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December 19 News: California Releases Draft Regulations For Fracking
First published on ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, which was recently named one of Time magazine’s Top 25 blogs of 2010.
Under pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration released draft regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the controversial drilling process driving the nation’s oil and gas boom. [Los Angeles Times]
An industry group representing oil and gas companies has sued a city in Colorado that outlawed hydraulic fracturing, saying voters had no right to ban the drilling practice. [New York Times]
Even in winter, the severe drought that plagued a great swath of the nation’s agricultural and ranching states this summer is taking a punishing toll on the nation’s economy, with the Mississippi River barging industry the latest sector to fall victim. [Christian Science Monitor]
Australia’s climate change adviser recommended sticking with the government’s 2020 renewable energy target to give investors confidence in the industry. [Bloomberg]
With the global total of climate-disrupting emissions likely to come in at around 52 gigatonnes (billion metric tonnes) this year, we’re already at the edge, according to new research. [Guardian]
German utilities say this year’s share of renewable energies in the country’s electricity production is forecast to rise some 15 percent on the year, largely on the back of a continuing solar-power boom. [Associated Press]
The prospect of a new U.S. secretary of state favoring tougher carbon policy should not worsen the odds of the Keystone XL oil pipeline being approved, the chief executive of TransCanada Corp, the contentious project’s proponent, said on Monday. [Reuters]
Britain set out a 5-year plan on Tuesday to unlock the solar and biomass investment needed to achieve the country’s 2020 green energy targets. [Reuters]
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