Energy and Environment News Roundup – 7.10.12

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CLIMATE/EMISSIONS 

New regulations lay groundwork for Chinese carbon market (via BusinessGreen)

NOAA says last 12 months were hottest on record in US (via The Hill)

Crazy climate just got more extreme (via Mother Jones)

Weird weather turns us into irrational shoppers (via Washington Post)

RENEWABLES 

Japan aims for $628 billion green energy market to boost economy (via Reuters)

UK prepares plan for cutting onshore wind subsidies (via Bloomberg)

UK government survey reveals strong public support for renewables (via BusinessGreen)

Rising demand is giving biogas a big lift (via AOL Energy/Earth Techling)

Will third-party finance bring solar hot water to a boil? (via Greentech Media)

Michigan voters may see renewable energy mandate on ballot (via Detroit News)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING 

New study finds fluids from Marcellus Shale likely seeping into PA drinking water (via ProPublica)

Fracking did not sully Pennsylvania aquifers, limited study finds (via New York Times)

TRANSPORTATION 

China planning 500,000 PHEVs and EVs in 2015, 2 million by 2020 (via Green Car Congress)

Mitsubishi aims to plug in entire range within four years (via Green Car Reports)

Nissan CEO sets electric vehicle price target at equivalent of VW Golf (via Plugin Cars)

EV myths and realities – the battery crisis (via Greentech Media)

US drivers slow to embrace all-electric vehicles (via USA Today)

Car-sharing service car2go expanding offering free memberships in select cities (via Revmodo)

ENERGY INDUSTRY 

Interior Department touts 1.5 million US jobs from energy development (via The Hill)

CLEAN TECH 

Report: China starts to stockpile rare earth metals (via BusinessGreen)

Feeling useful? Europe offers up billions for clean tech R&D (via GigaOm)

Smart wall uses nanotechnology to control indoor temperatures (via Treehugger)

Carbon dioxide – you might soon be sleeping on it (via Greenbang)

GRID 

Smart grid’s big data opportunities still untapped (via Greentech Media)

Energy storage projects continue to increase worldwide (via CleanTechnica)

Texas electricity market faces summer challenges (via US EIA)

Community and residential energy storage systems market increasing (via CleanTechnica)

OIL 

Gulf OPEC states oppose emergency meeting to discuss oil prices (via Wall Street Journal)

Green groups plan legal challenge to Arctic drilling (via New York Times)

ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE 

Alberta pipeline oil spills, gas emissions stain Canada’s green rep (via Global Post)

Canada’s PM Stephen Harper faces revolt by scientists (via BusinessGreen)

Scientists struggle with limits – and risks – of advocacy (via Greenwire)

Vast deposits of gold and other ores lure seabed miners (via New York Times)

OPINION 

The wise way to regulate gas drilling (via New York Times)

OTHER NEWS

An additional roundup of energy and climate news is posted at Climate Progress