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

March 21, 2013


Enbridge Cleanup in Michigan May Cost $1 Billion, Company Warns
Globe and Mail

Buoyancy of Oil Sands Bitumen Raises Spill Concerns
Globe and Mail

Drilling Deeper: The Wealth of Business Connections for Obama’s Energy Pick
ProPublica

Report: Mining Industry Clout Grows With Lobbying, Donations
The Hill

Both Sides Agree on Tough New Fracking Standards
AP

California Bills Could Delay Fracking
San Francisco Chronicle

Senate Rejects Amendment Gutting Military Biofuels Program by 40-59 Vote
The Hill

Nations Urged to Combine Environmental and Development Goals
Guardian

March 20, 2013


Alaska Oil & Gas Association Plans to Sue Over Listing of Seals
AP

John Kerry: Policymakers 'Toy' with Oceans by Not Addressing Climate
The Hill

Alberta Premier Redford Urges National Carbon Levy
The Edmonton Journal

Manufacturing Group Sues EPA for Tougher Soot Rule
The Hill

About 23 Percent of World's Rigs Drilling in Texas
AP

In Texas, Recycling Oilfield Water Has Far to Go
The Texas Tribune

After Fracking Wastewater Spill, Residents and Regulators Believe Water Is Safe
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Next Big Oil Boom Could Come in Northwestern New Mexico
AP

Funding Shortfall: Germany Forced to Cancel Climate Programs
Spiegel Online

Utah’s Stewart Skeptical About Cimate Change Threat
The Salt Lake Tribune

Drought in China Turns Vast Tracts of Land to Desert
The Epoch Times

March 19, 2013


Approving the Keystone Pipeline Won't Bring Obama Bipartisan Goodwill
National Journal

Keystone XL Heats Up MA Senate Primary
The Washington Post

Sen. Blunt to Block Obama EPA Nominee Over Mo. Levee Project
The Washington Times

Warming Temperatures Could Multiply Katrina-Like Hurricanes: Study
Reuters

Pipeline Denial Would ‘Fundamentally Change' Relations with U.S.: Redford
The Globe and Mail

Alberta Premier Redford Slams Anti-Keystone XL Pipeline Comments
CTVNews.ca

Billionaire Joins Fight Against Keystone XL
The Globe and Mail

EU Must Play Hardball on Tar Sands, Says Canadian Chief
Euractiv

One San Onofre Unit Could Be Restarted at Full Power, Edison Says
Los Angeles Times

Coal State Dems Press Obama to Scale Back EPA Emissions Rules
The Hill

Prison Sentence in $22M Columbia Oil Spill Case
AP

Saudi Arabia to Drill Seven Shale Gas Wells
Bloomberg

UK: Move to Drop Debate on Climate Change in Schools Faces Backlash
Guardian

European Car-Efficiency Rule Would Cut Fuel Bill by 25%
Bloomberg

U.S. Northern Plains Sees Corn Boom, Aided by Ethanol, Climate Change
Reuters

In Pictures: Keystone XL Protest at TransCanada Building in Houston
The Houston Chronicle

March 18, 2013


Oregon Showing Interest in BC’s Carbon Tax
Oregon News 1130

Alberta Buys New York Times Ad to Make Its Case for Keystone XL Pipeline
The Canadian Press

Keystone XL Fears Resonate Along New England Oil Pipeline
AP

Obama Doubles Down on Alternative Energy in His Weekly Address
The Hill

Cuccinelli Blasted on Climate Change by U.S. Senator
The Washington Post

At Vermont Climate Change Conference, Sen. Sanders Leads Call for Action
Times Argus

NASA Scientist Speaks on Climate Change at Iowa Capitol
AP

Could Global Warming Change Tornado Season, Too?
AP

Construction Crews Discover Oil Spill in Western Colorado
Aspen Daily News

Harper Government Plans ‘World Class’ System to Address Oil Spill Fears
Vancouver Sun

Updated Maps: Ohio Shale Prospects Trending West
AP

California Fracking Fight Has $25 Billion Taxes at Stake
Bloomberg

Russia Adopts Texas Drilling to Revive Soviet Oil Fields
Bloomberg

Illinois Lawmakers Close to Approving 'Fracking' Bill
Evansville Courier & Press

Pa. Pushes Drillers to Frack with Coal Mine Water
AP

Tiny Particles Enlisted to Tackle Fracking's Mysteries
E&E Daily, sub req'd

Canada Nears a Clean Energy Facelift On an Old, Coal-Fired Power Plant
E&E Daily, sub req'd

March 15, 2013


EPA Likely to Delay Climate Rules for New Power Plants
The Washington Post

Obama Will Use Nixon-Era Law to Fight Climate Change
Bloomberg

Enbridge Kalamazoo River Oil Spill: Company Ordered Finish Clean Up, Dredge River
The Canadian Press

Shell Barred From Returning to Drill for Oil in Arctic Without Overhaul
Guardian

Senators Pressing Keystone Approval
Great Falls Tribune

Enbridge Seeks Input on New Pipeline Impact in Indiana
The Times of Northwest Indiana

“Muzzling” of Canadian Government Scientists Sent Before Information Commissioner
Toronto Star

The Sequester Is Going to Devastate U.S. Science Research for Decades
The Atlantic

Obama Revives Green Energy Sales Pitch
The Hill

California Renewable Power Supply Growing, Costs Falling
Reuters

March 14, 2013


Obama to Supporters: Give Lawmakers Political Cover on Climate Change
The Hill

After a Powerful Lobbyist Intervenes, EPA Reverses Stance on Polluting Texas County’s Water
ProPublica

Keystone XL: State Department Dodges the Big Questions
Rolling Stone

Large Fractures Spotted in Vulnerable Arctic Sea Ice
Climate Central

Salazar: 3 Big Renewable Energy Projects Approved
San Francisco Chronicle

Ryan Budget Plan Calls Two Solar Projects ‘Ill-Fated’ — But They’re Doing Fine
Washington Post

March 13, 2013


Congressional Democrats Circulate Carbon Tax Bill
The Hill

Canadian Opposition Leader: Government Playing U.S. 'for Fools' on Keystone
The Hill

Bloomberg Announces Mayors’ Summit To Fight Climate Change
CBS News

350 Action Backing Rep. Ed Markey to Fill Kerry’s Old Senate Seat
The Washington Post

Pres. Obama: Climate Change Threatens Shipping Routes
The Hill

Ohio’s Resurgent Natural Gas Industry Spends Millions to Set Up Shop
New York Times

Fracking Groundwater Rules Reflect Legal Ambiguities
The Texas Tribune

OPEC: U.S. Shale Oil to Cut Into Demand
Wall Street Journal

FutureGen Alliance Fights Back, Releases CO2 Pipeline Route
Midwest Energy News

Report: Kochs Eye Tribune Papers
Politico

March 12, 2013


Report Says Well Water Along Kalamazoo River OK Since 2010 Oil Spill
Detroit Free Press

U.S. Winter Was Warmer and Wetter Than Average
USA Today

Mulcair to Sidestep Keystone XL During Talks with Obama Administration
The Globe and Mail

U.S. Nuclear Energy Loses Momentum
The Washington Post

Fukushima Plant Decommissioning May Last Until 2051
The Asahi Shimbun

Taiwan Anti-Nuclear Protests May Derail $8.9 Billion Power Plant
Bloomberg

Japan Achieves First Gas Extraction from Offshore Methane Hydrate
Reuters

Most Coal Plants in the U.S. Are Nearing Retirement Age
Quartz

First Solar to Become Shareholder in Desertec Solar Plan
PV Tech

Study: Climate Change Turning Global North 'Green' Like South
Wired

Retired NASA Scientists Enter Climate Change Fray (Audio)
StateImpact Texas

March 11, 2013


House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Jumps into Keystone XL Fray
The Hill

Keystone XL: Draft Legislation to Eliminate Presidential Permit
Digital Journal

Canadian Arctic May Lose 20% of Glaciers by 2100, Study Shows
Bloomberg

Obama Boosts Energy Focus with White House Meeting, Upcoming Lab Visit
The Hill

Texas Landowner Lawsuits Last Hurdle to Keystone’s Southern Leg
Bloomberg

U.S. Chamber, Oil and Gas Lobby Go Grassroots in Keystone Pipeline Battle
The Hill

Alberta to Borrow C$4.3B in 'Bitumen Bubble' Budget
Reuters

Canadian Newspaper Mogul Nears Oil Sands Refinery Financing
Reuters

Wyoming Officials: Oil and Gas Companies Violated Air Rules
AP

Safety Breaches Seen Plaguing U.S. Reactors in Report
Bloomberg

Nuclear Chief: U.S. Plants Safer After Japan Crisis
AP