President Obama, Republicans perpetuate the 'clean coal' farce Washington Post (blog) Last week, an Obama campaign Web site on the president's ?all of the above? energy policy did not mention coal. This week, following industry complaints, it includes ?clean coal? alongside solar, wind, nuclear and other electricity sources in its … Coal Power Front Group PACE Blasts EPAEnvironmental Defense Fund (blog)
Private Sector Leads on Clean Energy Huffington Post (blog) Last week, the Center for American Progress came out with a "solutions menu" of real options for programs and policies at the federal, state, local and private sector levels that can help produce more clean energy and reduce pollution and waste.
The Backbone of the Electric System: A Legacy of Coal and the Challenge of ... Scientific American (blog) By Dawn Santoianni | May 17, 2012 | 7 ?Energy policy? and ?clean energy? may be political hot buttons this year, but the technological realities and challenges to achieving energy and environmental goals are seldom discussed.
Randolph J. Townsend Joins the Board of Trustees of the Nevada Institute for ... MarketWatch (press release) "Mr. Townsend brings 30 years of energy-related public policy and legislative experience to NIREC," said Ian Rogoff, Chairman of NIREC's Board of Trustees. "While serving in the Senate, he was instrumental in developing Nevada's renewable energy...
" 'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012 " Brad Blog (blog) TODAY: GOP attacks American clean energy industry; Solar soon cheaper than coal; Americans happy to pay for clean energy; PLUS: Australia hottest in 1000 years... Head of Momentum Political Services, the firm paid $50000 by Sacramento Republicans for ...
Apple to use only green power for main data center (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms.
U.S. sets new tariffs on Chinese solar imports (Reuters) - The United States hit Chinese solar companies with punitive import tariffs of 30 percent or more on Thursday, ruling they had dumped cut-price solar panels on the U.S. market.
Denmark aims low with green energy policy SAMSO, Denmark (Reuters) - Over a beer or two, Danes like to tell a story that goes like this: One night the energy ministers of the countries around the North Sea got together to divide up its oil and gas wealth. The Danish minister got very drunk, but the Norwegian managed to stay sober. As a result, Norway carved out a jagged shape that included Ekofisk, which has proved to be a major field, and Denmark was left with the dregs.
Oklahoma park accused of letting kids play with tigers OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Humane Society of the United States is accusing an Oklahoma exotic animal park of allowing children to handle and pose for photographs with juvenile tigers in what they called "a petting zoo for carnivores."
Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras, its navy, and oil industry regulators rushed to investigate multiple reports of an oil leak from an offshore field on Thursday, but said they found no signs of oil in the water.
Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous feathered fugitive.
Winds, low humidity bedevil Arizona, Colorado firefighters PHOENIX (Reuters) - Firefighters struggled against strong winds on Thursday to halt the advance of Arizona wildfires that have charred more than 30 square miles (78 square km) of dry ponderosa forest, brush and grass, and a blaze in nearby Colorado swelled overnight.
Rocky Mountain cave closure sought over bat disease SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The U.S. government is seeking to close caves in national forests in the Northern Rockies to stem the spread of white-nose bat syndrome, a disease that has killed an estimated 5.5 million bats in 19 states and is spreading westward, officials said on Wednesday.
Insight: In Ohio, "fracking" boom a delicate issue for Obama STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs.
Extreme rain doubled in Midwest: climate study WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of extreme rainstorms - deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day - doubled in the U.S. Midwest over the last half-century, causing billions of dollars in flood damage in a trend climate advocates link to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions.
Department Of Commerce Slaps Large Tariffs On Chinese Solar Modules In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Commerce Department has issued a preliminary decision to apply tariffs to Chinese-made solar modules being imported into the U.S. The tariffs range from 31 percent to 250 percent. The preliminary tariffs were issued after a lengthy investigation by the Commerce Department into whether Chinese companies are “dumping” solar panels [...]
While Leading Effort To Prevent Life-Saving EPA Standards, Inhofe Says Mercury Is A ?Real Pollutant? The Environment Protection Agency’s landmark mercury and air toxics standards, announced in December, would reduce pollutants from coal power plants, saving 11,000 lives, prevent 130,000 asthma attacks and avoid 4,700 heart attacks. But Sen. James Inhofe has found the required 30 Senators to bring the rule to a Senate vote. In an event with FreedomWorks, [...]
Arctic Death Spiral: More Bad News About Sea Ice by Michael D. Lemonick, via Climate Central The sea ice that blankets the Arctic Ocean each winter peaked in early March this year, as usual, and is now in retreat, en route to its annual minimum extent in September. How low it will go is something scientists worry: Ice reflects lots of sunlight back into [...]
A National Clean Energy Standard Is Good Policy ? And Good Politics by Richard W. Caperton Do anti-clean energy senators have any idea what Americans want? If this morning?s hearing on the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 is any guide, they don?t. The truth is that Americans support a clean energy target for this country. Senators should listen to the American public and pass this bill. [...]
Support Climate Scientists And Look Cool Doing So! By Scott Mandia via his blog Help the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) raise money to cover the costs of Dr. Mann?s legal defense as well as other scientists who face similar challenges. To help raise money and reward those that contribute, we have rounded up some cool designs and gifts. CSLDF thanks Nicole Martinez and Lunchbreathwho [...]
A Million People tell EPA to Adopt Proposed Carbon Pollution Rule Make your voice heard by clicking HERE to submit a favorable comment to the EPA today! by Jackie Weidman As of this morning, more than one million comments supporting carbon pollution limits have been submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In the first month of the commenting period these statements from families and individuals [...]
Fulfilling API?s Wish List, Colorado Republicans Offer More Bills To Throw Open Public Lands To Drilling By Jessica Goad Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Committee passed three bills to mandate and encourage oil and gas drilling in the West. All of the bills throw open more public lands to drilling, mirroring the wishes of the oil lobby, the American Petroleum Institute (API). Just two days ago, API released a report outlining [...]
Op-Ed From Republican Business Owner: ?Wind Is An American Success Story In Iowa? It must have been the attack ads criticizing clean energy that caused Republican Rob Hatch to speak up. A 10-year veteran of the wind industry, Hatch, who calls himself a former “Iowa farm boy,” has expanded his wind business to 28 employees. And now he’s defending his livelihood from the “oil billionaires spending millions of [...]
May 17 News: Countries Need To Ensure Timely Action On Durban Plan, Says Climate Chief A round-up of the top climate and energy news. Please post other links below. Countries which agreed to sign a deal in 2015 to cut greenhouse gas emissions should set milestones this year to ensure the necessary work is done on time, the United Nations’ climate chief said on Wednesday. [Reuters] The growing number of [...]
Heartland CEO Joe Bast Calls Bill McKibben and Michael Mann ?Madmen? The Heartland Institute is doubling down on its widely-condemned effort to label leading proponents of climate science as “murderers, tyrants, and madmen.” CEO Joe Bast has sent a letter to one of the scholars who “have expressed trepidation about continuing their long-time associations with us.” Not to worry, says Bast, we’re still into wacky hate speech, [...]
Small Wind Energy Goes Urban In Italy, Korea, Brazil And Texas Forbes So having that energy provided by some form of renewable energy, means that every cent is saved and for municipalities, whose budgets are being squeezed, that's something serious to consider. Take Trondheim, Germany for example.
Great Plains Energy and KCP&L Announce Executive Appointments MarketWatch (press release) KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP) and Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) today announced that Scott Heidtbrink, senior vice president — Supply, has been appointed executive vice …
Crosstex Energy LP Stock Getting Very Oversold Forbes In trading on Thursday, shares of Crosstex Energy LP (NASD: XTEX) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $15.03 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis …
Hugo Chávez's Enemy No. 1 BusinessWeek Capriles's youth, energy, and record of competent governance in Miranda make him a credible challenger to the charismatic Chávez, Venezuela's chief political figure for 13 years. Since February, Capriles has emerged from relative obscurity to achieve a …
Medina Capitalizes on Gaffes Ahead of Dominican Republic Vote Bloomberg (ABX) Chavez Factor Whoever wins the election will have to rein in electricity subsidies that contributed to the deficit before interest of 0.4 percent of gross domestic product last year. The dependence on cheap fuel from Venezuela raises investor …
Chavez Cancer Fight Ignites PDVSA Bond Rally Bloomberg The yield gap with the average speculative-grade rated US energy company narrowed to 3.6 percentage points from 7.7 percentage points, Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data show. The gap was at 4.3 percentage points on May 4. Adding Debt If Chavez…
Argentina's 'Chavez' Risks Shale Potential Energy Tribune President Kirchner's increasingly volatile and state-centric regulatory policies, including the imposition of price controls, export tariffs and consumer subsidies, have already colluded to slow to a crawl investment in the country's energy sector.
Energy Challenge creates jobs, saves energy in Whatcom County TheNewsTribune.com Humberto Chavez from Energy Savers puts up a vent in the crawl space in the home of Dorothy and William Hedley on North Fork Road, east Deming Friday morning, May 11, 2012. The work, part of Community Energy Challenge, included insulating the crawl …
Hugo Chavez, Soros, and the anti-fracking movement American Thinker (blog) Our friends over at Investor's Business Daily have a must read column regarding the actions taken by George Soros, Hugo Chavez, and Barack Obama that have frustrated energy development in America and in Canada. One way to neutralize the US is to hurt …
Sundown: Israeli Energy (Literally) Tablet Magazine [TNR] ? Speaking in Israel, the mayor of Caracas said Venezuela would wish to restore friendly ties with Israel if and when Chávez falls. [Ynet] ? The Knesset soundly defeated a bill that would have extended civil marriage to same-sex couples.
Chavez Cancer Fight Ignites PDVSA Bond Rally: Corporate Finance San Francisco Chronicle The yield gap with the average speculative-grade rated US energy company narrowed to 3.6 percentage points from 7.7 percentage points, Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data show. If Chavez dies or is removed as Venezuela's leader, "it's probably a …
Cuba Secures Spare Parts for Energy Savings Program Radio Cadena Agramonet A large portion of the spare parts imported for the energy savings program for 2012, mainly cooking devises, will arrive to the island this month or in June. Ada Chavez, Deputy Domestic Trade Minister told the press that the highest rates of breakage …
US gov't sets stiff tariffs on China solar panels BusinessWeek The companies are struggling against fierce competition from China as well as weakening demand in Europe and other key markets, just as President Barack Obama is working to promote renewable energy. US companies' complaints about their Chinese rivals … China faces solar tariffsKansas City Star
Why Obama May Give Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Another Chance Slate Magazine Obama slashed Bush-era funding for the clean-energy vehicle. Now he may reverse course. By Steve LeVine|Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 12:28 PM ET Photograph by Tim Rue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This article arises from Future Tense, …
Insiders: Outreach to Oil Industry Won't Help Obama National Journal But National Journal's Energy & Environment Insiders say that this ostensible ?détente? won't really do much for President Obama in November. Nearly 70 percent of Insiders polled said that improved relations with Big Oil won't help the president at the …
ILG Energy Helps Clients Maneuver New Fracking Guidelines MarketWatch (press release) The Obama Administration Has Issued New Rules and Regulations That Could Have Serious Ramifications for the Natural Gas Industry — But a Company Called ILG Energy Is Devoted to Helping These Companies Maneuver New Federal Guidelines.
US Post-Recession Energy Policy to Remain Focused on Energy Independence … U.S. Politics Today FARMINGTON, Conn., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce two significant new reports dealing with US Energy Policy and related supply markets through 2020: As the United States population continues to grow …
Political advocacy piques shareholders' interest Chicago Tribune The number of proposals for the first time exceeded shareholder resolutions on energy and environmental issues, which have long attracted significant interest from investors. Related Shareholders want to know how companies spend money in politics.
Politics and policy Raised tempers as House team probes controversial energy… Business Daily Africa Green Energy Group chief executive Terje Laugerud (left) and his vice president for projects Sigurdur Leopoldsson when they appeared before the House Committee on Energy, Thursday, May 17. SALATON NJAU By EDWIN MUTAI (email the author) Kenyan lawmakers …
PIC: Britain must face up to a 'day of reckoning', says Energy Secretary Telegraph.co.uk Britain must face up to a ?day of reckoning? as the recession combines with high energy and food prices to lower standards of living, a Cabinet minister has said. By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, …
Redford looks to China for Alberta's economic future Globe and Mail Alison Redford will take her energy pitch to China next month, building ties in a market she hopes will drive Alberta's economic growth for years to come. Ms. Redford announced Thursday she plans on attending the two-day Euromoney Canada-China … Redford to China next month for energy forumiPolitics.ca (subscription)
Insight: In Ohio, "fracking" boom a delicate issue for Obama Chicago Tribune "The politicians have to stay the hell out of it," Looman added. "The last thing we want to do is regulate these energy companies to the point that they don't want to come here." 'A BETTER UNDERSTANDING' In January, Obama was criticized by Republicans …
Insiders: Outreach to Oil Industry Won't Help Obama National Journal ?Energy-industry leaders understand this is all about politics and that this administration's heart is with the Sierra Club in stopping ALL fossil fuels.? American people don't care,? said one Insider, arguing that the story is ?too inside Beltway.
Private Sector Leads on Clean Energy Huffington Post (blog) Last week, the Center for American Progress came out with a "solutions menu" of real options for programs and policies at the federal, state, local and private sector levels that can help produce more clean energy and reduce pollution and waste.
China's National Institute for Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy (NICE) Announces … MarketWatch (press release) NICE President and CEO Mike Davis said the new organization puts in place the critical foundation essential to deliver global impact in the area of clean energy technology creation and positions NICE to accelerate growth and delivery of energy and …
WH says clean coal has future Politico ?We want a lot of cheap, clean energy,? said Alexander, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, adding that the issue should have the same focus the US gave to the Manhattan Project. Alexander jabbed the Obama …
SACE Vogtle FOIA Nuclear Loan Guarantee Settlement Clean Energy News (press release) This week Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) successfully negotiated the release of hundreds of pages of secret nuclear loan guarantee documents in settlement of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation spanning nearly two years.
" 'Green News Report' – May 17, 2012 " Brad Blog (blog) TODAY: GOP attacks American clean energy industry; Solar soon cheaper than coal; Americans happy to pay for clean energy; PLUS: Australia hottest in 1000 years… Head of Momentum Political Services, the firm paid $50000 by Sacramento Republicans for …
China's National Institute for Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy (NICE) Announces … Sacramento Bee NICE President and CEO Mike Davis said the new organization puts in place the critical foundation essential to deliver global impact in the area of clean energy technology creation and positions NICE to accelerate growth and delivery of energy and …
Effort to Stall Light Bulb Standards Pits Tea Party Against Manufacturers Bloomberg BNA The climate.bna.com blog expands on BNA's expertise in covering climate change and clean energy issues by offering a fresh take on legal, regulatory, and policy developments in the United States and around the world. Bloggers will offer commentary on …
Allocating California's Carbon-Market Generated Dollars MarketWatch (press release) SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — A new series of reports from University of California, Berkeley (UCB), University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and Resources for the Future (RFF) experts examine how California might …
U.S. dispatching energy czar to New Delhi UPI.com NEW DELHI, May 9 (UPI) — A US energy administrator is headed to India to help the country find alternatives to Iranian oil, the visiting US secretary of state said. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced, following a three-day visit, …
Russia to Embrace Energy Partners Wall Street Journal By ÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ NEW YORK?Russia is counting on foreign investment spearheaded by US oil behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. to defend its status as an oil superpower, the nation's energy czar said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
T&T energy facing three major crises, says Julien Trinidad & Tobago Express By Asha Javeed asha.javeed@trinidadexpress.com Prof Kenneth Julien, known as Trinidad and Tobago's energy czar, believes the country's life-blood?its energy industry?is in "crisis". "From what I see we have three major crises in the energy sector, …
Island Leadership Day 2012: Student Leaders in Mock Session Pass 8 Bills, 3 … Pacific News Center 3?31 (COR)? by Cris Czar Perez, Athea Balajadia AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE GUAM EDUCATION BOARD TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES PLAN THAT REQUIRES THE GRADUAL INCORPORATION OF ALTERNATIVE/ GREEN ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION METHODS …
Mayor ally replaced on water board Boston Herald By Dave Wedge Mayor Thomas M. Menino has ousted longtime political ally and aide Dennis DiMarzio from the city's water commission, replacing him with a lobbyist who was the state's energy czar under former Gov. Mitt Romney. DiMarzio, who was Menino's …
It's not easy being green: Data center edition GigaOM Bill Weihl, manager of energy efficiency and sustainability at Facebook and the former energy czar at Google, moderated the panel that also featured Melissa Gray, the head of sustainability for Rackspace; Stefan Garrard who is building an HPC cluster …
Harkeeret Singh Joins Rackwise, Inc. Industry Advisory Board EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) Harkeeret's industry acknowledged reputation as the ?Energy Czar? Mr. Singh brings to the Advisory Board an extensive background and industry reputation as one of the primary enablers advocating greener and more sustainable information technology …
'Cure' is the real economy killer New York Post What we didn't and still don't have is a ?Jobs Czar,? a ?Housing Czar? or an ?Energy Czar? ? pro-growth modalities that could lead to significant increases in employment. I'm no fan of czars. But if an administration highlights the importance of …
Hickenlooper: Solar? Wind? Oil and gas? All of the above in Colorado Denver Post In 1973, responding to our first energy crisis, Gov. John Love left Colorado to become the nation's first "energy czar." His charge in Washington, DC, was to develop a plan that would help America become energy independent.
Joe Biden Lays Into Romney, GOP: 'They Don't Get Who We Are!' ABC News (blog) … Obama's Energy Secretary admitting to allowing gas prices to skyrocket on Americans to force us into hybrid vehicles, Obama's science czar admitting to wanting to spike our water and food supply to make Americans sterile to control our population … Translyvania two-stepNew York Post
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