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

May 13, 2013


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

Public Can Still Comment on Controversial Oil Sands Pipeline to Lake Superior
The Detroit News

What I Found on My Road Trip Along the Keystone Pipeline Route
The Globe and Mail

Al Gore Wants to 'Awaken' Rupert Murdoch on Climate Change
The Hill

Arctic Ocean 'Acidifying Rapidly'
BBC News

Inaction on Global Warming 'Not an Option:' Angela Merkel
The Economic Times

EU Ministers Urge July Decision on Carbon Market: Draft
Reuters

King Coal Losing Crown as U.S. Gains Energy Independence
Bloomberg

Suit Claiming Hurricane Katrina Related to Global Warming Goes Before Appeals Court
Louisiana Record

May 6, 2013


Carbon Tax Backers Quietly Forge Ahead
The Hill

Koch Brothers Plan More Political Involvement for Their Conservative Network
New York Times

Oil Drilling Technology Leaps While Clean Energy Lags
AP

European Carbon Market in Trouble
The Washington Post

Al Gore Isn’t Overly Pleased With Canada
The Globe and Mail

Obama Might Actually Be the Environmental President
New York Magazine

Climate Change May Bring Drought to Temperate Areas, Study Says
Los Angeles Times

Fever Hits Thousands in Parched U.S. West Farm Region
AP

Number Of Hurricanes Reaching Hawaii Could Triple This Century
RedOrbit

May 3, 2013


Keystone Foes Seek Climate Measures in Case They Lose
Bloomberg

Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions
Houston Chronicle

Low-Key U.S. Plan for Each Nation to Set Climate Goals Wins Ground
Reuters

Committee Vote Set for EPA Nominee
The Hill

EPA Drops $569 Million in Response to Hurricane Sandy Sewage Spill
The Hill

Anti-Fracking Laws in New York Towns Upheld on Appeal
Bloomberg

Fracking Giant Halliburton Nixes North Carolina's Chemical Disclosure Rule
News & Observer

US Crop Insurance Shields Farmers From Drought
Sydney Morning Herald

May 2, 2013


Detroiters Near Refinery Fire Upset They Weren't Evacuated
Detroit News

BP's $340 Million Will Restore 4 Barrier Islands, Build 2 Fisheries Labs
The Times-Picayune

Study Shows a Higher Risk of Northern Gateway Pipeline Spills Than Enbridge Estimated
Globe and Mail

House Keystone Pipeline Advocate Cheers Ad Linked to Facebook Founder
The Hill

Bakken Shale: Prosperous Play's New Oil Estimates Could Influence Pipeline Plans
EnergyWire

Nearly Half of Fracking Happens in Places Short on Water
San Francisco Chronicle

Poll: Majority See Climate Change Affecting US Weather
The Hill

Greenpeace Scolds Duke's Jim Rogers on the Environment
Bloomberg Businessweek

Safe Storage of Water? Go Underground
New York Times

May 1, 2013


U.S. Doubles Oil Reserve Estimates at Bakken, Three Forks Shale
Reuters

Obama Keystone XL Decision to Test Green Groups
Politico

Facebook Rejects Ad Criticizing Actions of Zuckerberg Political Group
The Washington Post

U.S. Tight Oil Boom Takes Shine Off Oil Sands
Financial Post

Fracking Rules Coming 'in Weeks,' Says Interior Chief Jewell
The Hill

California Fracking Moratorium Clears Key Committee in Assembly
Bloomberg Businessweek

House to Probe Geopolitics of Natural Gas Exports
The Hill

Hurricane Sandy’s Untold Filthy Legacy: Sewage
Climate Central

Renewable Energy Groups in Spat
Politico

Bonn Climate Talks Kick Off With Stark Warning Over Dangerous Carbon Threshold
BusinessGreen

Gore Criticizes Media for Not Pressing Obama on Climate
The Hill

Calif. Reactors Might Be Retired if Restart Nixed
AP

U.S. Electric Car Maker Coda Files for Bankruptcy
Reuters

Neb. Lawmakers Debate Approaches to Wind Energy
AP

April 30, 2013


BP Makes Record Profit as Its Safety Record Comes Under Spotlight Again
Guardian

Zuckerberg Group Draws Fire Over Pro-Keystone XL Stance
Politico

Pipeline Slurry Spills Threaten Wetlands in Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch

2 Arrested at Work Site for Keystone XL Pipeline
AP