"EPA: US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Declined In 2015"
"Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States declined by 2.2 percent between 2014 and 2015, federal officials reported on Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 02/16/2017
Energy & Fuel
"Governor Orders Evacuation Of Dakota Pipeline Protest Camp"
"The governor of North Dakota ordered protesters on Wednesday to evacuate a demonstration camp near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the latest move to clear the area that has served as a base for opposition to the multibillion dollar project."
Source: Reuters, 02/16/2017
"Utilities Vote To Close Navajo Coal Plant At End Of 2019"
"The utilities that own the Navajo Generating Station coal-fired power plant near Page [AZ] are tired of overpaying for power and decided Monday to close the plant when their lease expires at the end of 2019."
Source: Arizona Republic, 02/15/2017
"G20 Urged To Ditch Fossil Fuel Subsidies By 2020, Go Green"
"Investors and insurers with more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management on Wednesday called on the Group of 20 economies to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 despite U.S. doubts about climate change."
Source: Reuters, 02/15/2017
"Trump Signs Repeal Of Transparency Rule For Oil Companies"
"President Trump signed legislation Tuesday to repeal a controversial regulation that would have required energy companies to disclose their payments to foreign governments."
Source: The Hill, 02/15/2017
Sundance Festival a Megaphone for Climate Concerns
For the first time, Sundance Film Festival spotlighted a single theme, and it was climate change. Documentaries highlighting the issue including a sequel to Al Gore's blockbuster, as well as more than a dozen other films dealing with issues like coral reefs, recyling, changing landscapes and rainforest destruction.
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Veteran Reporters Say Ignore the Noise, and Localize
Environmental journalists at a day-long event urged colleagues to report on the real, local impacts of policy, more than on the buzz around the policy. On hand at the SEJ-sponsored program were representatives of administrations past and present, including Trump EPA transition team head Myron Ebell (shown).
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Tracy Mehan lll, American Water Works Association
Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Ed Maibach, George Mason University
Scott Segal, Policy Resolution Group and Bracewell LLP
Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions
Environmental advocates
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"Big Utilities Try To Tilt Solar Energy Market In Their Favor"
"Indiana's energy utilities want state lawmakers to pass a law that critics say would muscle out smaller companies from the emerging solar energy market."
Source: AP, 02/14/2017
WatchDog Group Sues for Records as Pruitt Confirmation Vote Nears & More
The latest WatchDog TipSheet details an open-records case against U.S. EPA nominee Scott Pruitt (shown), the scoop on an Agriculture Department animal welfare database that vanished then returned, a reporter busted at Standing Rock, plus items on whistleblowers, coal-ash and more.
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"Exxon Adviser Resigns Over Oil Giant’s 'Targeted Attacks' On NGOs"
"A research scholar at New York University has resigned from Exxon Mobil Corp.'s External Citizenship Advisory Panel, citing what she calls the oil giant’s 'targeted attacks' on environmental groups under former CEO Rex Tillerson’s watch."
Source: Huffington Post, 02/14/2017
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