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US-CHINA SOLAR TRADE WAR
US sets steep final duties on Chinese solar panels (via Reuters)
China rejects US solar panel tariffs as protectionism, says they will hurt clean energy (via Washington Post/AP)
For solar panel makers, a volley of trade cases (via New York Times)
CLIMATE
Climate change causing increased risk from extreme weather, says world’s largest reinsurance company (via Treehugger)
CO2 may fragment glaciers, driving ice into the sea faster (via Climate Central)
Global warming may be altering summer weather patterns in Northern Hemisphere (via Climate Central)
Rising food prices are climate change’s first tangible bite into UK lives (via The Guardian)
OIL
OPEC says ample oil supply to persist in 2013 (via Yahoo! News/Reuters)
Europe rejects ban on Arctic oil drilling (via The Guardian)
Oil in new Gulf slick matches 2010 BP spill (via Washington Post)
Oil, business groups sue SEC over foreign government payment disclosure rule (via The Hill)
RENEWABLES
Cleantech, clean energy investments continue to drop (via GigaOm)
Report: The greener the industry, the higher the job growth rate over the last decade (via Climate Progress)
How the US is getting more hydropower without building a single new dam (via CleanTechnica)
How near is offshore wind for America? (via Greentech Media)
Interior Department: 10GW of renewable energy have been authorized on public lands (via Climate Progress)
Report: Mid-Atlantic offshore wind industry would create 70,000 jobs, generate billions (via Washington Post/AP)
California’s renewable energy plans may hinge on presidential race (via Los Angeles Times)
Battle brews at Pearl Harbor over Navy solar plan (via Los Angeles Times)
NATURAL GAS/FRACKING
Is natural gas killing solar? (via AOL Energy)
EIA sees US natural gas production up in 2012, 2013 (via Reuters)
Houston firm drilling exploratory well in New York shale (via Houston Chronicle)
Shale gas industry uses PSYOPs in US, spy ops in Poland (via DeSmogBlog)
GRID
Automated demand response may prove critical for managing renewables (via Renew Grid)
TRANSPORTATION
Best practices guide helps smooth electric car charging station installations (via Green Car Reports)
BSR report: future of fuels is efficiency (via Environmental Leader)
It’ll be a challenge to reach 54.5 MPG as Americans get heavier (via Autoblog Green)
Amtrak reaches record yearly ridership for 9th time in 10 years (via CleanTechnica)
Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid certified for 100 MPGe combined (via Green Car Congress)
In California, high gas prices and fuel-efficient car incentives go hand in hand (via New York Times)
California Energy Commission approves $20 million for clean transportation projects (via Green Car Congress)
EMISSIONS
Investment in UN’s carbon scheme to ‘dry up’ as prices plunge (via BusinessGreen)
TAR SANDS
Canada’s tar sands open an eastern front in the U.S. (via The Globe and Mail)
EPA worried dilbit still a threat to Kalamazoo River, more than two years after spill (via InsideClimate News)
GREEN LIVING
Four ways to go green at college (via The Good Human)
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Energy efficiency could save Southwestern consumers $20 billion (via Sustainable Cities)
California model incentivizes commercial energy efficiency (via Sustainable Business)
COAL
Clean coal projects face political, financial headwinds (via Reuters)
Why Big Coal’s collapse matters to the Northwest (via Sightline Daily)
Why less coal in Texas could mean more water for a thirsty state (via StateImpact Texas)
POLITICS
Republicans seek audit of federal energy subsidies (via The Hill)
Special interest groups spent nearly $11 million on Solyndra attack ads since April – but they didn’t work (via Climate Progress)
Al Gore has thrived as a green-tech investor (via Washington Post)
OTHER NEWS
An additional listing of clean energy and climate news is posted at Climate Progress
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