Energy and Environment News Roundup – 7.18.14

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

CLIMATE 

Climate data from air, land, sea, and ice in 2013 reflect trends of a warming planet (via NOAA)

Research shows Australian droughts caused by manmade emissions (via RTCC)

Does climate change cause flight turbulence? (via EcoWatch)

The one metric that’s hiding the true cost of climate change (via Climate Progress)

GRID 

The coming storage boom: Project proposals nearly double California’s energy storage target (via Greentech Media)

RENEWABLES 

Investment in UK renewable energy sector almost £8 billion in 2013 (via The Guardian)

Brazil to provide $843.5 million for sugarcane ethanol research program (via Bloomberg)

China three years late on installing offshore wind farms (via Bloomberg)

U.S. EIA forecasting big gains for solar (via Renewable Energy World)

U.S. Senate passes Geothermal Production Expansion Act (via Renewable Energy World)

Soltage-Greenwood gets $70 million for seven U.S. solar projects (via Bloomberg)

U.S. to auction site off New Jersey shore for offshore wind (via Bloomberg)

Rural co-ops see the light on renewable energy – even if industry lobbyists don’t (via Huffington Post)

The quick guide to a green stock portfolio (via Renewable Energy World)

EMISSIONS 

New Zealand carbon prices fall further as emitters stay away (via Reuters)

Without much straining, Minnesota reins in its utilities’ carbon emissions (via New York Times)

OIL 

U.S.-Russia sanctions set to slow Rosneft’s dollar debt, not oil deals (via Reuters)

TRANSPORTATION 

India considers $2.5 billion subsidy for hybrid, electric cars to save $11 billion in fuel costs (via CleanTechnica)

U.S. EV charging station market to hit $947 million by 2020 (via Environmental Leader)

FRACKING 

Fracking bans unlikely in Oklahoma, say observers (via The Oklahoman)

Fracking wastewater is big business in Ohio (via Midwest Energy News)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Germany wins “World Cup” of energy efficiency (via Energy Manager Today)

How to save money by building green (via Environmental Leader)

ENVIRONMENT 

Fires in Canada’s Northwest Territories in line with “unprecedented” burn (via Climate Central)

Oregon, Washington declare states of emergency as wildfires spread (via Climate Progress)

New study shows rate of groundwater decline slowing in Texas (via StateImpact Texas)

OPINION 

Latest state of the climate: Yup, still getting hotter (via Bloomberg)

Three charts that explain why Obama is talking about Chilean solar (via Greentech Media)

Why now is a good time to invest in solar manufacturing and marketing in the U.S. (via Forbes)

It’s really all about renewable energy projects (via Renewable Energy World)