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

January 25, 2013


Texas Commission That Oversees Drilling Is Being Overhauled, Even in Name
Texas Tribune

‘Bitumen Bubble’ Means a Hard Reckoning for Alberta, Premier Redford Warns
Globe and Mail

Buoyed by Obama, Leaders Press for Climate Action
AP

How Climate Change Could Wipe Out the Western Forests
The Atlantic

Federal Court Won't Review Decision that Struck Down EPA Pollution Rule
The HIll

Waxman: Keystone XL 'Small' Piece of Climate Puzzle
The Hill

Waxman, Whitehouse Form Congressional Task Force to Fight Climate Change
Bloomberg News

With New Battery Hub, Chicago Seeks to Lead Nation On Electric Vehicles
Midwest Energy News

January 24, 2013


Obama's Covert Plans for Climate Change
Politico

Freshman Dem Senators Quickly Join Keystone XL Pipeline Push
The Hill

Kerry to Field Keystone XL, Other Questions from Panel He Chairs
AP

Trillions of Dollars Worth of Oil Found in Australian Outback
The Telegraph

John Kerry Divests Oil Sands Holdings In Suncor, Cenovus
The Canadian Press

Chesapeake to Host EPA In Study of Fracking Risk
Wall Street Journal

China to Cap Total Energy Use at 4 Bln T Coal Equivalent by 2015
Reuters

EPA Soot-Screening Rule Thrown Out by U.S. Appeals Court
Bloomberg

From Activist to EPA: A Q&A with New Director for the Office of Environmental Justice
Environmental Health News

January 23, 2013


State Department Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Decision
Reuters

A Decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline Could Define Obama's Green Agenda
BBC News

Boehner: GOP to Focus on Debt, Not Immigration or Climate
The Hill

Sen. Wyden Sees Post-Election Reset on Energy
The Hill

Hundreds Expected at Tar Sands Protests in Maine
The Forecaster

Canadian Resource Firms Step Up Legal Fight Against Green Groups
AlertNet

Iowa Utility Agrees to Stop Using Coal at 5 Generators
Star Tribune

Wyoming Judge Hears Fracking Disclosure Case
AP

An Early Nuclear Warning: Was It for Naught?
Green

Andean Glaciers Melting at 'Unprecedented' Rates: Study
Times Media Group

Ikea to Double Renewable Energy Investment to $4 Billion by 2015
Bloomberg

January 22, 2013


Poll Shows Nation Split on Climate Change
The Hill

Obama’s Vow on Climate Change Signals Bumpy Road for Keystone XL
The Globe and Mail

How Serious Is Obama About Climate Change? 5 Decisions to Watch
Guardian

No Relief in Sight for Drought-Stricken U.S. Plains
Reuters

Wheat Rises in Paris as U.S. Drought May Cut Global Grain Supply
Bloomberg

70% of Businesses See Climate Change as a Major Risk
Responding to Climate Change

Curbing Climate Change Will Cost $700B a Year, Report Says
Reuters

EU Carbon Law Hands Airlines a Windfall
Reuters

Big Second-Term Test: Meeting Obama's Climate Vows
Politico

Ban Ki-Moon: Climate Agreement Tops 2013 Wish List
Guardian

Energy Secretary Chu: ‘I’m Still Standing’
The Hill

Former Mont. Gov. Brian Schweitzer Calls Most Wash. Coal Export Plans 'Dead'
SNL

Boris Johnson, London's Mayor, Says Snow Casts Doubt on Climate Science
Guardian Environment Blog

Canada Considering Nuclear Reactors in Alberta Tar Sands Fields
OilPrice.com

British Columbia's 'Green' Paving Methods a Tough Sell in Alberta
The Edmonton Journal

Beijing's New Air Pollution Steps Get Poor Reception
Reuters

January 21, 2013


Obama Administration Again Delays Proposed Fracking Rule
AP

TransCanada Seeks to Halt Texas Keystone Suit Over Easement
Bloomberg

Drought Shrinks Slightly: NOAA Issues Gloomy Outlook
Climate Central

Fracking Debate Draws Yoko, Lennon and Sarandon to Rural Battlegrounds
Guardian

192,000 Acres for Solar, Wind Development Announced for Arizona
SustainableBusiness.com

E.P.A. Extends Deadline for Navajo Plant’s Pollution Controls
NYT Green

New Federal Report Critical of Hanford Nuke Plant Work
AP

More Than 140 Nations Adopt Treaty to Cut Mercury
AP

China's Green Leap Backward
The Nation

U.S. Urged to Capitalize on Hundreds of Billions in Renewable Energy Investment
Guardian

Will The Grass Be Greener In Obama's Second Term?
NPR

Dow Chemical Leaves Major Trade Group Over LNG export policy
The Hill

Fracking for Natural Gas Being Powered by It, Too
AP

Amazon Showing Signs of Degradation Due to Climate Change, NASA warns
Guardian

World Bank Looks to Battle Climate Change with Better Transportation
McClatchy Newspapers

EU Carbon Permits Plunge to Record After Germany Cancels Sale
Bloomberg

Belgium Plans Artificial Island to Store Wind Power
Reuters

France on Nuclear Charm Offensive in Saudi Arabia
Reuters

UK Scientists to Mimic Plants to Make Zero-Carbon Fuel
Reuters

2nd Better Place CEO Out; Company to Be Managed by Chairman of Board and CFO
Green Car Congress

January 18, 2013


Obama's Climate Challenge
Rolling Stone

Obama Allies Browner, Podesta Now Oppose Arctic Drilling
The Hill

John Kerry Owns Stock in Canadian Pro-Keystone XL Firms
The Canadian Press

2 Reports on Oil Sands Paint a Dire Picture
New York Times

US Environmentalists Challenged to Get Climate Change Laws Through Congress
Guardian

Saskatchewan Premier, U.S. Governors Send Letter to Obama in Support of Keystone XL
The Star Phoenix

Alberta Premier's Signature Missing from Pro-Keystone Letter
Fort McMurray Today

Salazar Has Long List of Unfinished Business
Greenwire

As Drought Persists, Many Scramble to Save Every Drop of Water
Reuters

Keeping the Boats Moving Along a Mississippi Dwindled by Drought
New York Times

As Electric Future Unfolds, Gasoline Remains King
Midwest Energy News

January 17, 2013


Ken Salazar Leaves Contested Legacy as Obama's Interior Secretary
Guardian

Wyoming Gov. Disappointed by EPA Delay in Pavillion Groundwater Pollution Report
AP

TransCanada Says Gulf Coast Pipeline Construction On Schedule
Reuters

Enbridge Losing Bakken Oil Business to Railroads, Refiner Says
Bloomberg

Solving Global Warming Will Require Far Greater Cuts than Thought
Technology Review

US Interior Chief Salazar to Step Down; Obama Remakes Energy Team
Reuters

Feds Withdraw New Furnace Efficiency Standards
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Merkel’s Offshore Wind-Power Dream for Germany Stalls
Bloomberg

BP, Justice Department Say Gulf Plea Deal Fair and Appropriate
Houston Chronicle

In Thoreau’s Flower Journal, Clues for Climatologists
New York Times

January 16, 2013


2012 Among 10 Warmest Years on Record
Guardian

Texas Study Finds Increase in Water Used for Fracking
The Texas Tribune

92 Oil Workers Evacuated From N. Sea Oil Platform Following Leak
Scotsman

Cuccinelli Targets Renewable Energy Incentives
The Washington Times

Environmental Groups Redouble Efforts to Block Keystone Pipeline Expansion
The Globe and Mail

API Campaign Touts Keystone XL Pipeline, Natural Gas Exports
Politico

TransCanada Continues Building Pipeline Across Oklahoma to Gulf Coast
The Oklahoman

Enbridge Pipeline Hearing: 5 Climate Change Protesters Charged
Vancouver Sun

House Passes $50B Sandy Aid Bill
Politico

US East-Coast Cities Are 'Sitting Ducks' for Storms, Says Top Obama Scientist
Guardian

Mississippi Shutdown Averted as Rains Ease Danger at Choke Point
Bloomberg

January 15, 2013


1st Part of Offshore Wind Power Line Moves Ahead
New York Times

Sierra Club Urges Obama to Wield ‘Full Executive Authority’ Against Climate Change
The Hill

Wichita Officials Recommend Water Restrictions for Citizens Due to Drought
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

Army Corps Nearly Out of Options for Keeping Section of Mississippi River Flowing
Popular Science