Reuters: Rosneft, partners to invest over $8 billion in Russia’s offshore energy sector The Hill: Interior set to delay methane pollution rule Financial Times: US shale resurgence will boost global oil supply, says IEA The Wall Street Journal: Saudis Cut Oil Exports to U.S. to Ease Global Glut The Wall Street Journal: Saudi Aramco IPO Plans Slowed Over Where to […]
Continue ReadingFinancial Times: Boost for London bid to land Saudi Aramco IPO UtilityDive: What makes a successful utility-led community solar program? Washington Examiner: Grid watchdog raises alarm over solar panel problems The Associated Press: New coal mine touted by Trump opens in Pennsylvania Quartz: $15 billion worth of coal power plants are on sale in India but nobody wants to buy […]
Continue ReadingReuters: U.S. considers possible sanctions against Venezuela oil sector – officials The New York Times: Exxon Emissions Costs Accounting ‘May Be a Sham,’ New York State Says UtilityDive: Utilities post-Paris: Uncertainty rules power sector as Trump shatters climate consensus The New York Times: The Biggest, Strangest ‘Batteries’ The Wall Street Journal: Sunrun Opens Internal Probe into Alleged Manipulation of Sales […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg News: Trump ‘Self-Help’ Infrastructure Plan Irks State, Local Leaders E&E News: Perry picks Texas consultant to lead grid study E&E News: Western governors fret as Zinke ponders review of grouse plans Reuters: Coal, solar fall on climate deal The Wall Street Journal: Oil Prices Climb Before U.S. Stockpile Data Reuters: LNG sellers, Asian buyers spar as contract fight brews amid […]
Continue ReadingThe Hill: President meets with EPA chief on Paris climate pact Washington Examiner: Perry plans clean energy trip as Trump decides on climate deal Bloomberg BNA: Barrasso Agenda Heavy on Public Works, Light on Environment The Washington Post: Whatever Trump decides on Paris, he’s already put the brakes on climate action E&E News: Wildlife, renewables take back seat to oil […]
Continue ReadingBAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS May 2017 The Big Picture State Adaptation Work in Full Swing Kids Suing the Feds for an Unstable Climate The Oregon lawsuit by a group of 9-20 year olds (Our Children’s Trust) is now moving towards a trial in 2018. In rejecting motions to dismiss from the Obama administration, […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg News: Icahn Guides Trump’s Policy and Scores $60 Million Reuters: OPEC extends oil output cut by nine months to fight glut The Wall Street Journal: BlackRock, Vanguard Mull Pressuring Exxon to Disclose Climate Risks Reuters: As oil prices languish, signs emerge of Algeria changing its energy ways St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Missouri House sends utility bill to Senate Philadelphia Inquirer: NJ […]
Continue ReadingThis week, BPC staff attended a dinner meeting of the Air & Waste Management Association, featuring a presentation by Richard Corey, Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Mr. Corey gave an insightful presentation on how California’s air quality and greenhouse gas regulations have shaped our economy thus far, and the direction of […]
Continue ReadingThe September 2016 issue of Bay Area Climate News from CRI (Climate Readiness Institute) includes SB 32, AB 197, project updates, and a spotlight on three Bay Area projects. CRI also released Version 1.2 of Climate Change & Bay Area Human Health: Facts Figures and Science-Based Storylines. The document aims to focus greater attention on the […]
Continue ReadingThe Global Impacts of Droughts and Extreme Heat From the Desk of Emilie Better data. More efficient technology. New sources of financing. The recipe to address global impacts of climate change — such as drought, the focus of this month’s newsletter — is very much the same as in the U.S. But the needs are […]
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