via GreenBiz)

Why colleges should add green to their school colors (via BusinessGreen)

ENERGY POLICY

Senate panel explores US-Mexico offshore drilling deal (via The Hill)

US to pass Russia in liquid fuels production, says IEA (via Wall Street Journal)

California lawmakers move to reform state’s electricity rate structure (via Reuters)

Arizona regulators drop retail electricity deregulation push (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

OPINION

Canada’s climate actions sharply diverge from government promises (via Energy Collective)

Global warming is very real (via Rolling Stone)

Don’t believe the coal industry’s warnings (via Bloomberg)

How solar remains attractive without key incentives in California (via Forbes)

How long before the Great Plains runs out of water? (via Washington Post)

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EMISSIONS

Four nations ask EU to consider more flexible CO2 market (via Reuters Point Carbon)

Australia emissions could rise 9% if Tony Abbott is elected (via RTCC)

TRANSPORTATION

EU agrees on deal to pare back CO2 curbs on aviation (via Reuters Point Carbon)

Trans-Pacific flights create most amount of ozone (via Phys.org)

Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf both set new monthly sales records (via Autoblog Green)

DOE pumps $33 million into EV batteries and other green car tech (via CleanTechnica)

ARPA-E takes innovative approach to EV batteries (via Energy.gov)

RENEWABLES

Renewables generated 14% of America’s electricity in first half of 2013 (via EarthTechling)

US adds 976MW new solar PV capacity in 2Q as California sets record (via CleanTechnica)

Higher wind generation in Southwest Power Pool reducing use of baseload capacity (via US EIA)

Interior Department touts offshore wind auction results, promises more (via The Hill)

Report: Ohio renewable energy law cuts costs, emissions (via Midwest Energy News)

Las Vegas welcome sign to go solar by January 1 (via Houston Chronicle/AP)

CLIMATE

Scientists call for overhaul of UN “blockbuster” climate reports (via The Guardian)

Climate change reframed: China, World Bank prioritize pollution (via Sustainable Business)

What’s motivating sport fishermen to become climate advocates? (via Climate Progress)

Heartland Institute behind latest climate change denier campaign (via Climate Progress)

OIL

Oil’s dwindling role in Middle East affairs (via Christian Science Monitor)

America’s oil boom won’t make it energy-independent from Middle East madness (via Time)

Hawaiian utility to deactivate Honolulu oil-fired power plant (via Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

20-story Vienna office building is first passive high rise (via EarthTechling)

US home energy management systems market to pass $4 billion by 2017 (via Greentech Media)

43% of energy leaders will invest more in efficiency next year (via Data Center Journal)

NYSERDA completes 50,000 home energy efficiency projects (via Breaking Energy)

COAL

Nordic countries join US push against coal plant financing (via The Hill)

Demand cools as fight rages over coal-export terminals (via Seattle Times)

GRID

Greenpeace launches solar-powered microgrid in India (via India Blooms)

Smart meters are getting smarter at distributing electricity (via Houston Chronicle)

California sets terms of 1.3GW energy storage mandate (via Greentech Media)

The perils of electricity capacity markets (via Greentech Media)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Fracking fights spread to Europe (via Grist)

POLITICS

Australia’s federal election just couldn’t face up to climate change (via The Guardian)

EPA, DOE chiefs to appear at House climate hearing (via The Hill)

OPINION

Why Obama just named Sweden as a model for energy policy (via Climate Progress)

Barack Obama should practice what he preaches on climate change (via The Guardian)

Budget gridlock risks international climate and renewable investments (via Center for American Progress)

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