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The Day's Top Energy and Climate Headlines Curated by the Editors of InsideClimate News

May 22, 2013


More Tornadoes From Global Warming? Nobody Knows
AP

After House, Rocky Road Looms for Lee Terry's Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
Omaha World-Herald

California's Proposed Fracking Moratoriums Might Not Apply to Other Drilling in Monterey Shale
E&E Daily, sub req'd

Fractures in the Anti-Fracking Movement
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Moniz Vows to Help Advance Big Efficiency Bill, Sees ‘Real Chance’
The Hill

Solar's Growing Role in the U.S. Military
SustainableBusiness.com

China Agrees to Impose Carbon Targets by 2016
The Independent

Musk Says Tesla Probably Will Pay Off U.S. Loan Wednesday
Bloomberg

May 21, 2013


Keystone Lobby Works on Democrats to Win Obama
Houston Chronicle

Shell Feared Disaster Days Before Alaska Rig Grounding: Official
Reuters

Drop in U.S. Underground Water Levels Has Accelerated: USGS
Reuters

Feds Again Delay San Onofre Nuke Restart Decision
AP

Alaska Governor Launches Bid to Measure Oil in Arctic Refuge
Los Angeles Times

EU Energy Chief Says EU to Look at Fracking This Year
Reuters

May 20, 2013


Green Groups: Where Does OFA Stand on Keystone XL?
Politico

Pa. Drilling Records Reveal Water Damage, Murky Testing Methods
The Times-Tribune

Violent Arctic Storm a Climate Change 'Harbinger,' Study Finds
The Globe and Mail

Extreme Global Warming Seen Further Away Than Previously Thought
Reuters

Heat Wave Deaths in New York City Could Rise by Up to 22%, Study Shows
Guardian

China’s Hunger for American Coal in Doubt
McClatchy Newspapers

Tar Sands Exploitation Would Mean Game Over for Climate, Warns Leading Scientist
Guardian

Coast Guard Investigates Shell Barge That Ran Aground in Alaska; Hearing Could Last 2 Weeks
AP

Texas Joins Flood of States Suing BP Over 2010 Gulf Spill
Reuters

Enviros Putting Big Money, Strong Efforts Behind Markey
Gloucester Times

Green Group Taps New Chief for Political Arm
The Hill

UK's Climate Change Adaptation Team Cut From 38 Officials to Just Six
Guardian

2012 Record-Breaking Year for Wind Power
Deutsche Welle

China 'Will Not Accept' EU Measures on Emissions
China Daily

Norwegian Firm to Seek Ways to Trap Cement Factory CO2
Reuters

Canada Backs Demonstration-Scale Algal Biorefinery Project in the Oil Sands
Green Car Congress

Solving the Case of Southern Calif.'s Missing Methane
E&E Daily, sub req'd

May 17, 2013


Canadian Government Doubles Advertising Spend On Tar Sands
Guardian

UK Signals Support for EU Import of Canadian Tar Sands Oil
Guardian

Senate Panel Advances Nominee for E.P.A.
New York Times

Two-Decade-Old Harvard Data Confounds U.S. EPA Nomination
Bloomberg

Senate Confirms Moniz as Energy Secretary
The Hill

Are Utilities Moving Quickly Enough to Cut Carbon Emissions?
Midwest Energy News

Arctic Council Takes First Steps to Reflect Global Interests
ClimateWire

Smaller Glaciers Boost Sea Level as Much as the Giants
Climate Central

May 16, 2013


Living in Fear: America's First Climate Refugees
Guardian

Research Nearly Unanimous On Human Causes of Climate Change
Guardian

Harper Seeks to Build Keystone XL Support on U.S. Visit
Bloomberg

Business Groups Lower Local Emissions, Without Mentioning Climat Change
ClimateWire

Quebec Proposes Law to Ban Fracking
Bloomberg

Japan Takes First Step to a Permanent Reactor Shutdown After Fukushima
Reuters

Since 1900 the U.S. Has Lost Enough Groundwater to Fill Lake Erie Twice
Circle of Blue

Report: Feds' Warnings About Sandy Were Confusing
AP

Organizing for Action Hits GOP for Blocking EPA Nominee
The Hill

May 15, 2013


Liberals Win but British Columbia Pipeline Issues Remain
The Hill

Canada Nearing Emission Curbs Deal With Oil Industry, Kent Says
Bloomberg

Record 400 PPM CO2 Milestone 'Feels Like We're Moving into Another Era'
Guardian

For Insurers, No Doubts on Climate Change
The New York Times

Rockies' Snowpack, Ice Cover Shrinking
The Daily Climate

Poll Shows Support for a Drilling Moratorium in Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Checking Air Quality In Gas Drilling Areas
16 WNEP

Fracking Illinois: Compromise Reached in Fracking Legislation
Chicago Tribune

Air Pollution: Federal and State Regulators Clash Over Maryland Gas Project
E&E Daily, sub req'd

Merkel’s Greens Challenger Seeks CO2 Price Rises to Ditch Coal
Bloomberg

IEA Makes the Case for Oil Sands Pipelines
The Globe and Mail

May 14, 2013


IEA: North American Oil to Dominate World Supply Growth
Wall Street Journal

Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Did Not Break 400 PPM at Hawaii Site
Los Angeles Times

Liberal Group Calls for Yahoo, LinkedIn Executives to Quit Zuckerberg’s FWD.us
The Hill

Panel to Try Again on EPA Nominee
The Hill

Inside Canada's Keystone XL Lobbying Campaign
The Globe and Mail

What Will a Doubling of Carbon Dioxide Mean for Climate Change?
New York Times

Chesapeake Thinks It Has 342 Million Barrels in Eagle Ford
Houston Chronicle

LePage Wants Wind Energy Goals Out of Maine Law
Bangor Daily News

Gov. Matt Mead Unveils Wyoming Energy Strategy
Wyoming Star-Tribune

Germany's Merkel Eyes Tougher Carbon Targets
The Age

Environmentalists Praise Fed Ruling on San Onofre Nuke Plant
AP

Buffett’s MidAmerican Plans $1.9 Billion of Wind Farms in Iowa
Bloomberg

Exxon Challenges $1.7M Yellowstone Spill Penalty
AP

Exxon Announces $10B Plan to Export LNG From Texas
Dallas Business Journal

Gas Finds in Middle East May Change Strategic Balance
BBC News

World Bank Rethinks Stance on Large-Scale Hydropower Projects
Guardian

U.N. Faces Uphill Battle to Reduce Global Airline Emissions
Reuters

Peru Spares Amazon Rainforest From Oil and Gas Push
Guardian

May 13, 2013


Experts: CO2 Record Illustrates 'Scary' Trend
AP

Study: Climate Change Will Cut Habitats by 2080
USA Today

British Columbia Vote Risks Oil-Sands Exports: Corporate Canada
Bloomberg

How TransCanada Fumbled the Keystone Pipeline Project
The Globe and Mail

Is Canada’s Oil Too Dirty for Europe?
New York Times

With Pipelines on Hold, Oil Storage Services Boom
The Globe and Mail

World Has Entered New CO2 'Danger Zone': UN
AFP

Natural Gas Export Plans Stir Debate
AP

EU Energy Chief Makes Case for Funding Coal
Guardian

Dubai Looks to Rooftop Solar Power Revolution
TheNational

How Fukushima Contamination May Have Spread Via Waterways
Wall Street Journal

New Taxes Make Electric Vehicle Owners Pay Their Share
Wired

Vancouver Firefighters Endorse Green Party Candidate, Citing Need for Leadership on Climate Change and Public Safety
Marketwired

May 10, 2013


College Divestment Campaigns Creating Passionate Environmentalists
NPR

McCarthy's Nomination in Doubt, Angering Democrats
Politico

Biden Defends Obama’s Climate Change Record
The Hill

Obama Officials Roll Out Climate and Health Data Tool
The Hill

Senate Energy Panel Passes ‘Low-Hanging’ Bills
Politico

New York Senate Fracking Backer Tied to Firm With Gas Lease
Bloomberg

NYC to Begin Distributing Storm Aid This Summer
New York Times

Safety Honor for Marathon Canceled After Refinery Fire
AP

Left Wing Set to Win in Canada's BC, May Reshape Energy Policy
Reuters

Fisheries Department Reaches Deal With Think Tank to Save Freshwater Research Facility
Postmedia News