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09
Apr

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.9.13

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

EMISSIONS 

Greenhouse gas rules will be enacted soon, says Obama aide (via The Hill)

California governor green lights carbon market link with Quebec (via BusinessGreen)

COAL 

Which countries are planning the most coal-fired power plants? (via The Guardian)

Europe’s 2nd-biggest coal-fired power plant will turn to wood from North America (via ClimateWire)

Study: US coal industry is in far more trouble than anyone realizes (via Washington Post)

GRID 

Vehicle-to-building technology rises with PEV sales (via Environmental Leader)

Making sense of the demand response market (via Energy Collective)

MISO wraps up its first annual capacity auction (via Renew Grid)

RENEWABLES 

Over 1,000 firms demand end to EU-China solar PV trade war (via BusinessGreen)

Solar power has reached grid parity in India and Italy (via Treehugger)

China’s wind output grows 41% (via Recharge)

How cleantech is enhancing the US military’s “mission capability” (via Greentech Media)

Super algae could replace conventional biofuels (via RTCC)

New wind harvesting invention could bring cities to life (via Phys.org)

New York State renewable power plan would cost $382 billion by 2030 (via Bloomberg)

California wind power blows away production record (via Yahoo! Finance)

New York State expands NY-Sun Initiative with $13.5 million in new funding (via Solar Industry Mag)

Turbines near Lake Erie energize conservation, wind power debate (via Toledo Blade)

Wind farm suit against Xcel dismissed (via St. Paul Pioneer Press)

ENERGY POLICY 

White House engaging lawmakers on energy tax code issues (via The Hill)

How much do health impacts from fossil fuel electricity cost the US economy? (via Forbes)

Indiana lawmakers advance plan to give utilities more power over rate increases (via Midwest Energy News)

KEYSTONE XL 

Killing Keystone XL could risk more oil spills by rail (via Bloomberg)

CLIMATE 

Island countries facing watery demise confer on survival strategies (via ClimateWire)

Climate change will threaten wine production, study shows (via The Guardian)

Geoengineering could trigger disaster in parts of Africa (via Climate Central)

Poll: fears of global warming rising in US (via The Hill)

Summer temperatures expected to be far above average (via Greentech Media)

Rebuilding the shores, increasing the risks (via New York Times)

Getting serious about a Texas-sized drought (via Texas Tribune)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Captured carbon used for natural gas fracking (via Sustainable Business)

Judge rules administration overlooked fracking risks in California mineral leases (via Reuters)

GREEN BUSINESS 

Manufacturing nearing energy efficiency ceiling (via Energy Manager Today)

Colby College achieves carbon neutrality (via Environmental Leader)

California office park secures three dozen LEED certifications (via EarthTechling)

NUCLEAR 

Japan’s TEPCO may run out of space for radioactive water (via Reuters)

POLITICS 

Obama’s DOE, EPA picks face Senate grilling this week (via Reuters)

DOE nominee Moniz seen as “dose of reality” (via Greenwire)

OPINION 

How Margaret Thatcher made the conservative case for climate action (via Mother Jones)

For the price of the Iraq War, the US could have gotten halfway to a renewable power system (via Grist)

Climate fight should target coal, not Keystone (via Bloomberg)

Schwarzenegger: California’s silent disaster (via Los Angeles Times)

Fisker struggles mark blow to Obama’s electric car goal (via Bloomberg)

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09
Apr

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.9.13

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

EMISSIONS 

Greenhouse gas rules will be enacted soon, says Obama aide (via The Hill)

California governor green lights carbon market link with Quebec (via BusinessGreen)

COAL 

Which countries are planning the most coal-fired power plants? (via The Guardian)

Europe’s 2nd-biggest coal-fired power plant will turn to wood from North America (via ClimateWire)

Study: US coal industry is in far more trouble than anyone realizes (via Washington Post)

GRID 

Vehicle-to-building technology rises with PEV sales (via Environmental Leader)

Making sense of the demand response market (via Energy Collective)

MISO wraps up its first annual capacity auction (via Renew Grid)

RENEWABLES 

Over 1,000 firms demand end to EU-China solar PV trade war (via BusinessGreen)

Solar power has reached grid parity in India and Italy (via Treehugger)

China’s wind output grows 41% (via Recharge)

How cleantech is enhancing the US military’s “mission capability” (via Greentech Media)

Super algae could replace conventional biofuels (via RTCC)

New wind harvesting invention could bring cities to life (via Phys.org)

New York State renewable power plan would cost $382 billion by 2030 (via Bloomberg)

California wind power blows away production record (via Yahoo! Finance)

New York State expands NY-Sun Initiative with $13.5 million in new funding (via Solar Industry Mag)

Turbines near Lake Erie energize conservation, wind power debate (via Toledo Blade)

Wind farm suit against Xcel dismissed (via St. Paul Pioneer Press)

ENERGY POLICY 

White House engaging lawmakers on energy tax code issues (via The Hill)

How much do health impacts from fossil fuel electricity cost the US economy? (via Forbes)

Indiana lawmakers advance plan to give utilities more power over rate increases (via Midwest Energy News)

KEYSTONE XL 

Killing Keystone XL could risk more oil spills by rail (via Bloomberg)

CLIMATE 

Island countries facing watery demise confer on survival strategies (via ClimateWire)

Climate change will threaten wine production, study shows (via The Guardian)

Geoengineering could trigger disaster in parts of Africa (via Climate Central)

Poll: fears of global warming rising in US (via The Hill)

Summer temperatures expected to be far above average (via Greentech Media)

Rebuilding the shores, increasing the risks (via New York Times)

Getting serious about a Texas-sized drought (via Texas Tribune)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Captured carbon used for natural gas fracking (via Sustainable Business)

Judge rules administration overlooked fracking risks in California mineral leases (via Reuters)

GREEN BUSINESS 

Manufacturing nearing energy efficiency ceiling (via Energy Manager Today)

Colby College achieves carbon neutrality (via Environmental Leader)

California office park secures three dozen LEED certifications (via EarthTechling)

NUCLEAR 

Japan’s TEPCO may run out of space for radioactive water (via Reuters)

POLITICS 

Obama’s DOE, EPA picks face Senate grilling this week (via Reuters)

DOE nominee Moniz seen as “dose of reality” (via Greenwire)

OPINION 

How Margaret Thatcher made the conservative case for climate action (via Mother Jones)

For the price of the Iraq War, the US could have gotten halfway to a renewable power system (via Grist)

Climate fight should target coal, not Keystone (via Bloomberg)

Schwarzenegger: California’s silent disaster (via Los Angeles Times)

Fisker struggles mark blow to Obama’s electric car goal (via Bloomberg)

Posted:   |   Categories: africa, algae, Arnold Schwarzenegger, barack obama, biofuels, california, cap and trade, Capacity auction, carbon capture, China, climate, Climate Change, coal, Colby College, Demand response, DOE, drought, Electric Vehicle, emissions, Energy Efficiency, energy policy, EPA, Ernest Moniz, EU, European Union, ev, externalities, Fisker, fracking, Geoengineering, Gina McCarthy, global warming, green building, green business, grid, Grid Parity, india, indiana, italy, japan, Keystone XlL, Lake Erie, LEED, Margaret Thatcher, MISO, natural gas, new york state, News, nuclear, NY Sun Initiative, Ohio, oil spill, Quebec, renewables, Sea level rise, Solar trade war, Tax incentive, Tepco, texas, V2G, wind, xcel
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08
Apr

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.8.13

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

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

India seeks access to US natural gas (via The Hill)

Shale-rich Spanish region expected to vote to ban fracking (via Reuters)

Foreign investors play large role in US shale industry (via US EIA)

TRANSPORTATION 

Cheaper electric vehicle batteries: slow and steady wins the race (via Green Car Reports)

Fisker mass layoffs trigger federal lawsuit (via Autoblog)

GREEN BUSINESS 

A glimpse into the future of retailer sustainability (via GreenBiz)

RENEWABLES 

Global biofuels production will reach nearly 62 billion gallons by 2023 (via Navigant Research)

630MW offshore wind London Array at full power (via Recharge)

Austria installed 230MW of solar in 2012 to double total capacity (via CleanTechnica)

IRS gives wind power a raise (via EarthTechling)

Sewer bonds new funding model for solar projects (via Bloomberg)

Wind energy and wildlife: science marks industry efforts (via AOL Energy)

North Carolina’s renewable portfolio standard under attack (via RTCC)

EMISSIONS 

China’s emissions trading scheme in line for 2020 national launch (via RTCC)

Study: fossil fuel emissions stunt coral growth (via RTCC)

Air pollution killed 1.2 million Chinese in 2010 (via Greentech Media)

US carbon emissions drop as natural gas displaces coal (via The Hill)

Total carbon emissions from natural gas may exceed coal by 2016 (via Facts of the Day)

Study: EPA rules will fuel shift away from coal (via The Hill)

OIL 

Ruling against BP clears way for spill payout appeals (via Reuters)

Exxon oil spill could be 40% larger than company estimates, say EPA figures (via InsideClimate News)

Upstart pipeline company staking its future on stopping heavy oil corrosion (via InsideClimate News)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Tipping point near for LED lighting (via Navigant Research)

GRID 

“Battery University” aims to train a work force for next-generation energy storage (via New York Times)

Texas to double wind capacity with $6.8 billion transmission investment (via AOL Energy)

ComEd facing lawsuit connected to smart meter initiative (via Renew Grid)

POLITICS 

DOE, EPA nominees face Congressional hearings this week (via The Hill)

Meet the US billionaire who wants to kill the Keystone XL pipeline (via The Globe and Mail)

The man who could put climate change on Obama’s agenda (via National Journal)

Salazar looks back on a “joyful run” as Interior Secretary (via New York Times)

OPINION 

Is the Keystone XL pipeline too risky? (via National Journal)

Yea or nay, White House will face backlash on Keystone (via Politico)

Why solar power company stocks are still earthbound (via New York Times)

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19
Feb

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 2.19.13

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

EMISSIONS 

EU Parliament approves plan to bolster carbon trading market (via New York Times)

EU gets behind ETS, but carbon price falls (via Recharge)

Researchers prove air pollution causes heart attacks (via Forbes)

Minnesota coal plans cut mercury emissions in half (via Duluth News Tribune)

KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS 

Oil sands mining uses up almost as much energy as it produces (via InsideClimate News)

Rupert Murdoch reveals Keystone XL opposition on Twitter (via Houston Chronicle)

CLIMATE 

UN says Arctic needs protection from resource rush as ice melts (via The Guardian)

Climate contraction: less snow, more blizzards (via AP)

RENEWABLES 

Renewable energy standards hitting blockades (via energyBiz)

Record year for US wind increases demand for service technicians (via Sustainable Business)

Two bills promoting geothermal energy reintroduced in US Senate (via Renewable Energy World)

Clean energy is a net positive on North Carolina utility rates, says report (via Energy Manager Today)

Biggest solar farm in eastern US coming to North Carolina (via Sustainable Business)

Is Iowa paying to help other states meet renewable goals? (via Midwest Energy News)

Proposed Nebraska incentives for wind energy up in the air (via Omaha World-Herald)

Washington State utility breaks wind energy generation record (via Renew Grid)

GRID

China’s army tied to hacking against US grid, energy industry (via New York Times)

A new electricity model for the US grid (via Energy Collective)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

German doubts about fracking could prove costly (via Reuters)

Poland to ease environmental rules slowing shale exploration (via Bloomberg)

US natural gas exports could spur manufacturing (via Energy Collective)

Natural gas use for transport rises 26% from 2008 to 2011 (via Facts of the Day)

Investors are subsidizing natural gas consumers – but it won’t last (via Christian Science Monitor)

ENVIRONMENT 

Arctic sea ice volume plunges over a third in less than 10 years (via Mongabay)

Floating islands to the rescue for Midwest runoff pollution (via New York Times)

OIL 

US shale oil reviving East Coast refineries (via Boston Globe)

TRANSPORTATION 

Electric cars unevenly green around world – study (via EarthTechling)

Chinese car companies likely Fisker investment partners (via Los Angeles Times)

Can 10,000 charging stations make New York City America’s top EV market? (via CleanTechnica)

Is tomorrow the most important day ever for Tesla Motors? (via Green Car Reports)

GREEN BUSINESS 

The case for natural capital accounting (via GreenBiz)

NUCLEAR 

A strategy to prevent the next Fukushima (via New York Times)

US nuclear generation drops for two years running (via Facts of the Day)

POLITICS 

Why Republicans should embrace the reality of climate change (via Forbes)

Gore pans climate change media coverage (via Politico)

Could Chris Christie bring the GOP around on climate? (via Mother Jones)

OPINION 

At climate rally, some signs of fraying in a movement’s big tent (via Grist)

The politics of emissions: Keystone is an easier target than US coal-fired power plants (via Globe and Mail) 

Climate rally: how a pipeline became public enemy no. 1 (via Christian Science Monitor)

“Energy independence” alone won’t boost US power (via Council on Foreign Relations)

Problems with precision and judgment, but not integrity, in Tesla test (via New York Times)

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