Top Energy Industry Headlines September 10
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US climate action faces tough odds after election (Reuters)
Comprehensive climate control efforts could suffer more setbacks if Republicans take control of the House of Representatives or Senate in November’s congressional elections. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 9
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U.S. Carbon Dioxide Output to Climb 3.6% This Year, 0.4% in 2011, EIA Says (Bloomberg)
The EIA predicts that the increase in emissions from energy use is due to “forecasted economic growth combined with increased use of coal and natural gas.”
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 8
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DOE giving $575 million in carbon capture grants (Associated Press)
The U.S. Energy Department plans to award $575 million for 22 carbon capture research-and-development projects in 15 states. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 7
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U.S. Affirms 17% Climate Target; Envoys Cite Progress on `Green Fund (Bloomberg)
In the absence of cap-and-trade legislation, the EPA will move forward with regulations to meet the United States’ initial carbon emissions reduction goal of 17 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 3
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Climate Envoys Seek Consensus on $100 Million in Aid for Poorer Nations (Bloomberg)
Envoys from more than 40 nations are in Geneva to brainstorm ways to help poorer nations get the estimated $100 million a year needed to fight global warming. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 2
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UN Carbon Offset Trades Near Record Premium to 2011 on Regulatory Review (Bloomberg)
The premium of United Nations emissions offsets for this year to those for 2011 traded near a record as the regulator reviews the way it awards emission credits tied to hydrofluorocarbons. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 1
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The Changing Climate for Environmental Legislation (Newsweek)
Waiting might be the best strategy for energy and climate-change advocates stymied by political inaction. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 31
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Russia Submits `Breakthrough’ Carbon Emissions Reduction Project, UN Says (Bloomberg)
In a step that could signal “a substantial increase” of followers Russia submitted for registration its first carbon emissions reduction joint implementation project, created under a UN Kyoto Protocol mechanism. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 30
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Greenhouse-Gas Regulation Backed by a Majority in Defense Council’s Poll (Bloomberg)
A majority of U.S. voters say the government should regulate greenhouse gases linked to global warming and that the Environmental Protection Agency is up to the job, a poll for the Natural Resources Defense Council found. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 27
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Climate-Control Failures May Send Coal Trading to Record: Energy Markets (Bloomberg)
Coal trading is poised to rise to an all-time high this year as prices at less than half their 2008 peak stoke demand, defying government efforts to phase out the most-polluting fossil fuel. Read more
