Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.29.12

Marcacci Communications publishes a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable.

ENERGY STORAGE 

Balancing Europe’s wind and solar with EVs, cold storage (via Greentech Media)

Spray-on battery makes power paintable (via CNET)

NUCLEAR 

Japan’s Tepco plans restart of world’s biggest nuclear plant (via Bloomberg)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Yale study puts shale gas net benefits at more than $100 billion per year (via Facts of the Day)

Engineers say UK fracking should proceed, but with caution (via BusinessGreen)

New York State agency gave inside edge to fracking lobby (via Albany Times-Union)

RENEWABLES

Japan clean energy funding to double as incentives start (via Bloomberg)

High-concentrating solar PV market to reach $1.6 billion in 2017 (via Environmental Leader)

Government reveals surge in UK renewable energy generation (via BusinessGreen)

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.28.12

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EMISSIONS/CLIMATE 

Few legal options for losers in EPA rule challenge (via Greenwire)

Ball in Congress’ court after greenhouse gas ruling (via E&E Daily)

Arctic sea-ice levels at record low for June (via The Guardian)

Study: climate change would lead to increased fire activity (via ABC News) 

Plans for UK carbon-capture power station abandoned (via BusinessGreen)

Exxon CEO: global warming “manageable” (via The Hill)

Colorado wildfires explained in one chart (via Climate Central)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

Japan expects to import 20% of its LNG from North America (via Reuters)

Natgas matches coal in share of US power generation in April (via Reuters)

Natural gas climbs to five-month high on outlook for hot weather (via Bloomberg Businessweek)

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Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.27.12

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EMISSIONS/ENVIRONMENT 

Federal court backs EPA on emissions limits intended to reduce global warming (via New York Times)

British Columbia carbon tax is a good-news, bad-news story (via Vancouver Sun)

US beach pollution at third-highest level in 22 years (via Los Angeles Times)

TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE XL 

US grants a Keystone pipeline permit (via New York Times)

Despite spills, Enbridge pushes for more oil sands pipelines (via Forbes)

The dilbit disaster: inside the biggest oil spill you’ve never heard of, part 2 (via InsideClimate News)

RENEWABLES 

Solar production glut to persist to 2015- study (via Reuters)

Chinese growth may help smooth PV’s stormy waters, analysts say (via Recharge)

The growing state of wind power in Latin America… Continue reading >

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.26.12

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OIL/GASOLINE 

Oil economists predict growth until 2030 (via Aftenbladet)

Oil stocks biggest losers in world energy transformation (via Bloomberg)

Investors getting cold feet about Arctic oil prospecting (via The Guardian)

US gas prices plunge 15 percent since early June (via CNN)

Shell tests Arctic capping stack for feds (via Houston Chronicle)

Concessions to natives & regulators paved way for Shell’s Arctic drilling (via Houston Chronicle)

BP oil spill hastened loss of Louisiana marshes, study says (via Washington Post)

Wyoming oil industry pays salaries of federal workers who issue their drilling permits (via Treehugger)

CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT/EMISSIONS 

Lloyd’s details “growing impact of climate change” as UN meets (via Insurance Journal)

Goodbye to mountain forests? (via New York… Continue reading >

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.25.12

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TRANSPORTATION 

Significant potential for plug-in vehicles exists in US housing stock (via US EIA)

UK’s biggest pay-as-you-go EV recharging network aims to launch 10,000 charge points (via Green Car Congress)

New York State, feds spending $4.4 million for 325 EV-charging stations (via Autoblog Green)

Plant-based car parts to be as cheap as metal within a decade, says Ford (via BusinessGreen)

COAL 

Powder River Basin coal leasing prompts IG, GAO reviews (via Washington Post)

LA urged to fight expansion of Utah’s Bryce Canyon coal mine (via Los Angeles Times)

The rage of a dying dinosaur: coal’s decline in the US (via Climate Progress)

ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE 

US experts predict sea level rise 2-3 times higher than estimates (via Yahoo!… Continue reading >

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.22.12

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RIO+20 

Japan to provide $3 billion in green economy aid to developing countries (via EnergyNext)

UN chief unveils clean energy pledges, investments (via Reuters)

An earth summit draws on oil, mining, and utility largess (via New York Times)

In Rio, disappointment, discontent, and a few silver linings (via Grist)

As disappointment spreads at Rio+20, will public-private commitments fill the gap? (via Climate Progress)

A tepid agreement takes shape at Rio+20 summit (via Yale e360)

TRANSPORTATION 

EV battery costs will fall to $250/kWh by 2015 (via Autoblog Green)

8 development banks commit more than $175 billion to sustainable transport (via Green Car Congress)

Tesla’s Model S electric car is finally here (via Earth2Tech)

UPS to… Continue reading >

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.21.12

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TAR SANDS 

Alberta expects oil sands output to more than double by 2021 (via Reuters)

Second tar sands pipeline oil spill in Alberta in two weeks (via Huffington Post/Reuters)

Enbridge restarts Alberta pipeline after oil spill (via Reuters)

CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT/EMISSIONS 

New research shows climate change will worsen global hunger (via USA Today)

Three hurdles for South Korea’s emissions trading scheme (via Council on Foreign Relations)

Connecting the dots: how climate change is fueling western wildfires (via Climate Progress)

Colorado’s High Park wildfire follows in pine beetle’s tracks (via ClimateWire)

North Carolina legislature rejects sea-level outlaw bill (via Star-News)

Report: outdoor recreation industry jobs outnumber those in oil and gas nearly 3 to 1 (via Climate Progress)

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Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.20.12

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RENEWABLES 

Renewable energy can supply 80% of US electricity (via Sustainable Business)

US passes 5,000MW solar generation milestone (via Facts of the Day)

Are we wildly underestimating solar and wind power? (via Washington Post)

More solar power in Texas could save consumers over $520 million (via CleanTechnica)

Who owns solar? (via Greentech Media)

The maturing of wind energy (via AOL Energy)

COAL 

76% of US coal exports went to Europe and Asia in 2011 (via US EIA)

CLIMATE/EMISSIONS 

Kaiser Permanente links climate change to health care (via Huffington Post)

Companies listed on London Stock Exchange will be required to report their carbon emissions (via BusinessGreen)

Poll finds public backs EPA, not GOP, on mercury (via National Journal)

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.19.12

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GRID 

As the lights go out at coal-fired power plants, what happens to the electric grid? (via ClimateWire)

Negative wholesale electricity prices: possible, but rare (via US EIA)

Controversial Sunrise Powerlink clean power line is finally live (via Earth2Tech)

MISO grid operator: cleaner electricity means price hikes (via Des Moines Register)

TRANSPORTATION 

China eyes subsidies to develop energy-saving vehicles (via Reuters)

EPA officially approves E15 for sale in US (via Autoblog Green)

Automakers, tech companies mining electric car big data to plot industry’s future (via Forbes)

CLEAN TECH 

Smart learning software predicts renewable energy output with 90% accuracy (via TreeHugger)

5 ways to sell smart grid to consumers (via Greentech Media)

Israeli firm unveils… Continue reading >

Energy and Environment News Roundup – 6.18.12

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FRACKING/NATURAL GAS 

Report finds quake risks linked to carbon storage, fracking wastewater injections (via The Hill)

RENEWABLES 

Japan OKs renewable subsidy in shift from nuclear power (via Reuters)

Japan gives green light to renewable FITs from July (via Recharge)

What solar and offshore wind can do together (via Greentech Media)

Hydropower continues to grow (via Grist)

China’s offshore wind program is beached by interagency disputes (via ClimateWire)

German lawmakers can’t agree on cuts to solar subsidies (via Bloomberg)

Energy issues crop up with farm bill (via Politico)

Wind and renewable energy research center first of its kind in North America (via Revmodo)

Lake Michigan: a source of wind power? (via United Press International)

TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE… Continue reading >