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Energy and Climate Report
September 14, 2017 - Number 178
Boards of Directors Any Board Ignoring Sustainability Not Doing Its Job, Report Says When agribusiness Bunge Ltd. bought a stake in a palm oil processor this week, sustainable sourcing was one of the topics that came up in boardroom discussions about the $946 million deal.
Climate Change Monster Storms Chants ' < stlines, Not Mi , ' n imate Change Back-to-back hurricanes fueled by warm Atlantic waters may have altered the coasts of Texas and Florida, but there's no indication they are shifting the politics of climate change.
Climate Policy Carbon Capture Bill Gains Steam But Still Needs Republicans A bill to boost carbon capture incentives would seem to have the right ingredients to hit the Senate floor: It's backed by both the oil and gas industry and environmentalists and is led by an unlikely alliance of Democratic climate hawks and Republican climate policy critics.
Climate Regulation i ' Hasio Eyes Greenhouse Gas Cur. hr jy's Buildings Greenhouse gas emissions from thousands of buildings in New York City would have to be sharply reduced under a plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) targeting the city's top source of heat trapping emissions.
Coal-Fired Power Plants Coal Refuse Industry Hopes for Help From Congress Power companies that generate energy from decades-old waste piles they clean up would get a lifeline under a bill House Republicans have started moving forward.
Coal-Fired Power Plants EPA to Reconsider Obama-Era Coal Ash Regulations The EPA said it will reconsider "substantive provisions" of a final rule regulating electric power plants' coal combustion residuals as hazardous waste.
Congress House Clears EPA Funding Bill Full of Poison Pillis for Senate A funding bill passed by the House Sept. 14 offers a more modest cut to environmental programs than sought by the Trump administration but is so laden with poison pill amendments that it will be little more than a starting point for negotiations with Senate
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Energy Arizona Regulator to Head Energy Department Government Affairs Doug Little, the former chairman of Arizona's public utility commission, was appointed to lead the Energy Department's intergovernmental and external affairs work.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Chairman Changes Tui
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Neil Chatterjee seemed to back away from
previous pro-coal comments today in his first public testimony since taking office in August.
Renewable Energy
Germany's Energy Transition Creates Costly Problems B
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Bolstering Germany's renewable output and expanding its electricity grid will be among
Chancellor Angela Merkel's priorities if she prevails in upcoming federal elections.
Water Pollution Judges Weigh Objections to EPA Approach on Cooling Water Intakes Federal appeals court judges sought to determine why industry and environmental groups object to the EPA's consultation with other agencies about species protection from cooling water intakes.
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