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

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

May 9, 2013


Plans Shelved for Coal Export Terminal in Oregon
Los Angeles Times

Hydraulic Fracturing: Key Dem Says Obama Caved on BLM Frack Rule
Greenwire

Obama Meets With Utility CEOs on Recovery From Storm Disruptions
Bloomberg

Senate Plan Could Make Illinois ‘Bullseye’ for Nuclear Waste
Midwest Energy News

Greenland’s Ice Loss May Slow, But Coasts Still At Risk
Climate Central

Tapped Out: How Will Cities Secure Their Water Future?
National Geographic

Letter to Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on Tar Sands Production
The Guardian

Head Of Environmental Division Is Leaving Justice Dept.
NPR

Canadian Research Council’s Makeover Leaves Industry Setting the Agenda
Globe and Mail

May 8, 2013


Arkansas AG: There Are Still Harmful Chemicals in the Air
KATV

EPA's Keystone Critique May Herald Tougher GHG Reviews
Law 360

Exxon Starting Development of $4 Billion Gulf of Mexico Field
Bloomberg

Enbridge Ordered to Fix Emergency Shutdown Systems by 2016
Beacon News

Keystone Pipeline Nemesis Leads Charge From Her Family Minivan
Bloomberg

Joe Biden Tells Supporter He Opposes Keystone Pipeline, but Is 'in the Minority,' She Says
BuzzFeed

Liberals to Pull Facebook Ads to Protest Zuckerberg's Political Group
The Hill

How Little-Known Judges Could Thwart Obama’s Climate Plans
Grist

Obama to Meet With Utility CEOs
The Hill

The Politics of Natural Gas Exports
Politico

Fracking is Draining Water Resources, Especially in the West
Mother Nature Network

Emissions Plan Could Energize Climate Talks, Says U.S. Envory
Reuters

Germany Says Climate Talks Move Beyond Blame Game Before Warsaw
Bloomberg

Chevron CEO Ordered to Testify in Fraud Case Against Ecuadoreans
Reuters

Equipment Firms Feel Pressure as Deepwater Work Heats Up
Bloomberg

China and India's Rivalry Extends to the Arctic
Houston Chronicle

Like U.S., China Not Embracing Electric Vehicles
Detroit Free Press

May 7, 2013


Fracking Regulation Is States' Turf, 13 States Tell EPA
Tulsa World

Ottawa Strikes Back at Al Gore's Remarks on Oil Sands as 'Open Sewer'
The Globe and Mail

Maine Committee Eyes Moratorium on ‘Tar Sands’ Oil
Bangor Daily News

In Canada, PR Strategy Proposed to Compensate for Cuts in Climate Change Spending
Postmedia News

Debate on Kinder Morgan Tar Sands Pipeline Takes Center Stage in B.C. Election
rabble.ca