Friday, September 3, 2010

9/3/10 Energy & Environmental Links

Here are some of today's stories that we are keeping an eye on: 



BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts - 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/business/03bp.html?_r=1&emc=na


Shallow-water platform fire raises wider questions on oil safety - 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090205730.html?sid=ST2010090204827


Report Says Heat, Not Smart Meters, Hiked Bills - 
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/report-says-heat-not-smart-meters-hiked-bills/?ref=energy-environment


Expanding the Market for Clean Energy in Rural India - 
http://www.indiadevelopmentblog.com/2010/09/expanding-market-for-clean-energy-in_9065.html


"The Job's Not Done Tour" Comes to Virginia - 
http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/1590/the-jobs-not-done-tour-comes-to-virginia


Cuccinelli: Cap & Trade will drastically affect electric rates, jobs -
http://www.thefranklinnewspost.com/article.cfm?ID=17060


Detroit gets electric car charging station - 
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100902/AUTO01/9020473/1148/Detroit-gets-electric-car-charging-station


Summer of Sustainability: Biomass Fuels in West Virginia - 
http://www.wvnstv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=85432


Billionaire Koch brothers back suspension of California climate law - 
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/koch-brothers-global-warming-prop-23-climate-change.html


Green revolution comes to urban neighborhoods - 
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-urban-green-20100903,0,588562.story


Report: Jamestown on front lines of climate change threat - 
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-change/stories/report-jamestown-on-front-lines-of-climate-change-threat





BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/business/03bp.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1283513438-ULRbsqiKqBXGgKNk4BWymg


Second Gulf incident puts moratorium back in question
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9I01C700.htm

Dems call for briefing in latest oil rig explosion
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0910/Dems_already_call_for_inquiry_in_latest_oil_rig_explosion.html

Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i_weF9rYAaaeESIVcjrC7O7I6CfwD9I0CFD80

Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gS2Qa3n4KpkPRdc76d0pdkCIIhWgD9I0CB9O0

BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as company ends rig probe
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/bs_nm/us_oil_spill_bp

EPA to issue more rules in climate fight
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_climate_epa

Nike to alter uniform ad that upset mine activists
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iL7_SkdGhpAhnRh-_1HEf0S_-iwAD9I015D00

Cuccinelli hints at more suits against government
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/09/cuccinelli-hints-more-suits-against-government

Hydrogen cars to roll into Hawaii in November
GM-Gas Co. partnership will get a boost from a fueling station in Kakaako
http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessnews/20100902_Hydrogen_cars_to_roll_into_state_in_November.html#ixzz0yT2anXbU

Professor shines light on solar vehicle plans
http://dailystarjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=11507

Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68164I20100902?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Earth's animals face grim future
Major extinction event taking place, with many wondering what animals
will disappear from the planet forever
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38976860/ns/technology_and_science-science/

A New Tool for Tracking Oil Spills
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/09/a-new-tool-for-tracking-oil-spil.html?rss=1



It's appliance rebates, Round 2
This time, a mail-in program is expected to reduce frustration
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/7184319.html


Report Says Heat, Not Smart Meters, Hiked Bills
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/

Nations meet on climate cash, U.N. sees long haul
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nations-meet-on-climate-c

New Book: Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future
http://www.amazon.com/Climatopolis-Cities-Thrive-Hotter-Future/dp/0465019269/ref=sr_1_1


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