http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/03/statoil-launches-batwind-battery-storage-for-offshore-wind-energy.html
[In my opinion, coupling of storage with intermittent renewables will
become common within the next 2-3 years. The article mentions
increasing efficiency and lowering
http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/03/23/Fracking-Bitumen-Spill-Alberta/
Steam Injection Fractures Caprock in Big Alberta Spill, Regulator Confirms
Incident highlights fragility of high-cost energy extraction.
By Andrew Nikiforuk, Today, TheTyee.ca
Three years after an eruption of 10,000 barrels of
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35291-not-a-fish-tale-humans-are-ingesting-plastic-thanks-to-ocean-pollution
[links in on-line article]
Dahr Jamail | Not a Fish Tale: Humans Are Ingesting Plastic Thanks to
Ocean Pollution
Monday, 21 March 2016 00:00 By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report
http://wmuk.org/post/wsw-kalamazoo-river-oil-spill-effects-not-getting-much-long-term-study
WSW: Kalamazoo River Oil Spill Effects Not Getting Much Long-Term Study
By Sehvilla Mann • Mar 21, 2016
Through a massive oil spill and an equally massive cleanup, the
Kalamazoo River has proven
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/excessive-steaming-a-factor-in-2013-primrose-oilsands-leak-alberta-regulator-1.2825473
Excessive steaming a factor in 2013 Primrose oilsands leak: Alberta
regulator
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
Published Monday, March 21, 2016 7:25AM EDT
Last Updated Monday,
http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/03/21/forge-hydrocarbons-gets-federal-grant-for-new-plant-.html
Edmonton biofuel startup Forge Hydrocarbons gets $4.2 million
Forge Hydrocarbons gets influx of federal cash for new production plant
By: Alex Boyd Metro Published on Mon Mar 21 2016
http://www.recorder.com/News/Local/Biodiesel-plant-gearing-up-to-open-in-Greenfield-Industrial-Park-1021072
[images in on-line article]
Biodiesel plant may open soon
Goal is to open soon in Greenfield Industrial Park
By RICHIE DAVIS Recorder Staff
Monday, March 21, 2016
GREENFIELD — The
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35283-arctic-sea-ice-volume-nears-record-low
[links in on-line article]
Arctic Sea Ice Volume Nears Record Low
Friday, 18 March 2016 00:00 By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report
In February, record high temperatures in the Arctic brought with them
other records
http://unitedsoybean.org/article/golden-opportunity-for-biodiesel/
Golden Opportunity for Biodiesel
Posted on March 17, 2016
California biodiesel spikes as major part of carbon-cutting solution
California’s new carbon-reduction policy has made the state a new target
market for biodiesel
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/sugarcane-better-than-soya-bean-as-biodiesel-source-116031800422_1.html
Sugarcane better than soya bean as biodiesel source
IANS | New York March 18, 2016 Last Updated at 13:52 IST
US scientists have developed a new way to extract biodiesel
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/13164/nrel-updates-survey-of-advanced-biofuel-producers
NREL updates survey of advanced biofuel producers
By Erin Voegele | March 18, 2016
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its annual survey
of U.S. non-starch ethanol and renewable
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/firefighters-battle-fire-at-bio-diesel-plant
Resident Evacuated After Fire At Biofuel Facility
By Mary Jo Ola | m...@localmemphis.com
Published 03/18 2016 03:01PM
Updated 03/18 2016 09:25PM
MEMPHIS, TN
Residents in a south Memphis neighborhood are
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/sustainability/fossil-fuels-probably-dead-cp-rail-chief-hunter-harrison-says-164063/
[Fascinating that a business leader who has been described as visionary
by peers in the past sees this as a business volume (profit) challenge,
but not as an opportunity to
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/human-resources/largest-u-s-coal-miner-164539/
[Everybody sold their direct and indirect (mutual funds, GICs, savings
accounts at major oil-aligned banks) in coal, oil and gas years ago,
right? Of course, former Canadian Prime Minister Harper would label
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/17/obama-just-took-a-big-step-toward-powering-new-york-with-offshore-wind/
[image and links in on-line article]
Obama just took a big step toward powering New York with offshore wind
By Chris Mooney
March 17, 2016
After years
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/03/us-offshore-wind-cost-may-drop-55-percent-as-builders-gain-experience.html
[image and links in on-line article]
US Offshore Wind Cost May Drop 55 Percent as Builders Gain Experience
March 16, 2016
By Joe Ryan, Bloomberg
The cost of
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/03/how-uruguay-became-a-wind-power-powerhouse.html
[links and image in on-line article]
How Uruguay Became a Wind Power Powerhouse
March 16, 2016
By Joe Thwaites
Research Analyst
When it comes to renewable energy generation, the South
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/03/oregon-governor-signs-bill-into-law-phasing-out-coal-fired-power.html
[links in on-line article]
Oregon Governor Signs Bill into Law Phasing Out Coal-fired Power
March 16, 2016
By Wayne Barber
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday, March 11,
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/03/18/58697/during-porter-ranc-stealthy-oil-workers-hid-anothe/
[image and links in on-line article]
In the midst of the much bigger Porter Ranch gas leak, another natural
gas leak was spewing methane into the air.
The oil company responsible for the second leak
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/03/16/renewable-energy-surge-behind-unprecedented-halt-global-carbon-emissions
[links in on-line article]
Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2016
by Common Dreams
Renewable Energy Surge Behind Unprecedented Halt in Global Carbon Emissions
International
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/03/new-us-generating-capacity-in-january-is-from-wind-solar.html
New US Generating Capacity in January is from Wind, Solar
Defying earlier U.S. EIA projections, renewable resources provide 13.5
percent of U.S. electricity in 2015; may beat
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/20/national/global-wind-power-capacity-tops-nuclear-energy-for-first-time/#.VuhpdeYSGFX
Global wind power capacity tops nuclear energy for first time
Kyodo
The capacity of wind power generation worldwide reached 432.42 gigawatts
(GW) at the end of
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/world/asia/japan-nuclear-plant.html
[1-minute video (Japanese with English sub-titles) and links in on-line
article]
Court Orders One of Japan’s Two Operating Nuclear Plants to Shut Down
By JONATHAN SOBLE
MARCH 9, 2016
TOKYO — A court in Japan ordered one
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2016-03-14/renewable-energy-growth-blows-eia-forecasts-out-of-the-water-again
[links in on-line article]
Renewable Energy Growth Blows EIA Forecasts Out of the Water, Again
Another year, another U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) assessment
report that
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/clean-disruption-renewable-energy-canada-1.3470590
[video, images and links in on-line article]
Clean disruption? Stanford group plans for 100% green-energy future
Green analysts say fossil-fuel industry could be obsolete by 2030 as
clean energy takes over
By
http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/graph-of-the-day-the-myth-about-energy-subsidies-31976
Graph of the Day: The myth about energy subsidies
By Giles Parkinson on 25 February 2016
Ever hear the story about why renewable energy can’t compete without a
subsidy? You hear it all the time from the
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-poop-apparently-caused-new-york-nuclear-reactor-outage/
[images and links in on-line article]
CBS/AP March 3, 2016, 6:04 PM
Bird poop apparently caused New York nuclear reactor outage
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Bird poop was the likely cause of a December shutdown at
https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/Vancouver_Declaration_clean_Growth_Climate_Change.pdf
[8 pages]
From the Declaration:
First Ministers commit to:
• Implement GHG mitigation policies in support of meeting or exceeding
Canada’s 2030 target of a 30% reduction below 2005 levels of emissions,
[taken from http://www.cnsopb.ns.ca/media/incident-bulletins]
March 7, 2016
On Saturday, March 5, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
was notified of an Operational Incident on the Stena IceMAX drill ship.
Shell Canada Limited has advised the following:
On Saturday, March 5, the
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/03/belectric-begins-production-of-energy-storage-for-grid-frequency-response-in-germany.html
[links in on-line article]
BELECTRIC Begins Production of Energy Storage for Grid Frequency
Response in Germany
March 4, 2016
By Renewable Energy
http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/canada-may-already-be-carbon-neutral-so-why-are-we-keeping-it-a-secret
[An argument for business as usual for Canada on the climate change front.]
F. Larry Martin, Special to Financial Post | March 2, 2016 4:40 PM ET
Here’s a seemingly simple
http://www.solarelectricpower.org/utility-solar-blog/2016/february/oh-canada!-nb-power-turns-renewable-energy-into-firm-power.aspx
Oh Canada! NB Power turns renewable energy into firm power
Thursday February 25, 2016
By Bob Gibson
Speaking at the opening session of the DistribuTECH conference
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/02/low-heating-oil-prices-depress-domestic-wood-pellet-market.html
[links in on-line article]
Low Heating Oil Prices Depress Domestic Wood Pellet Market
February 29, 2016
By Bruce Dorminey
Plunging crude oil prices continue to depress the
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/25022016/socal-gas-hedges-measuring-its-methane-leak-new-study-gives-it-big-number
Aliso Canyon Released 97,000 Tons of Methane, Biggest U.S. Leak Ever,
Study Says
As SoCal Gas hedges on estimating the size of the disaster, a study it
funded says not only
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2016/01/cancerous-monsanto-glyphosate-pesticides-and-the-epa-cover-up/
[images and video in on-line article]
Cancerous Monsanto Glyphosate Pesticides and the EPA Cover-Up
SallyPainter
26 January 2016
For many, the recent World Health Organization (WHO) report
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/technology/nevadas-110-mw-crescent-dunes-solar-project-goes-fully-online-162871/
[images in on-line article]
Nevada’s 110 megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar project now fully online
Thermal solar plant uses thousands of heliostats, molten salt solar
energy
http://www.metering.com/news/pge-signs-agreement-20mw-flywheel-energy-storage-system/
26 February 2016
PG signs agreement for 20MW flywheel energy storage system
PG has signed a multi-year energy services agreement with flywheel
energy storage provider Amber Kinetics for provision of its
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=19014
U.S. hit a stunning record in terms of solar PV installations in 2015
24/02/2016
The U.S. solar industry has broken another record, adding 7.3 GW of new
generating capacity in 2015, according to figures released by GTM
http://www.metering.com/news/australias-agl-invests-us20m-battery-storage-tech/
15 February 2016
Australia’s AGL invests US$20m in battery storage tech
AGL Energy has invested US$20m in battery storage company Sunverge to
accelerate its push into distributed generation, rooftop solar, storage
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article60156446.html
February 13, 2016 6:28 AM
Washington asks if railroads could afford $700M oil train spill
Three new rail safety rules scheduled to take effect March 11
Railroads must show they have means to pay for a ‘reasonable worst case
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34827-natural-gas-becomes-a-fracking-mess
[links in on-line article]
Natural Gas Becomes a Fracking Mess
Sunday, 14 February 2016 00:00
By Emily Schwartz Greco, OtherWords | Op-Ed
Until late last year, Laura Gideon's family lived in Porter Ranch on the
http://dyingscene.com/news/big-brother-skacore-release-lyric-video-for-song-corexit/
[music video available on-line at: https://youtu.be/-ZzMV5EUonw
some of the images are graphic]
Big Brother (skacore) release lyric video for song “Corexit”
Friday, February 12, 2016 at 9:49 AM (PST) by
http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biofuels-lawsuit-idUSL2N15R1R9
Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:05pm EST
Factbox: U.S. EPA faces lawsuits over its biofuels plan
EPA disappointed both the biofuel and oil industries with its November
plan for the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014-2016.
Biofuel
http://www.f3centre.se/Increased_biofuel_production_in%20North_America_due_to_promoting_policies_and_mandates
[images in on-line article, no information regarding Mexico]
Increased biofuel production in North America due to promoting policies
and mandates
The production of biofuels has
http://www.wbez.org/programs/here-and-now/2016-02-12/unfulfilled-promise-carbon-capture-114826
[image in on-line article, key to the article is a 5 minute podcast,
reasonable summary on current alleged state of the art for carbon
capture and storage - CO2 CCS does not compete financially with
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18942
French energy law might shut down third of EDF
11/02/2016
France's energy transition law could oblige state-controlled utility EDF
to shut down around a third of its 58 nuclear reactors by 2025, the
state audit office
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18944
Europe added 12.8 GW of new grid-connected wind capacity in 2015
11/02/2016
In 2015, the 28 EU member states connected a total of 12.8 GW of wind
power to the grid, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18925
France inaugurates tender for wood-fired cogeneration plants
09/02/2016
France will inaugurate a tender for wood-fired power plants for a total
of 50 megawatt (MW) per year for three years and a tender for
biogas-fired
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18918
Morocco turns on the first phase of the largest concentrated solar power
(CSP) plant in the world
08/02/2016
Morocco has achieved the first phase of the world’s largest concentrated
solar power (CSP) plant.
Once completed
http://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/biodiesel-has-become-so-inexpensive-in-the-u-s-that-its-free/8527297/
[links in on-line article]
Biodiesel has become so inexpensive in the U.S. that it’s free
Posted on 09 February 2016.
Some refiners are being paid to use biofuel.
Tax credits in the U.S.
http://ecowatch.com/2016/02/09/sea-turtles-tumors/
[video, image and links in on-line article]
Tuesday, 09 February 2016 07:48
Gruesome Tumors on Sea Turtles Linked to Climate Change and Pollution
Lorraine Chow
A turtle hospital in Marathon, Florida is treating an increasing number
of green
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34768-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann
[video in on-line article]
Tuesday, 09 February 2016 00:00 By Thom Hartmann,
The Thom Hartmann Program | Video Report
You need to know this. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals says that it's
time to end the era of
[Forwarding for information. Good news on the sustainable generation
front. U.S. data.]
*ALMOST 2/3 OF NEW U.S. GENERATING CAPACITY*
*IN 2015 IS FROM RENEWABLES*
**
*WIND IS LARGEST SOURCE OF NEW CAPACITY, *
*HANDILY BEATING NATURAL GAS*
**
*NEW RENEWABLE CAPACITY IS *
*700 TIMES MORE THAN
http://rabble.ca/news/2016/02/tpp-has-already-impacted-canadian-law-and-its-not-even-ratified-yet
TPP has already impacted Canadian law (and it's not even ratified yet!)
By Michael Geist
February 8, 2016
The signing of the TPP in New Zealand provides a useful reminder that a
potential
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/brent-patterson/2016/02/protesters-shut-down-auckland-canadas-trade-minister-signs-tp
[links and images in on-line article]
Protesters shut down Auckland as Canada's trade minister signs the TPP
By Brent Patterson
February 5, 2016
As Canadian trade minister
BENGALURU, February 6, 2016
Updated: February 6, 2016 05:32 IST
British offer to turn used cooking oil into bio-diesel
B. S. Satish Kumar
A British firm has come forward to help Bengaluru to turn used cooking
oil into bio-diesel as part of a project to covert waste into wealth. If
this
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/bfd/5433418732.html
[image gallery in on-line ad]
6YL-68C Screw Oil Press for bio diesel biodiesel Oilpress - $500
I have two 6YL - 68C oil presses for sale. These are new and in their
original crate direct from the manufacturer and are being sold AS IS. We
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/04022016/oil-industry-report-shows-early-knowledge-climate-change-impact-api-american-petroleum-institute
[links in on-line article]
Oil Industry Group's Own Report Shows Early Knowledge of Climate Impacts
A report the American Petroleum Institute commissioned
https://renewables.seenews.com/news/brazils-47th-biodiesel-auction-sells-640m-litres-511728
Brazil's 47th biodiesel auction sells 640m litres
Feb 4, 2016 14:57 CET by Lucas Morais
February 4 (SeeNews) - The Brazilian Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas
and Biofuels, or ANP, said today 639.56
http://kuow.org/post/businessmen-who-abandoned-toxic-mess-now-want-build-refinery-washington
[images and links in on-line article]
Businessmen Who Abandoned Toxic Mess Now Want To Build Refinery In
Washington
by Tony Schick • Feb 2, 2016
Originally published on February 3, 2016 5:15 pm
The
http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/article/renewable-energy-group-acquires-sanimax-biodiesel-plant-20160204
Renewable Energy Group acquires Sanimax biodiesel plant
Dan McCue Thursday, 04 February 2016
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.. of Ames, Iowa, signed an asset purchase
agreement with
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/commercial-vehicle/mhcvs/auto-expo-2016-buses-and-trucks-drive-onto-the-environment-bandwagon/articleshow/50863983.cms
Auto Expo 2016: Buses and trucks drive onto the environment bandwagon
By Subhro Niyogi, TNN | 5 Feb, 2016, 12.56PM IST
http://www.theprovince.com/business/billiton+puts+carbon+capture+research+centre+saskatchewan/11700870/story.html
[BHP Billiton - coal producer - kicks in $20 million to buy some
greenwashing credits for coal, presumably building on the questionable
Boundary Dam project's 'carbon capture and
http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/communication/news/single-news/?no_cache=1_ttnews[tt_news]=865=61a6191de9b3037831fe84cafe32bcaf
Not all forest management helps to mitigate climate change
03.02.2016
An international research team, lead by the Laboratoire des Sciences du
Climat et de
http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/rainforest-regrowth-boosts-carbon-capture-213310
[Only really interesting if the previously removed forest was not turned
into greenhouse gases.]
12:00 AM, February 06, 2016 / LAST MODIFIED: 02:05 AM, February 06, 2016
Rainforest regrowth boosts carbon
http://www.ecnmag.com/news/2016/02/new-jet-biofuel-installation-opens-door-greener-airline-industry
New Jet Biofuel Installation Opens the Door for a Greener Airline Industry
Fri, 02/05/2016 - 1:20pm 1 Comment by CORDIS
The EU ITAKA project has provided a pioneering jet biofuel that will be
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/527264/first-indian-biofuel-ship-set.html
First Indian biofuel ship set for fleet review
Kalyan Ray Visakhapatnam: Feb 6, 2016, DHNS
When President Pranab Mukherjee will review the naval fleet on Saturday,
a small Indian naval vessel with green bands on
http://fortune.com/2016/02/04/ethanol-archer-daniels-biofuels/
[links and video in on-line article]
Here's All the Signs that Ethanol's Days Are Numbered
by Dan Mitchell
@thefoodeconomy
February 4, 2016, 3:43 PM EST
Ted Cruz’s victory in Iowa is just the beginning.
Ted Cruz’s
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/court-rules-bc-must-consult-with-first-nations-on-northern-gateway/article28153791/
Northern Gateway assessment mishandled by B.C. government: judge
Mark Hume
VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail (correction included)
Published Wednesday, Jan.
Note change to byline for the article posted Dec. 10, 2015.
Hello Darryl,
We just discovered our article on the Biofuel Mail Archive. We’re glad
it has gotten exposure.
Can you correct the byline? It is by Charlene Caprio, Policy and
Strategy Consultant of Sail Transport Network.
Thanks,
Jan
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/27/japan-begins-work-on-worlds-largest-floating-solar-farm
[image and links in on-line article]
Japan begins work on 'world's largest' floating solar farm
Electronics firm builds floating solar farm on a reservoir due to a
scarcity of land for
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/us-could-switch-mostly-renewable-energy-no-batteries-needed-180957925/
[Framing it as transmission vs. batteries is a false choice. A rational
future energy system should embrace both as a means of providing
resilience, and evening out demand on
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/sustainability/scientist-calls-ontarios-12-8b-darlington-nuclear-rebuild-a-costly-make-work-project-161255/
[If Ontario Power Generation (OPG) delivers anything related to nuclear
generation which works, is on time and within budget, that would be a
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/sustainability/chinas-big-coal-shift-country-to-put-aside-us4-3b-to-close-4300-mines-161063/
China’s big shift from coal: country to earmark US$4.6B to close 4,300 mines
Asian country will trim overproduction as it focuses on renewables
BEIJING—As worsening
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/starry-launches-bid-to-deliver-gigabit-internet-over-the-air-with-new-technology/
Gigabit internet over the air is coming
Starry is using millimeter wave technology to wirelessly deliver
internet connectivity to homes. If successful, it could disrupt cable
http://rabble.ca/news/2016/01/thousands-signatures-against-trans-mountain-pipeline-delivered-to-neb-hearings
[links and images in on-line article]
Thousands of signatures against Trans Mountain pipeline delivered to NEB
hearings
By Alyse Kotyk
January 29, 2016
Outside the National Energy
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18847
Vattenfall ended first ever offshore wind farm dismantling
Vattenfall, has completed dismantling the Yttre Stengrund offshore wind
farm in Kalmar Sound, Sweden, marking the first decommission in the world.
Work on
[Trying again with a useful subject line]
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18849
[Note GE will not participate so long as it is subject to conventional
liability law in India, but only after given government protection, as
is done in U.S., U.K., Canada etc.]
EDF
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18849
[Note GE will not participate so long as it is subject to conventional
liability law in India, but only after given government protection, as
is done in U.S., U.K., Canada etc.]
EDF inks preliminary agreement to build six
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18836
[graphs in on-line article]
China's solar capacity exceeds Germany in 2015, industry data
25/01/2016
China is likely to have surpassed Germany in the fourth quarter since
the country with the most solar capacity, despite
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18833
UK offers £7.5 million for greener cars
25/01/2016
The UK Government has given a £7.5 million grant to bring more green
cars to the roads in England.
Four local authorities in the West of England will share the money for
http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2016/jan/25/oslo-trash-incinerator-starts-experiment-to-slow-climate-change/
[Caution: if the entity charged with 'storing' the CO2 is Statoil, then
this is almost assuredly an enhance oil recovery (EOR) scheme, not truly
a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)
http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/01/24/despite-millions-in-investment-carbon-capture-flops-in-california/
[audiocast, images and links in on-line article]
Carbon Capture Flops in California Despite Millions in Investment
By Lauren Sommer, KQED Science
January 24, 2016
California is barreling
http://www.salon.com/2016/01/21/this_global_wealth_study_will_make_you_weep_the_most_disturbing_findings_partner/
Thursday, Jan 21, 2016 03:45 AM EST
This global wealth study will make you weep: The most disturbing
findings from Oxfam’s latest report
The world's richest 62 billionaires have
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2986749/after_60_years_of_nuclear_power_the_industry_survives_only_on_stupendous_subsidies.html
After 60 years of nuclear power, the industry survives only on
stupendous subsidies
Pete Dolack
4th January 2016
Almost 60 years since the world's
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/us/methane-emission-rules-interior-department.html
[images and links in on-line article]
U.S. Moves to Limit Emissions of Planet-Warming Methane
By CORAL DAVENPORTJAN. 22, 2016
The Obama administration on Friday proposed a new rule aimed at curbing
emissions
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2016/01/canada-doesnt-need-energy-east-pipeline-to-replace-oil-import
Canada doesn't need the Energy East pipeline to replace oil imports
By Gordon Laxer
January 21, 2016
With three proposed oil pipelines seemingly down for the count, Jeffrey
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/01/cook-islands-on-target-to-be-100-percent-renewable.html
[links in on-line article]
Cook Islands On Target To Be 100 Percent Renewable
January 18, 2016
By Kelvin Ross
Deputy Editor
The Cook Islands in the South Pacific is on track to
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/01/doe-clears-wind-project-off-new-jersey-coast-through-its-enviro-review-process.html
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DOE Clears Wind Project Off New Jersey Coast Through Its Enviro Review
Process
January 11, 2016
By Barry Cassell
The U.S.
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/01/rwe-halts-1-4bn-of-onshore-wind-plans-due-to-uk-policy.html?cmpid=renewablewind01212016
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RWE Halts $1.4BN of Onshore Wind Plans Due to UK Policy
January 19, 2016
By Alex Morales, Bloomberg
RWE AG has
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18821
Germany must set out an ambitious plan for coal exit
21/01/2016
Germany has to fast-track the country’s coal exit, according to a call
by Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks.
The topic was raised aftermath
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/technology/veridian-plans-launch-of-ont-microgrid-project-using-teslas-powerwall-160312
[With some luck, perhaps electrical supply designers will understand you
can have the EV battery, without the EV, so the storage will be online
when needed and not stuck
http://www.nationofchange.org/news/2016/01/17/iceland-sentences-26-corrupt-bankers-to-74-years-in-prison/
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Iceland just sentenced their 26th banker to prison for his part in the
2008 economic collapse. The charges ranged from breach of fiduciary
duties to
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18797
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Denmark breaks another record in wind energy production
18/01/2016
Denmark has broken another record of wind energy in 2015, having
generated an astonishing 42% of its power from windmills, the
http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a90bfb63c26a30f02131a677b=85a4bbf39e=8e788734a9
Hill Times Events examines A Disappearing Middle Class
Author of /An Economy for the 1% /among panelists speaking at Hill Times
Events Policy Panel next week.
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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/16/world-heslth-organisation-figures-deadly-pollution-levels-world-biggest-cities
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Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution
World Health Organisation describes new data as ‘health
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2016/tanker-sunway-maru-sank-after-collision-in-tokyo-bay/
7/01/2016
Tanker Sunway Maru sank after collision in Tokyo Bay
The tanker Sunway Maru sank after collision with aggregate carrier
Daifuku Maru No 8 in Tokyo Bay on several nautical miles off Kawasaki.
The
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-13/crude-at-10-already-a-reality-for-canadian-oil-sands-miners
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Crude at $10 Already a Reality for Canadian Oil-Sands Miners
Meenal Vamburkar
January 13, 2016 — 2:29 PM EST
Updated on January 14, 2016 — 12:01 AM
http://rabble.ca/news/2016/01/bc-supreme-court-rules-government-failed-to-consult-first-nations-on-northern-gateway
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B.C. Supreme Court rules government failed to consult First Nations on
Northern Gateway
By Alyse Kotyk
January 15, 2016
Enbridge received another
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/01/15/nail-coffin-obama-halt-new-coal-mining-leases-public-lands
'Nail in the Coffin': Obama to Halt New Coal Mining Leases on Public Lands
"The only safe place for coal in the 21st century is deep
underground—these reforms will help keep more of it
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