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GRID
Utility says German climate goals threatened by grid delays (via Bloomberg)
Energy corridors plan must be revised by US agencies (via Bloomberg)
NUCLEAR
Japan parliament report: Fukushima nuclear crisis was ‘man-made disaster’ (via CNN)
Japan’s atomic disaster caused by “collusion” (via Reuters)
Belgian cabinet agrees to slower phase-out of nuclear power (via Platts)
Japan’s nuclear industry restart (via Huffington Post/AP)
San Onofre closure could hint at a non-nuclear future (via New York Times)
GREEN BUSINESS
Green business could add $31 billion to UK economy by 2015 (via Reuters)
Plastic bag charge in Wales, UK yields massive green savings (via BusinessGreen)
RENEWABLES
Germany sets a new solar power record – 14.7 TWh in 6 months (via CleanTechnica)
Brazil solar energy at $299 a megawatt-hour competes with grid (via Bloomberg)
The future of solar (via Grist)
Biofuel fraud case shows holes in exchange of fuel credits (via New York Times)
Wisconsin company unveils wind turbine-inspecting robot (via Midwest Energy News)
Five solar-powered devices to help you survive the heatwave (via EarthTechling)
OIL AND GAS
Finding success on the oil frontier (via New York Times)
Drilling trucks have caused an estimated $2 billion in damage to Texas roads (via Star-Telegram)
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT
Heat wave raises warning signs for climate change scientists (via CBS News)
Climate change understanding rebounds to 2009 levels (via Climate Progress)
Bavarian glaciers could disappear in 30 years (via Der Spiegel)
From the ashes in Colorado, a warning on climate (via Mother Jones)
Bolder protests against pollution win proposed factory cancellation in China (via New York Times)
TRANSPORTATION
Europe to have 4.1 million EV charging stations by 2020 (via Green Car Reports)
Fisker says investor DiCaprio to promote plug-in Karma (via Bloomberg)
OPINION
“Record” fine for Michigan oil spill is a slap on the wrist (via Midwest Energy News)
Solar: life, liberty, and the pursuit of energy independence (via Forbes)
Let’s move on from EPA challenge (via Dallas Morning-News)
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