12/08/11 11:18am

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CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT/EMISSIONS

At Climate Talks, a Familiar Standoff Between U.S. and China (via The New York Times)

U.S. denies delaying global climate deal (via Reuters)

Europe tells U.S., China to stop "Ping-Pong" game with climate (via Canada.com)

U.S. Delay on Climate-Change Deal Prompts Backlash From Europe to Barbados (via Bloomberg)

‘Kyoto, for Canada, is in the past’ (via Daily News)

Carbon Credits Becoming ‘Junk’ Before 2013 Ban Closes Door: Energy Markets (via Bloomberg)

Greenpeace: Duke Energy should clarify stance on mercury rule (via Charlotte Business Journal)

Sen. Thune files bill to block EU emissions trading for airlines (via The Hill)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Exxon Declares Gas King; Abundant Fuel Expected to Dethrone Coal as Top U.S. Power Generator by 2025 (via The Wall Street Journal)

Feds: Pay attention to drilling in Pa., elsewhere (via The Wall Street Journal)

Inhofe asks EPA about Pavillion and fracking (via Statesman.com)

OIL/GASOLINE/DRILLING

Interior issues second round of violation notices to BP over Gulf spill (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

Repsol, Shell, Conoco Offer High Bids for Alaska Oil Leases (via Bloomberg)

KEYSTONE XL/OIL SANDS

Obama warns Congress not to attach payroll tax cut approval to Keystone Pipeline (via The Washington Post)

POLITICS

Inhofe, Boxer duel over climate change via video (via The Washington Post)

Obama threatens veto of Noem's rural dust bill (via Rapid City Journal)

SOLAR/WIND/RENEWABLES

Berkshire Buys $2 Billion Power Project as Buffett Wagers on Solar Energy (via Bloomberg)

U.S. Agency Is Ordered to Change Wind Rules (via The New York Times)

NUCLEAR

Japan mulls $13 billion Fukushima bailout -source (via Reuters)

UTILITIES/TRANSMISSION/GRID

Worries about blackouts cloud business climate (via Fuel Fix)

A Mismatch Between Grid Regulation and Modern Needs (via The New York Times Green Blog)

A Master Plan for N.J.’s Energy Needs (via The New York Times Green Blog)

AUTOS/TRANSPORTATION

For Obama’s green-car revolution, fits and starts (via The Washington Post)

Volt Fires Caused by 'Welded Parts,' Regulators Say (via The Wall Street Journal)

Nissan EV charging--look ma, no wires! (via CNET News)

House to hold investigative hearings on Chevy Volt fire "silence" (via Autoblog Green)

Emirati probe eyes lithium batteries in UPS crash (via U.S. News)

CLEAN TECH

Entrepreneur’s Rival in China: The State (via The New York Times)

OPINION/ANALYSIS

Buffett investment in California solar farm could boost industry (via The Los Angeles Times)

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