A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
EMISSIONS
China makes strides to curb carbon emissions (via Navigant Research)
GREEN BUSINESS
San Francisco and Seattle lead US cities pulling funds from fossil fuel firms (via The Guardian)
Volkswagen sustainability report shows emissions, production progress (via Autoblog Green)
Can fossil fuel divestment prevent the carbon bubble from bursting? (via CleanTechnica)
How the NFL became a champion of sustainability (via The Guardian)
How sustainability metrics help build trust in the financial sector (via GreenBiz)
KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS
Land-locked Alberta mulls tar sands pipeline to Arctic port (via Reuters)
TransCanada sees Keystone XL delayed until second half 2015 (via Retuers)
RENEWABLES
100% renewables for Australia not so costly after all (via Renew Economy)
Solar PV module revenues to turn upward, but not until 2015 (via CleanTechnica)
European Commission launches Chinese solar glass subsidy inquiry (via Reuters)
Amonix claims 36.2% solar energy efficiency record (via Recharge)
DOE, Stanford unveil solar, wind battery (via Energy Manager Today)
Floating wind turbines with undersea energy storage (via EarthTechnling)
Geothermal saves $117 million per year for California and Nevada (via Greentech Media)
North Carolina notches a win against ALEC anti-renewables effort (via CleanTechnica)
Los Angeles launches largest municipal solar program in US (via Triple Pundit)
Community colleges help prepare students for a green job market (via Santa Fe New Mexican)
Massachusetts ski resort runs completely on solar and wind (via Sustainable Business)
COAL
In Montana, ranchers line up against coal (via Los Angeles Times)
Bankrupt Patriot Coal asks court to slash union pensions (via Reuters)
FutureGen 2.0 gets clean environmental impact statement (via Jacksonville Journal Courier)
CLIMATE
UN climate talks kick off in Bonn (via The Guardian)
China leading in climate change fight, argues Australian government report (via BusinessGreen)
Ocean surface temperatures off Northeast US coast highest in 150 years (via Bangor Daily News)
Major pan-European study conducted on ocean acidification (via Phys.org)
Wild weather swings may be a sign of climate change (via Climate Central)
NATURAL GAS/FRACKING
EPA lowers estimates of methane leaks during natural gas production (via Houston Chronicle/AP)
Ready (or not?) for a great coming Texas shale boom (via New York Times)
Ohio tries to avoid repeat of 2011 injection well quakes (via Midwest Energy News)
ENVIRONMENT
Rapid transition of climate zones could speed extinction (via RTCC)
US to remove gray wolves from endangered list (via The Hill)
Empty nets in Louisiana three years after the BP oil spill (via CNN)
EPA deals blow to Alaska mine project (via The Hill)
New Mexico grapples with tough choices as drought persists (via Yahoo! News/AP)
TRANSPORTATION
Bike-sharing programs now in 49 countries, 500 cities (via Sustainable Business)
Tesla to offer loaners to customers with cars in the shop (via GigaOm)
Chicago car charging station feud goes to court (via Chicago Tribune)
OIL
One month after Exxon’s Arkansas oil spill, still no answers to basic questions (via InsideClimate News)
Oil rig worker ranks among worst jobs of 2013 (via Houston Chronicle)
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Study: buyers of energy-efficient homes less likely to default (via Today Show)
NREL teams with US Navy to cut energy use (via Renewable Energy World)
ENERGY POLICY
Europe bids to marry natural gas and renewable energy (via Recharge)
Colorado senate votes to strengthen state’s clean energy standard (via ClimateProgress)
NUCLEAR
Japanese nuclear reactors may come back online soon (via United Press International)
Thinking small, nuclear power enters distributed era (via Navigant Research)
FBI investigating weekend shootout at Watts Bar nuclear power plant (via Knoxville News)
POLITICS
Germany’s Greens lurch left in bid to beat Merkel (via Reuters)
Charlotte Mayor Foxx to be named US Transportation Secretary (via The Hill)
OPINION
How can Congress boost renewable-energy requirements? (via National Journal)
Everybody chill out a little, carbon trading will be fine (via Grist)
Would a carbon tax boost clean energy? (via Christian Science Monitor)
People who believe in free markets more likely to reject climate science (via Sustainable Business)
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