Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.7.14
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
CLIMATE
Climate change is harming economy, says report (via Wall Street Journal)
US climate report says global warming impact already severe (via Washington Post)
Almost 200,000 glaciers mapped in global inventory baseline for study of global warming effects (via Treehugger)
Industry sees costly rules after Obama climate report (via Bloomberg)
The tech trends to watch while America is boiling, storming, burning, & drying up (via GigaOm)
Climate change in the US – eight compelling charts (via Climate Central)
COAL
Indiana leads nation in coal ash ponds, raising toxin concerns (via Indy Star)
Stanford University divestment is a warning to coal industry (via RTCC)
Has Wyoming passed peak coal? (via Sightline Daily)
RENEWABLES
Annual wind power capacity installations in key emerging markets will double by 2023 (via Navigant Research)
With a little help, Africa could become a renewable energy powerhouse (via Climate Progress)
Brazil tests suggest more ethanol means more local smog (via Autoblog Green)
Court upholds EPA’s 2013 renewable fuel mandate (via The Hill)
Ohio’s renewable energy industries spent $1 billion, employed 3,500 (via Cleveland Plain-Dealer)
The promise of shared renewables: Will California’s SB 43 bring solar for all? (via Energy Collective)
Top 10 things you didn’t know about offshore wind energy (via Energy.gov)
EMISSIONS
EU proposes shield for 175 industries in carbon market (via Bloomberg)
Carbon tax goes into effect in France (via Sustainable Business)
Stanford to purge $18 billion endowment of coal stock (via New York Times)
ENERGY POLICY
EIA releases complete Annual Energy Outlook 2014 report (via US EIA)
Why utilities need to get real about distributed energy (via GreenBiz)
Five climate charts that should deeply worry the electricity sector (via Greentech Media)
Experts: Cost gap between renewables and natural gas “is closing” (via Greentech Media)
Earthquake potential could cause shale sector to lose footing (via Forbes)
Ohio’s efficiency and renewable energy standards would be kept in compromise (via Cleveland Plain-Dealer)
ENVIRONMENT
In China, 64% say they are environmentalists (via Reuters)
The risks to US water resources from climate change (via Science Blogs)
Energy companies warned about water availability (via Houston Chronicle)
OIL
Asia is most vulnerable to Mideast oil supply shock, says report (via Reuters)
Researcher: BP oil becoming “part of the geological record” of the sea floor (via Climate Progress)
New offshore decommissioning requirements coming (via Houston Chronicle)
Solar-powered oil production could shake up California carbon rule (via Greenwire)
TRANSPORTATION
China leans on automakers to produce EVs, but infrastructure lags (via Green Car Reports)
KEYSTONE XL
It’s game over for the Keystone XL pipeline (via The Guardian)
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Still no deal on amendments as test vote planned for Shaheen-Portman (via E&E Daily)
Ten smart building myths busted (via Energy Manager Today)
OPINION
Obama’s global warming talk is beside the point (via National Journal)
Climate change affects us all – so what’s stopping us from joining forces? (via The Guardian)
States and cities need to act now on climate change (via Washington Post)
Bill Clinton, Barack Obama weather déjà vu (via Politico)
The top ten global warming skeptic arguments answered (via The Guardian)
John Podesta: Congress won’t stop EPA’s climate rules (via Politico)
Six tips for communicating about the National Climate Assessment (via EcoAffect)
From grid defected to grid connected (via RMI Outlet)
US charges 6 people, 3 firms with $100 million biofuels fraud