12/28/11 11:13am

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POLITICS

Romney: Chevy Volt an “idea whose time has not come” (via Autoblog Green)

TRANSPORTATION

EPA finalizes 2012 renewable fuel standards (via Green Car Congress)

New Forms of Biofuel Fall Short (via The Wall Street Journal)

FRACKING/NATURAL GAS

EPA improperly tested Pavillion water samples (via Billings Gazette)

CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT/EMISSIONS

Report: state environmental enforcement slips under EPA’s watch (via Stateline)

Texas on pace for warmest, driest year on record (via Climate Central)

Utilities Say Rates to Rise with new EPA Rules (via Missouri News Horizon)

RENEWABLES

Wind industry sees good prospects for tax credit extension (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

Vestas Short-Selling Rises to Record as Company May Miss Goal (via Bloomberg)

First Solar Outspent BP in California While Cultivating Political Support (via Bloomberg)

Hydrogen cells may soon replace batteries in Apple devices (via Mother Nature Network)

COAL

Coal mining poses climate change challenge for Obama (via My San Antonio)

OIL

Iran navy chief says closing Gulf "really easy" (via Reuters)

France Calls On Iran To Respect Freedom Of Navigation In Hormuz Strait (via The Wall Street Journal)

Oil eases after Iran threat, Italy gets debt boost (via Reuters)

BP’s Top U.S. Officer Called to Testify at Gulf Oil Spill Trial (via Bloomberg)

Cuba’s oil plans raise red flag (via Council on Foreign Relations)

ANALYSIS/OPINION

The EPA Gets It Right, But Watch Out for the Republicans (via The Huffington Post)

Leaders of Arctic Methane Project Clarify Climate Concerns (via The New York Times Dot Earth)

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