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Hedging Climate Bets: Hurricane Sandy and Climate Adaptation

December 17, 2012December 17, 2012 by Jennifer Hermes

With environmental issues, crisis often spurs action. Nuclear safety was ramped up after Three Mile Island. Hazardous waste laws were strengthened after Love Canal. And oil transport laws were refined after the Exxon Valdez spill. Along the same lines, Hurricane Sandy has generated renewed attention to the potential effects of ... Read more »

‘Value of Water’ Index Reveals Momentum to Address US Water Infrastructure Issues

December 12, 2012 by Jennifer Hermes

We find ourselves in a critical moment in time to shine a spotlight on our water infrastructure challenges and the collective actions we must take to protect our future access to clean potable water. The recent devastation from Hurricane Sandy has shown that US infrastructure issues need to be addressed ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Shell LNG Exports, Democratic Governors, EPA Settlement

December 10, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

Royal Dutch Shell’s US president Marvin Odum said that he expects the federal government to approve expanded exports of natural gas using a phased-in approach, with some export permits approved in the near future. The Energy Department is reviewing 15 applications to export more than 21 billion cubic feet of ... Read more »

UN Climate Talks Roundup: Nations Demand Compensation, Investment Falls Short

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Climate change compensation has emerged as a major issue of the UN climate talks in Doha, Qatar, the Guardian reports, with rich countries like the US and Europe opposing the idea that they should pay developing counties for “loss and damage” in vulnerable areas caused by climate change. The concept ... Read more »

PowerSecure’s 50,000 Datapoints Confirms 96% Nuclear Power Backup Reliability

November 14, 2012September 23, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

PowerSecure International, a provider of technologies to electric utilities and their commercial customers, reports that its end-to-end standby power solution offers a higher degree of reliability than many standby systems that serve the nuclear power industry.

NYS Governor Cuomo: Hurricane Sandy Climate Change ‘Wake-Up Call’

November 12, 2012November 10, 2012 by Paul Nastu

While updating New Yorkers on Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, Governor Andrew Cuomo talks about increasingly common extreme weather and climate change: “There is a wake-call and lesson to be learned here. There is a reality that has existed for a long time that we have been blind to. And that ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CARB Auction, US Carbon Tax, Chevron Assets Seizure

November 9, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

California will sell more than 60 million CO2 emission permits in a November 14 auction to launch its carbon market, the California Air Resources Board said. ARB will sell 21.8 million allowances that can be used to cover 2013 emissions and 39.5 million allowances that cover 2015 emissions in an ... Read more »

Crude Oil, Gasoline Prices Drop in Q4

November 9, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Crude oil prices decreased slightly in October with most of the decline coming at the end of the month, according to the monthly update to the US Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook. The Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) front month futures contracts decreased by $4 and $5 per ... Read more »

Fuel Cells Provide Backup Energy After Sandy; Are Being Tested by FedEx

November 8, 2012 by Linda Hardesty

Ballard Power was happy with the performance of its ElectraGen fuel cell systems when they provided backup electricity to the Bahamas’ mobile telephone network during and after Hurricane Sandy.

‘Stormproof’ Geothermal Systems Get a Post-Hurricane Boost

November 8, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Hurricane Sandy’s havoc wrecked on fuel tanks, cooling towers and air conditioners has convinced some building owners to switch to geothermal systems, The New York Times reports.

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Obama Win, Michigan Measure Fails, Sandy Spills

November 7, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

After President Obama won re-election last night, environmental and sustainable business groups warned that he will have to take further steps to slow global climate change. The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions urged Obama to keep pushing EPA regulations on greenhouse gases. The World Resources Institute said he should work ... Read more »

All-Sized Businesses Call GE With Emergency Power Needs After Sandy

November 7, 2012 by Linda Hardesty

Last week, GE implemented an Emergency Response Program to help utility, industrial and commercial customers impacted by Hurricane Sandy to restore and maintain power.

Hedging Climate Bets: Hurricane Sandy and Climate Adaptation

‘Value of Water’ Index Reveals Momentum to Address US Water Infrastructure Issues

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Shell LNG Exports, Democratic Governors, EPA Settlement

UN Climate Talks Roundup: Nations Demand Compensation, Investment Falls Short

PowerSecure’s 50,000 Datapoints Confirms 96% Nuclear Power Backup Reliability

NYS Governor Cuomo: Hurricane Sandy Climate Change ‘Wake-Up Call’

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CARB Auction, US Carbon Tax, Chevron Assets Seizure

Crude Oil, Gasoline Prices Drop in Q4

Fuel Cells Provide Backup Energy After Sandy; Are Being Tested by FedEx

‘Stormproof’ Geothermal Systems Get a Post-Hurricane Boost

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Obama Win, Michigan Measure Fails, Sandy Spills

All-Sized Businesses Call GE With Emergency Power Needs After Sandy

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