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

February 27, 2013


White House Official: Power Grid Upgrades Needed to Mitigate Extreme Weather
The Hill

Investors Demand Climate-Risk Disclosure in 2013 Proxies
Bloomberg BNA

Global Warming and Air Flow Changes 'Caused U.S. and EU Heat Waves'
Guardian

Australia Reef Shallows May Cross 'Damage Threshold' in 30 Years
Reuters

February 26, 2013


Alberta Pulls Funding from Carbon Capture Project for 2nd Time
Reuters

Utility Settles with EPA, Agrees to Stop Burning Coal at 3 Sites
The Hill

U.S. Legal Action Sought Over Shell Drillship Violations
Reuters

BP, Contractors Start Trial for Worst U.S. Offshore Spill
Reuters

National Security Push to Address Climate Change
Politico

EU Lawmakers Will Not Vote Tuesday on Drafting CO2 Law
Reuters

Canadian Official Brings 'Facts' About Tar Sands to Portland
The Forecaster

Germany Agrees on Regulation to Permit Fracking for Shale Gas
Bloomberg

Exxon, BP, Halliburton Take 'Fracking' Case to White House
The Hill

Colorado Oil Association Retracts Anti-Fracking Ban Petition
The Coloradan

U.S. CEOs Push for Expanded Access to U.S. Energy Bounty
Reuters

Utilities Get Help from Federal Scientists on Ramping Up Solar Energy
SustainableBusiness.com

Global Warming May Cause Extremes by Slowing 'Planetary Waves'
Reuters

Chinese Pollution Study 'Blocked on Grounds of State Secrecy'
Guardian

February 25, 2013


Land Grab Cheats North Dakota Tribes Out of $1 Billion, Suits Allege
ProPublica

Vermont Towns to Consider Resolutions on Tar Sands Oil
The Boston Globe

1.5C Rise in Temperature Enough to Start Permafrost Melt, Scientists Warn
Guardian

Saudi Arabia Reveals Plans For 54 GW of Renewable Energy
Clean Technica

Low Lake Levels Have Mich. Harbors Scrambling to Keep Waterways Navigable
The Detroit News

Thin Snowpack in West Signals Summer of Drought
New York Times

Secret Climate Report Calls for Action in South Carolina
The State

Gulf Oil Spill Trial Set to Start with No Settlement in Sight
Houston Chronicle

Canada: Redford Stumps for Oil Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline in Washington
The Globe and Mail

Europe to Get Its First EU-Wide Offshore Oil and Gas Law
Reuters

Radioactive Waste Leaking from Tanks at Washington State Nuclear Site
Reuters

Alaskan Regulators Consider New Well Fracturing Rules
Reuters

McCarthy's New England Roots Show as She Pushes States on Climate, Air Issues
E&E Daily, sub req'd

Calls for EDF to Drop Legal Action Against Climate Activists
Guardian

EU Member States Say Biofuels Limit Needs More Thought
Reuters

February 22, 2013


What Will Obama's 'Green Quarterback' Mean for Keystone XL?
The Canadian Press

New Study to Examine Health Impact of Alberta Oil Sands
Edmonton Journal

Report: Flaws in U.S. EPA Drilling Pollution Data
AP

Groups Flock to White House to Talk ‘Fracking’ Rules
The Hill

Natural Gas Pipeline Leaks: What Does It Mean for Climate?
MATTER, sub req'd

1.5C Rise in Temperature Enough to Start Permafrost Melt, Scientists Warn
Guardian

Time Is Running Out to Avert a Third Summer of Drought
Climate Central

Front-Runner to Lead EPA Vows More Action on Climate Change
The Hill

BP Spill Pact Excluded Billions in Possible Loss Claims
Bloomberg

Protesters Demonstrate Against Planned Tar Sands Mine in Eastern Utah
Salt Lake Tribune

February 21, 2013


TransCanada Considers Quebec Pipeline Project
Montreal Gazette

Chesapeake Energy Probe Finds No 'Intentional' CEO Misconduct
Reuters

EPA Officials Ignored Engineer's Theory in Range Resources Water Contamination Case
EnergyWire

EPA Sets Renewable Fuel Standards, Tackles Fraud
The Hill

Kerry Comes Out Swinging on Climate Change
The Hill

Unlocking the Climate Conspiracy Mindset
New York Times

National Integrated Drought Information System Threatened by Budget Uncertainty
Circle of Blue

Enbridge, Energy Transfer to Convert Gas Pipeline to Crude Service
Oil and Gas Journal

Fort Collins May Join Longmont in Fracking Ban
Times Call

Iceland Looks to Export Power Bubbling From Below
New York Times

February 20, 2013


EPA Official Quits Amid E-Mail Scrutiny
The Hill

Analysis: Choices Loom for Obama on Climate Change
AP

TransCanada Says Keystone XL Pipeline Would Not Affect Climate
AP

Report Questions Canada's 'Politicization' of Climate Policy Options
The Canadian Press

Enbridge Turns to Unused Pipe for Activist Remedy Amid Oil Boom
Bloomberg

TransCanada Takes Case for Keystone XL to U.S. Capital
The Canadian Press

Transocean Will Pay $1 Billion for Oil Spill
AP

Exxon Oil, Gas Reserves Up in 2012 on Boost From U.S. Shale
Reuters

Geologist’s Provocative Study Challenges Popular Assumptions About ‘Fracking’
The Globe and Mail

Bill to Lift N.C. Fracking Moratorium Set for Committee Vote This Week
The Charlotte Observer

Study Finds Oil and Gas Drilling Caused Air Pollution in Utah's Uintah Basin
The Denver Post

Minnesota Lawmakers Start Silica Sand Mining Hearings
AP

February 19, 2013


Oil Sands Monitoring Program Stalled as Ottawa, Alberta Debate Details
The Canadian Press

Filipino Super-Typhoon an Ominous Warning of Climate Change Impact
Guardian

Illinois Fracking Rules Could Be Strictest in the Nation
Midwest Energy News

Texas Rancher Won't Budge for Keystone Pipeline
CBS News

Government Hones Oil Sands Message with Focus Groups
The Canadian Press

Oil Spills After Barge Collision on Lower Mississippi River
Reuters

Marshall Islands Ask for UN Help
New Zealand Herald

Arctic Needs Protection from Resource Rush as Ice Melts, Says UN
Guardian

Nuclear Power: UK Ministers Offer Reactor Deal Until 2050
Guardian

February 18, 2013


Oil Sands Tailings Leaking into Groundwater, Canadian Minister Told in Memo
Postmedia News

Keystone XL Pipeline Work Delayed, Nebraska Utility Says
AP

Ex-IPCC Head: Prepare for 5°C Warmer World
Climate Central

Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Decision Risks New Problems, Either Way
New York Times

Keystone XL Pipeline Foes Say Their Side Has New Momentum
Omaha World-Herald

Tar Sands Oil Fight Moves to Maine Towns
Portland Press Herald

Canada: Ottawa to Set Fines for Pipeline Infractions
Reuters

Meet the Man Selling Canada's Oil Sands to Washington
The Globe and Mail

German Minister Seeks Fracking Law Before September
Reuters

Hundreds Rally in Seattle Against Proposed Coal Train
King 5 News

Sen. Boxer Hopes to Bring Climate Legislation to Floor by Summer
The Hill

Senate Dems' Sequester-Replacement Plan Ends Tar Sands Exemption
The Hill

Natural Gas Pipeline Draws Last-Minute Protests
NYT Green

Electricity Costs Rise in New England, Which Relies on Natural Gas
New York Times

Wyden Floats Plan to Boost Geothermal Energy
The Hill

The Top 10 Hardest-Hit States for Crop Damage
Climate Central

February 14, 2013


TransCanada Encouraged by Eastern Pipeline Proposal
The Canadian Press

Senate Holds Briefing on the Latest Climate Science
Climate Central

Thirty Firms Urge EU Policymakers to Save Carbon Market: Letter
Reuters

Flood Control in the Netherlands Now Allows Sea Water In
New York Times

Hydropower Bill Sails Through House
The Hill

White House Wants $2 Billion to Give Cleaner Transport a Boost
Reuters

Health Impacts of Colorado Fracking Leak Unclear
The Coloradoan

Enbridge Officials Grilled About Pipeline 9B Reversal Plan
Burlington (Ontario) Post

Daryl Hannah Leads Celebrity Keystone XL Protest
Guardian

February 13, 2013


Today: Sierra Club Civil Disobedience at White House to Oppose Keystone XL
The Hill