Pulitzer winning climate news.
facebook twitter subscribe
view counter

DilbitEbookAd



Most Viewed Stories

  1. 2013: Nation's Drought to Persist and Worsen
  2. Exxon Threatens ICN Reporter With Arrest
  3. ICN Wins National Reporting Pulitzer
  4. Exxon's Ruptured Pipeline Was Carrying Dilbit
  5. Exxon Spill: One Month Later, Still No Basic Facts
  6. Under Pressure: Exxon Pipeline Rips a 22-Foot Gash
  7. Exxon Limiting Access to Pipeline Spill
  8. Troubling CO2 Milestone Nears

CleanBreakAdAmazon

Donate to InsideClimate News through our secure page on Network for Good.

Today's Climate


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

February 20, 2013


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

Senators to Announce Major Climate Change Legislation Thursday
The Nation

New York Governor Puts Off Decision on Fracking
New York Times

Obama Gives Congress Climate Ultimatum: Back Me, or I Go It Alone
Guardian

Obama Faces New Pressure from Northeast Lawmakers on Canadian Oil Sands
Roll Call

Sen. Boxer’s Ideal EPA Candidate Seems to Describe Gina McCarthy
The Hill

Sen. Whitehouse: Majority Leader Reid Happy with Climate Push
The Hill

N.Y. Town Is Sued Over Ban on Fracking Discussion
NYT Green

'There's No Way to Tell' How Much Gas the U.S. Can Produce, Geologists Say
E&E Daily, sub req'd

Is Natural Gas Surplus a Problem?
Politico

U.S. Senator Asks DOJ to Wait on Civil Settlement of BP Oil Spill Charges
Dow Jones

February 12, 2013


Okla. Sheriff Arrests 8 at Keystone XL Pipeline Site
AP

Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman Press Obama to Fight Climate Change
The Hill

Groups Want Broad EPA Probe of Tainted Texas Water
AP

GOP Pressures Obama to Build Pipeline with New 'Keystone XL Clock'
The Hill

Business Leaders Not Helping Obama on Climate Change
Politico

Anti-Fracking Campaign Ads Drill Governor Cuomo
New York Daily News

Shell Vessels Sidelined, Imperiling Arctic Plans
New York Times

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Urges B.C. to Embrace 'Historic' Oil Sands Opportunity
The Windsor Star

Will Ernest Moniz Be the Next Energy Secretary?
Christian Science Monitor

Mo. Environmental Groups Question Utilities’ Renewable Energy Commitment
St. Louis Business Journal

EPA Releases Data on 7,674 Chemicals
Philadelphia Inquirer

UK Report Calls for Huge Expansion of Experimental Nuclear Plants
Guardian

February 11, 2013


Kerry Cool to Keystone XL Project, Pushes Clean Energy
Postmedia News

Kansas Considers Pulling Plug on Renewable Energy Standards
The Topeka Capital-Journal

In Australia, Attacks on Climate Science Ebb After Start of Carbon Tax
The Age

Sen. Marco Rubio, GOP’s Choice for State of the Union Response, Doubts Climate Change
McClatchy Newspapers

U.S. Northeast Digs Out from Blizzard, Tornado Strikes in South
Reuters

Keystone Pipeline Critics: Neb. Gov. Heineman Lacks Authority
Lincoln Journal Star

British Columbia’s Dix Says He’ll Reclaim Powers to Block Pipelines
Bloomberg

Interior Department to Investigate Coal Exports
The Hill

German Environment Minister: No Fracking for Shale Gas in Germany Any Time Soon
AP

Landowners Threaten to Sue if New York Misses Fracking Deadline
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Billionaire Fracking Brothers Donated Most to Successful State Legislative Candidates
AP

Revised Interior Rule Loops in Industry-Favored FracFocus
E&E Daily, sub req'd

In the Rockies, Growing Support for Renewables
NYT Green

EPA Moves Forward with Climate Change Protection Plan, Asks for Comments
The Hill

Obama to Refocus on Economy in State of the Union
AP

Ambani Says U.S. Will Be Energy Independent in 5-7 Years
Bloomberg

Minnesota Moose Population Plummets, Activists Blame Climate
Reuters

Plugging In, Dutch Put Electric Cars to the Test
New York Times

February 8, 2013


Kerry, Baird to Discuss Keystone XL Pipeline at 1st Meeting
CBC News

The Scary Truth About How Much Climate Change is Costing You
National Journal

Europe Consuming More Coal
Washington Post

Al Gore Backs Growing Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign
Inter Press Service

Nine US States Announce Deal to Cut Greenhouse Gases
AP

North Dakota Bill Cuts Exemption for Wasting Natural Gas
AP

Enbridge's Pipeline Spills, PR Headaches and Corporate History
Vancouver Observer

Groups Seek Tough Conditions on Enbridge Pipeline
AP

Climate Change Set to Batter U.S. Agriculture, Forests
Climate Central

Despite a Tarnished Reputation, Advocates for Small Wind Still See Opportunity
Midwest Energy News

NASA Set To Launch Water-Monitoring Satellite
Circle of Blue

February 7, 2013


TransCanada Looks East Amid Keystone Pipeline Delay
Bloomberg

Obama 'Cannot Cut Emissions Without Decisive New Actions'
Guardian

Former Pa. Gov. Pressed EPA in Gas Drilling Pollution Case, Emails Show
EnergyWire

Energy Industry Develops Nontoxic Fracking Fluids
AP

Obama’s Choice to Lead Interior Dept. Has Oil Sector and Conservation Credentials
New York Times

Obama Considering MIT Physicist Moniz for Energy Secretary - Sources
Reuters

U.S. Halts Drilling on Gulf Wells With Flawed Bolts
Bloomberg

Arctic Ice Unleashing Scramble to Exploit Oil and Gas Deposits
Financial Times

Coal Shipments Decline on Railways, Replaced by Oil
ClimateWire

The Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Equation
New York Times