"The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World"
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"A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka""
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"British Court Rejects Donald Trump’s Attempt to Block Wind Farm"
"Britain’s highest court unanimously rejected on Wednesday an attempt by Donald J. Trump, the real estate developer and Republican presidential candidate, to block the construction of a wind farm near his luxury golf resort in northeast Scotland."
Source: NY Times, 12/17/2015
Trucks Hit Record 20.4 MPG, EPA Says; Carmakers Beat Emission Standards
"Fuel economy is at record highs and carmakers have surpassed strict greenhouse gas emissions standards for the third straight year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, which released a pair of annual reports about the U.S. fleet of cars and trucks Wednesday."
Source: NPR, 12/17/2015
UK: "Fracking Under National Parks Approved By MPs Amid Acrimony"
"MPs have voted to allow fracking under Britain’s national parks, drawing accusations that the government has sneaked the measure through parliament without a proper debate."
Source: Guardian, 12/17/2015
Cameron Urged To Rethink Solar Subsidy Cuts After Paris Climate Deal
"Critics say the PM should make no move to cut subsidies until he knows how it would affect the UK’s ability to meet its Paris accord obligations".
Source: Guardian, 12/17/2015
"San Diego Vows to Move Entirely to Renewable Energy in 20 Years"
"Last weekend, representatives of 195 countries reached a landmark accord in Paris to lower planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. On Tuesday, local leaders in San Diego committed to making a city-size dent in the problem."
Source: NY Times, 12/17/2015
New Power Plant Database Offers Local Stories for New Energy Era
Electric power is often news for environmental journalists. A new database from the Energy Information Administration offers a hunting ground for stories relevant to today's changing energy scene.
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New Report Documents Extractive Industries' Payments
Journalists reporting on energy and natural resources just got a new data resource: a report from the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Want to know what the government gets paid for coal, oil, and mining on federal lands? It has pretty good answers.
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Ohio's AEP Would Move From Coal to Renewables Under Proposed Deal
In a complex legal settlement with the Sierra Club, Ohio's American Electric Power Company would eventually convert three coal-burning plants totalling 1,500 megawatts to natural gas and bring online 900 megawatts of wind and solar.
Source: Columbus Business First, 12/16/2015
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