09/19/11 9:39am

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GOVERNMENT/REGULATION

Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue (via Associated Press)

OIL SANDS/KEYSTONE XL

China invests billions in Canada oil sands (via The Houston Chronicle)

TransCanada CEO: Keystone oil sands pipeline ‘absolutely’ will happen (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

Keystone XL Pipeline Safety Standards Not Nearly as Rigorous as They Seem (via Inside Climate News)

SOLAR/WIND/RENEWABLES

GOP senator sought money from renewable energy program he now calls ‘reckless’ (via The Washington Post)

Fury over Solyndra loan threatens to sunset solar energy investments (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

Solyndra Sets Oct. 25 Deadline to Bid for Solar Panel Maker (via Bloomberg Businessweek)

Solyndra: Energy superstar's rapid rise and fall (via The San Francisco Chronicle)

First Solar Cuts Costs to Help It Rival China’s Photovoltaics (via Bloomberg)

China firm apologizes for toxic waste after protest (via Reuters)

OIL/GASOLINE/DRILLING

US warns oil firms in North Africa of al-Qaida threat (via Fuel Fix)

In South China Sea, a dispute over energy (via The Washington Post)

BP will pay US $20.5M to settle royalty case (via Fuel Fix)

NYC appeals court puts Chevron lawyer on defensive (via Fuel Fix)

UN calls for peaceful resolution to Cyprus drilling dispute (via Fuel Fix)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields (via ProPublica)

LNG surges as Japan vies with China while Exxon’s shipments grow (via Fuel Fix)

NUCLEAR

Japanese urge "farewell" to nuclear power six months after quake (via Reuters)

Nuclear bans build case for EU energy cooperation: report (via Reuters)

Siemens follows Germany's decision to abandon nuclear (via Business Green)

BIOFUELS

Biodiesel plants back from the brink (via The Los Angeles Times)

CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT/EMISSIONS

Deep Oceans Put Global Warming on Temporary Hiatus (via LiveScience)

Climate-Cooling Balloon Put to First Test (via LiveScience)

Salty flow into Chassahowitzka and Homosassa rivers blamed on sea level rise, not overpumping (via St. Petersburg Times)

GRID/TRANSMISSION/UTILITIES

Is it really do-or-die for Texas power plants on Jan. 1? (via Fuel Fix)

Why the Wind Industry Needs More Electric Cars (via Earth & Industry)

AUTOS/TRANSPORTATION

Hyundai Motor not planning all-electric cars: reports (via Reuters)

Lots of EV Chargers Soon, Says Research Firm (via Earth Techling)

CLEAN TECH

Study: Energy Efficiency of Computers Doubling Every 18 Months (via Treehugger)

OPINION/ANALYSIS

Analysis: Conoco spill heightens scrutiny of offshore China (via Reuters)

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