Fed appeals court ruled nuke regulators did not fully assess risks from allowing utilites to store spent nuke fuel onsite for decades longer than originally intended.
Duke/Sumitomo completed 1st Kansas windfarm. 131MW.
Oil prices influenced by nationalization of oil around the world supporting budgets.
Abengoa selected to build 200MW solar plant in Cal. $360M. Online 2H13.
Enfinity completed 1.1MW solar install on roof of Macy's NJ distrib center. Enfinity to own the array and sell the el to Macy's. Local utility provided long-term financing. 42nd rooftop install by Macy's.
Cal Dept of Water Resouces to stop buying el from NV Energy coal plant in '13. DWR uses 2-3% of all Cal el demand. Will buy more el from Cal ISO (>50% NG), partner in new NG plant and planning solar farms.
TX offering $5.7M in grants for vehicles using el, NG, H or methanol v. diesel. Comps with at least 75 vehicles and plans to replace at least 20 diesel vehicles can apply.
NY State acting Supreme Court justice ruled Tea Party-backed oil/gas industry party lacked standing to challenge NY's participation in Regional GHG Initiative. Argued it's illegal tax on ratepayers. Judge ruled no "distinct" injury.
Bloomberg plans to provide $100M financing to help NYC bldgs switch to cleaner heating oils to reduce soot 50% next 2 yrs. 10K bldgs. City $5M loss-reserve fund.
Robotic fish can attract living fish to draw away nuisance species or save endangered species.
Public undersanding of climate science rebounding. Extreme weather helping: Brookings.
EPA finalized policy intended to help cash-strapped cities facing expensive enviro mandates for cleaning up sewer overflows.
Good results from new method using low-freq radiowaves instead of steam to siphon fuel from oil sands.
Southern Comp's C capture project $366M over budget.
China raising money and mnfctrg help for clean cookstove alliance.
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