| March 30, 2016 | | | | | Jim Kharouf
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| | | | Lead Stories | | | | In today's edition, the attorneys general of Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands said on Tuesday they will investigate whether Exxon Mobil Corp misled investors and the public about the risks of climate change, joining counterparts in New York and California. Also, Barack Obama and Argentinian President Mauricio Macri last week agreed a new alliance to scale up renewable energy investment. Finally, in the Clean tech section, Tesla could win big with a gamble on lithium for its batteries. | | | | | | | | “ | | ÂIt is likely that we're going to keep seeing smaller wintertime maximums in the future because in addition to a warmer atmosphere, the ocean has also warmed up. That warmer ocean will not let the ice edge expand as far south as it used to." |
| ” | | Walt Meier, a sea ice scientists at NASAÂs Goddard Space Flight Center, in the Hill's story Arctic sea ice level at record low in 2016 |
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Arctic sea ice level at record low in 2016
By Devin Henry - The Hill
Sea ice coverage in the Arctic region hit its lowest annual maximum amount on record this year, researchers announced Monday.
http://bit.ly/1okfr67 US inks climate alliance with Argentina
By Madeleine Cuff - BusinessGreen
In the latest bilateral climate deal from the White House, US President Barack Obama and Argentinian President Mauricio Macri last week agreed a new alliance to scale up renewable energy investment and curb emissions of some of the most potent greenhouse gases.
http://bit.ly/1okeo69 Probe of Exxon's climate change disclosures expands
By Valerie Volcovici and Sarah N. Lynch - Reuters
The attorneys general of Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands said on Tuesday they will investigate whether Exxon Mobil Corp misled investors and the public about the risks of climate change, joining counterparts in New York and California.
http://reut.rs/1pIvWd6
Obama admin defends climate rule as Âeminently reasonableÂ
By Timothy Cama - The Hill
Lawyers for the Obama administration defended its controversial landmark climate rule for power plants in court Monday as a completely reasonable interpretation of the authority Congress gave it.
http://bit.ly/1ROmiT7
Supreme Court wonÂt hear EPA air pollution case
By Timothy Cama - The Hill
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case on how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces air pollution rules.
http://bit.ly/1ZJ9OvQ
***LB: Also in this story "In the case, Ohio v. Sierra Club, Ohio maintains that a state does not need to submit a plan to reduce pollution levels after being found to violate the maximum level under EPA rules if the concentration drops to an acceptable level before it submits its plan. The EPA agrees with OhioÂs interpretation."
This Is the Easiest and Least Costly Way to Fight Climate Change
By Andrew Eil - Observer
Everyone knows that reducing carbon emissions is hard. Republicans like former presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (with little evidence) contend that acting on climate Âwould be devastating for economy.Â
http://bit.ly/1Y00iTN
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| Carbon | | Baby steps for JapanÂs JCM as it seeks to break new ground
Carbon Pulse
JapanÂs Joint Crediting Mechanism is inching forward by registering a handful of new projects, but progress is slow with no firm demand and as regulators take a firm line in tackling issues not previously faced in international carbon markets.
http://bit.ly/1RprBpR
Hubei exchange to launch carbon forward contract on Apr. 20
Carbon Pulse
The Hubei carbon exchange will launch a forward contract for CO2 allowances, it announced Friday, making it the first of ChinaÂs seven pilot emissions trading schemes to offer on-exchange forward trading.
http://bit.ly/25uK7TX | | | | Natural Gas/Coal | | Too early to hail dip in China's CO2, despite coal fall-study
Reuters
Reports of a historic dip in China's carbon dioxide emissions in the past two years are premature because of uncertainty over data showing the pace of a decline in coal use by the world's biggest consumer, a study showed on Monday.
http://yhoo.it/25uKi1w China's Biggest Coal Company Looks Overseas to Weather Downturn
By Aibing Guo - Bloomberg News
China Shenhua Energy Co. may boost coal exports as much as eightfold as weakening domestic demand and stricter environmental rules force the company to look to overseas buyers.
http://bloom.bg/1VS2cXN | | | | Power | | Technology to Make Clean Energy From Coal Is Stumbling in Practice
By Ian Austen - The New York Times
An electrical plant on the Saskatchewan prairie was the great hope for industries that burn coal.
http://nyti.ms/1V1ROfr
Lightsource adds 28MW of solar capacity to operations portfolio
By Madeleine Cuff - BusinessGreen
Leading solar developer strikes deal with US firm sPower to operate and maintain 28MW of solar capacity in Wales.
http://bit.ly/1qfgHsB
Could uphill train tracks solve the problem of energy storage?
By James Murray - BusinessGreen
Rail is commonly regarded as a green form of travel, typically boasting lower levels of carbon emissions and air pollution than road transport, but could it also serve to deliver a cleaner and more resilient power grid?
http://bit.ly/1UAqEhq | | | | CleanTech | | 5 Things We Know About the New Affordable Tesla
By Alex Fitzpatrick - Time
ItÂs a big week for Elon MuskÂs electric car company, Tesla. The Palo Alta, Calif.-based firm is expected to unveil its latest car model at an event on March 31.
http://ti.me/1pIxe81
A Lithium Gamble That Could Win Big for Tesla
By Katie Fehrenbacher - Fortune
Will lithium sucked out of the middle of Nevada be a breakthrough source for batteries? About half way between Reno and Las Vegas, in a barren, sun-scorched valley, sits a region thatÂs straddling the past and the future of humanityÂs centuries-old hunt for valuable metals.
http://for.tn/1RptjaT
ChinaÂs Tesla Remains at the Mercy of the State
By Abheek Bhattacharya - The Wall Street Journal
ChinaÂs powers that be gave the local version of Tesla its growth last year. Now they could take it away.
http://on.wsj.com/1Y00Adh | | | | Water | | Climate Change Opens Up the First Luxury Cruise Route in the Arctic
The Guardian
On April 13, coast guard officials from the US and Canada will train for a cruise ship catastrophe: a mass rescue from a luxury liner on its maiden voyage through the remote and deathly cold waters between the Northwest Passage and the Bering Strait.
http://bit.ly/1VS1slJ
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