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CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT
Trees absorb less carbon in warming world than experts have assumed (via InsideClimate News)
Seagrass holds more carbon per square kilometer than forests (via Yale e360)
Bioenergy from cleared forests a climate killer (via Earth Techling)
Rivers are largest source of mercury in Arctic Ocean, study finds (via Yale e360)
Sea-level rise poses expensive questions for New York City (via ClimateWire)
TRANSPORTATION
EU appeals to China to help reach global emissions agreement to end airline dispute (via Washington Post/AP)
Survey says fuel economy is #1 factor when buying a car (via Autoblog Green)
Midwest cities planning for electric vehicles (via Midwest Energy News)
RENEWABLES
Foreign dominance of US clean energy market spells trouble for America (via Renewable Energy World)
Global geothermal market grew substantially from 2011 to 2012 (via Energy Central)
Solar insurers turn kingmakers over panel survival doubts (via Bloomberg)
Has blazing a trail in solar energy cost California too much? (via Los Angeles Times)
Building wind energy can save Midwestern consumers $200 per year (via Climate Progress)
Solar power helps college cope with budget cuts (via SmartPlanet)
Siemens could help revive Lake Erie wind turbine project (via Cleveland Plain Dealer)
NUCLEAR
6 world powers open Iran nuclear talks with ‘new offer’ (via Los Angeles Times)
Germany’s no-nukes plan leads to gas pains (via Greenbang)
Britain charts way to wider nuclear investment (via New York Times)
Energy Department seeks to help US nuclear company (via Washington Post)
Nuke chief to face Congress next week (via The Hill)
TAR SANDS
Are Canada’s oil sands to blame for rising atmospheric CO2? (via Energy Collective)
Exclusive interview: why tar sands oil is more polluting and why it matters (via InsideClimate News)
GRID
Electricity storage can smooth out moment-to-moment variations in electricity demand (via US EIA)
One-third of US homes have a smart meter (via Greentech Media)
Forecast: rising electric demand to tighten Texas power reserve (via Houston Chronicle)
Electric competition heats up in Ohio (via Toledo Blade)
OIL
Feds lay out plans for new blowout preventer mandates (via Houston Chronicle)
USGS/BOEM study identifies method to differentiate between natural seepage and produced oils (via Green Car Congress)
An energy challenge for gamers (via New York Times)
GREEN BUSINESS
Nine of ten businesses have energy goals, Deloitte says (via Environmental Leader)
‘The Watt?’ aims to raise your energy IQ (via Earth Techlimg)
NATURAL GAS/FRACKING
Check the math: study touting ‘safer’ fracking reveals Big Oil’s ties to academia (via Grist)
Where the shale gas revolution came from (via Energy Collective)
Methane reported in two Northern Pennsylvania water wells (via Huffington Post/AP)
How much is Chesapeake Energy really worth? (via Forbes)
PA DEP investigates possible new gas migration cases (via Facts of the Day)
Law would prevent Ohio doctors from revealing fracking chemicals to public (via Dayton Daily News/AP)
POLITICS
Environmentalists urge Obama to attend Rio Earth summit (via Washington Post)
White House touts green energy credits (via The Hill)
NRC decisions could set up wins for both parties (via Politico)
OTHER NEWS
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