LONDON -- The much-vaunted European electricity supergrid, supposed to assist the birth of a low-carbon electricity future by making renewable power from the wind-blown north and sun-soaked south flow seamlessly across the continent, is moving at a snail's pace as political will withers and economies ebb.
A sponsor of the House version of a much-touted energy efficiency bill expressed high hopes for the legislation's prospects yesterday at a conference focused on power conservation in Washington, D.C. (E&ENews PM, )
The White House has completed a seven-month review of renewable fuel technologies and feedstocks. (Greenwire, )
Exporting the country's newfound glut of shale gas will have a "modest" effect on domestic prices because of economic factors within the United States as well as large costs tied to transporting and liquefying gas, according to a new report. (Greenwire, )
Sign of the future, or maybe not. (ClimateWire, )
Senate Republicans are urging U.S. EPA to halt a long-awaited rulemaking aimed at curbing stormwater runoff -- a major pollution source. (E&ENews PM, )
A California congresswoman Friday introduced legislation that would create a national strategy for addressing the public health effects of climate change, including respiratory illness, allergies and tropical diseases. (Greenwire, )
