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TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE XL
TransCanada submits new Keystone XL environmental report, preferred Nebraska route (via Los Angeles Times)
Shell to test carbon capture at Canadian tar sands site (via New York Times)
GRID
Smart meter shipments poised to surpass 130 million units by 2016 (via Renew Grid)
FERC Chairman: Congress must establish electric grid cybersecurity authority (via The Hill)
Smart meter penetration increases to about one in three North American households (via Chartwell)
Brazil expected to spend $28 billion on smart grid investments by 2022 (via Renew Grid)
RENEWABLES
Report: US slides to second in renewables attractiveness; China tops list (via Greentech Media)
EU investigation starts in Europe-China solar trade war (via Greentech Media)
China ponders retaliation ahead of EU verdict on solar probe (via Recharge)
India set to add more than 10GW solar PV annually in next 5-6 years (via Panchabuta)
Chinese study finds 1,300GW wind power potential in Ethiopia (via CleanTechnica)
Building a pipeline of new technologies: interview with Australia’s ARENA (via Innovation Files)
Concentrating solar power gains a foothold on the US East Coast (via Renewable Energy World)
Utilities beat back community solar bill in California (via Grist)
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT
How extreme weather supersizes global food price tags (via Grist)
Experts warn of a near ice-free Arctic in summer within a decade if volume trends continue (via Climate Progress)
Bangkok UN climate talks prep ground for Doha summit (via BusinessGreen)
2012 US wildfire activity moves past ten-year average (via Climate Progress)
Budget woes force a halt to climate monitoring at 12 ground stations (via ClimateWire)
GREEN BUSINESS
As arenas go green, will fans follow? (via New York Times)
Major corporations quietly reducing emissions and saving money (via InsideClimate News)
NFL season opener takes place under solar-powered lights (via National Geographic)
EMISSIONS
Obama, EPA actions make cap-and-trade more likely (via The Hill)
Canada “playing with numbers” on carbon target claims (via The Guardian)
TRANSPORTATION
A Chinese city moves to limit new cars (via New York Times)
How mobile app data tracks EV growth and city readiness (via GreenBiz)
Driven by fuel-efficient vehicles, US auto sales “incredibly resilient” in spite of high gas prices (via Climate Progress)
Standards for electric vehicle fast charging are getting no closer (via New York Times)
For electric car batteries, the race for a rapid charge (via Yale e360)
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Free online service launches to manage building energy data (via GigaOm)
Penny-pinched schools seek energy efficiency measures (via ClimateWire)
DOE’s energy savings falls short, audit shows (via Earth Techling)
NATURAL GAS/FRACKING
Chesapeake Energy losing its grip on Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale (via Examiner.com)
POLITICS
GOP vs. the generals on biofuels…again? (via Foreign Policy)
Obama, Democrats stress administration’s track record on energy, environment (via Washington Post)
The Romney-Ryan ticket: ceding the clean energy future (via Climate Progress)
OTHER NEWS
An additional listing of clean energy and climate news is posted at Climate Progress
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