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Severe Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Connected to Superstorm Sandy

If you believe that last October's Superstorm Sandy was a freak of nature -- the confluence of unusual meteorological, atmospheric and celestial events -- think again.

5 Mar 2013

Global Warming May Make Frigid Arctic Shipping Routes More Accessible

Shipping lanes through the Arctic Ocean won't put the Suez and Panama canals out of business anytime soon, but global warming will make these frigid routes much more accessible than ever imagined by melting an unprecedented amount of sea ice during the late summer, new UCLA research shows.

5 Mar 2013

Large Fossil Fuel Subsidies May Remain Hidden in Life Cycle of Solar Plants

There is no free fuel. Whether you drill for and refine oil, or manufacture and maintain a panel to collect solar energy and convert it into electricity, it takes energy to make energy.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 5 Mar 2013

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Acquires Control of Suomi NPP Satellite

The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite, a partnership between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was transitioned to NOAA operational organization control Feb. 22, 2013. The transition marks the next step of the mission that supports NASA's Earth science research and NOAA's weather forecasting missions.

5 Mar 2013

MIT Energy Initiative Director to Head U.S. Department of Energy

President Barack Obama announced today that he intends to nominate MIT’s Ernest J. Moniz to head the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

5 Mar 2013

CHOMARAT Introduces Continuous Pre-Impregnated Recyclable Thermoplastic Reinforcements

CHOMARAT is launching TPreg, its new range of continuous reinforcements for the production of thermoplastic composites

5 Mar 2013

Efforts to Mitigate Emissions and Protect the Arctic Environment Can Benefit Communities

Climate change in the far north is occurring far more rapidly than elsewhere around the planet, but common-sense efforts to mitigate key emissions and protect the fragile Arctic environment could slow this trend and benefit communities, the environment, and companies.

4 Mar 2013

New Report on Market Outlook for Wind Power in Denmark

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Wind Power in Denmark, Market Outlook to 2025 - Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Analysis, Regulations and Competitive Landscape" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Mar 2013

Minnesota Power Outlines Reliable, Affordable and Sustainable Power Supply in 2013 Resource Plan

In its 2013 Resource Plan filed today, Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, further outlined its commitment to meeting the needs of customers with a reliable, affordable and sustainable power supply now and into the future.

4 Mar 2013

Federal District Court Rules in Favor of Pattern's Ocotillo Wind Project

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California ruled in favor of the Ocotillo Wind project and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in two separate suits before the Court.

4 Mar 2013

USAID and ASU Provide Training to Promote Clean Energy in the Pacific Islands

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU), is implementing the Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy (VOCTEC) Program to help improve the sustainability of renewable energy investments and infrastructure in the Pacific region by increasing local awareness, knowledge and capacity in clean energy.

4 Mar 2013

NERC Funds Independent 'Top-Down' Check Study on UK's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Researchers in the University of Bristol’s Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group (ACRG), in collaboration with scientists around the country, have been awarded funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to provide an independent 'top-down' check on the UK's greenhouse gas emissions estimates.

4 Mar 2013

Better, Self-Healing Power Grids in the Future

President Obama in this year's State of the Union address talked about the future of energy and mentioned "self-healing power grids" -- a grid that is able to keep itself stable during normal conditions and also to self-recover in the event of a disturbance caused, for example, by severe weather.

4 Mar 2013

Inevitable US Nuclear Phase-Out Part of a Broader Evolution

In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was "jumpstarting" the nuclear industry. Because of the industry's long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction delays, financial markets have been wary of backing new nuclear construction for decades.

4 Mar 2013

Dominion Acquires Solar Energy Development Project in Georgia

Dominion, one of the nation's largest energy providers, has acquired a solar energy development project in Georgia from Smart Energy Capital and Jacoby Development. The project is to begin commercial operation late this year.

2 Mar 2013