01/10/12 10:07am

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ENVIRONMENT/EMISSIONS/CLIMATE

Carbon dioxide super scrubber? Potential good news in the global warming fight (via Christian Science Monitor)

Climate coverage goes cold (via Mother Jones)

Next ice age not likely for 1,500 years – study (via Reuters)

Sackett v. EPA: Justices criticize agency’s dealings with homeowners (via Huffington Post)

Unseasonably warm winter weather breaks over 1,100 record high temperatures (via Inhabitat)

Gulf currents aided breakdown of oil after BP spill, study says (via Los Angeles Times)

Mountain plants disappearing as the climate warms, study says (via Yale’s E360)

GRID

New privacy guidelines for electricity data will help protect consumers (via Smart Grid Library)

India could soon move forward on smart grid projects (via Earth2Tech)

Iran plans to connect power grid to Russia (via Tehran Times)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Fracking moratorium urged by doctors until health studies conducted (via Bloomberg)

Prediction: stocks and gas to rally in 2012 (via Bloomberg)

Drilling critics face a divide over the goal of their fight (via New York Times)

TRANSPORTATION

Volt investigation to conclude soon after GM offers fix (via BusinessGreen)

Coda Automotive offers lower-cost battery and range options for electric sedan (via Green Car Congress)

Lufthansa to fly first commercial transatlantic flight powered by biofuel (via Forbes)

Automakers still feel electricity in their future (via Washington Post)

Ford unveils 100 MPGe plug-in hybrid 2013 Fusion Energi (via Plug-in Cars)

OIL/GASOLINE

Interior: Cuba-bound rig “generally” meets US standards (via The Hill) 

EU ban on Iran crude wouldn’t roil energy market: analysts (via AOL Energy)

Colorado considers oil drilling at state park (via Denver Post)

Rising oil prices could fuel political rage (via National Journal)

RENEWABLES

O’Malley wind farms face more challenges as Maryland legislature returns (via Washington Post)

Texas solar farm showcases future of renewable energy (via Texas Tribune)

Florida bills seek renewable energy overhaul (via Palm Beach Post)

Electronic atlas maps US renewable energy resources (via Energy Central)

Dubai unveils giant $3bn solar power park (via BusinessGreen)

Denmark to push green energy in EU helm (via United Press International)

A fine for not using a biofuel that doesn’t exist (via New York Times)

NUCLEAR

Interior block uranium mining near Grand Canyon for 20 years (via The Hill)

As Fukushima cleanup begins, long-term impacts are weighed (via Yale’s E360)

GREEN BUSINESS

Volkswagen’s brand new Chattanooga plant awarded LEED Platinum (via Inhabitat)

Water risk in supply chains draws investor scrutiny (via Bloomberg)

Molson Coors finds a sustainability strategy at the bottom of a glass (via GreenBiz)

OIL SANDS/KEYSTONE XL

Oil sands foes are foes of Canada, minister says (via New York Times)

OPINION

Why the 2012 Farm Bill is a climate bill (via Grist)

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