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October 12, 2017 - Number 197
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Air Pollution Philip Morris Joins Growing Group of Carbon-Pricing Corporations Philip Morris International Inc., the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, now uses an internal cost of carbon emissions in its business decisions, joining a group of almost 1,400 companies that agreed to consider how greenhouse gas emissions will affect their industries, according to a statement Oct. 12 from environment group CDP.
Climate Policy Merkel Signals Deeper Green Ambitions as Pollution Overshoots Chancellor Angela Merkel's government signaled it will step up its green programs after acknowledging Germany's emissions are on track to overshoot a target a little more than two years away.
Coal Mining
Chin; ''
* al Regi '
m m hution by 40 Percent
China's second-largest coal producing region is planning to cut pollution by two fifths over
the autumn and winter seasons, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Coal Mining
Coal's Comeback Is Running Out of Steam Afte
ar of Growth
For all the talk of coal's comeback under President Donald Trump, the actual rebound in U.S.
production started months before November's election---and it may be fizzling out.
EPA EPA Veteran to Head Agency's Midwest Region An EPA veteran with support from both sides of the political aisle will oversee the agency's work in the Midwest.
Energy Australia to Fund Companies to Scale Back Energy Use This Summer Australia will pay 10 large industrial energy users and small businesses to reduce energy use at times of extreme peak demand under a pilot program that has received A$35.7 million
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($27.9 million) in government grants.
Energy China Molls Storage Salve for $4 Billion Renewabl Ik dache China is considering a prescription for nearly $4 billion worth of wasted electricity production looming over its push into clean energy.
Energy Danish Company Dong Turns Trash into Energy The U.K. might soon be powering its lights with energy that comes from the trash. A Danish energy company is working on new machines that sort household trash from recycling, while rapidly breaking down organic materials like food to create power from biogas produced by the process.
Energy
Feds Must Support Nuclear Power for National Securi
ays
The commercial nuclear power industry needs a federal boost for national security reasons
to prevent the U.S. from falling behind global competitors such as Russia and China, Energy
Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers.
Energy Russia-backed Pipeline May Need to Comply With EU Energy Law The European Commission plans to propose in November an update of its natural-gas security regulation that would make new pipelines---including the controversial Nord Stream 2 link from Russia to Germany--subject to the European Union energy law.
Energy U.K. Eyes Cap on `Rip- / >wer, Cm Prives The U.K. government published its plans to cap domestic power and gas prices to protect millions of households from what it calls "rip-off' charges at the hands of the biggest utilities.
Oil & Gas
Dakota Access Boosts Drillers b
;ken Game-Changer
Once hailed as the spur for a North American "energy renaissance," the $3.8 billion Dakota
Access pipeline has limited driller costs in its first four months in operation.
Oil & Gas House Republicans Push Bills to Promote Oil and Gas Republicans in the House are lining up more oil and gas legislation, including a bill on offshore drilling, and a rewrite of the law on national monuments, all with solid opposition from Democrats.
Oil & Gas Local Drilling Rules Draw Industry Lawsuit in Colorado A Colorado city's new drilling rules impede the state's interest in uniformly regulating oil and gas operations and should be tossed out, oil industry groups argue in a lawsuit.
Renewable Energy Aussie Green Energy Bank Warns Funds at Risk If Targets Scrapped Australia's government-owned green bank said investments in renewable energy generation will drop if the nation doesn't extend into the next decade clean energy targets and the financial incentives to meet them.
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Renewable Energy Brazil Experiments With Floating Solar Panels Above Dams Floating solar panels on the reservoirs above two state-owned dams will showcase technology that could eventually help Brazil diversify its energy sector as the country grapples with severe droughts.
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