Energy and Environment News Roundup – 10.22.12

Can rare earths replacements spur a supply chain revolution? (via Energy Collective)

GEOENGINEERING 

Profitable climate fixes are too tempting for rogue geoengineers to resist (via The Guardian)

Study: solar geoengineering can be tailored to manage specific risks (via Phys.org)

GREEN BUILDING 

Green roofs and green walls market expected to hit $7.7 billion by 2017 (via CleanTechnica)

LEED-certified federal building projects increase by more than 50% in 2012 (via Inhabitat)

If building owners retrofit downtown Atlanta, will tenants follow? (via Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

RENEWABLES 

Chinese government mulls policies to support solar power industry (via Reuters)

Siemens in talks to sell solar business (via Reuters)

Egypt adding 750MW of wind projects by 2014 (via CleanTechnica)

Solar power helps drive energy prices down in South Australia (via Energy Boom)

German renewable energy infographic: a green republic (via AOL Energy)

US wind industry adding record number of turbines (via Reuters)

Wind uncertainty dents GE revenue (via The Hill)

What happens when the solar investment tax credit expires? (via Greentech Media)

SolarCity goes big with utility-scale 14MW Hawaiian solar farm (via Greentech Media)

Duke building 12.5MW solar farm on North Carolina coast (via Charlotte Observer)

In wake of CNN report, San Antonio mayor defends solar deal (via Express-News)

TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE 

Investor group says oil sands industry must cut environmental risks (via Globe and Mail)

TransCanada delays Keystone restart, aims to begin Monday (via Houston Chronicle)

Keystone XL pipeline brings out the protest in locals (via Los Angeles Times)

TRANSPORTATION 

R&D funding for better EVs more valuable than purchase incentives (via Autoblog Green)

For hybrid drivers, a gas pump allergy? (via New York Times)

Nissan to drop Leaf prices in attempt to spark sales (via BusinessGreen)

ENERGY POLICY 

Hong Kong to tighten power plant emission limits (via Phys.org)

EIA launches new state-level energy data portal (via US EIA)

Chicago asks voters to let it negotiate electricity prices (via Chicago Tribune)

NATURAL GAS 

After the boom in natural gas (via New York Times)

Is Ohio’s “secret” energy boom going bust? (via Reuters)

GREEN JOBS 

Top five green jobs on the rise in America (via TriplePundit)

Regional energy, national solutions: a real energy vision for America (via Climate Progress)

ENVIRONMENT 

Cost to prevent all future extinctions: $11 per person? (via Scientific American)

Study matches California forest fires to last two years’ high temperatures (via Phys.org)

POLITICS 

Obama-Romney debate a chance to delve into global energy (via National Journal)

Five energy topics that won’t come up in tonight’s foreign policy debate – but should (via Washington Post)

Climate change activists beg more attention from Romney, Obama (via Los Angeles Times)

“War on Coal” label obscures reality during presidential campaign (via Huffington Post/AP)

Obama’s record: environmental agenda pushes sweeping attack on air pollution (via Washington Post)

Who might lead Energy, Interior, and EPA under Romney or Obama? (via Houston Chronicle)

Romney can do little to curb green rules: utility CEO (via Bloomberg)

OPINION 

What’s holding back electric cars? (via National Journal)

Electric cars are niche, and that’s okay (via PlugIn Cars)

Addressing climate change is pro-business (via Climate Progress)

The sad history of climate policy, according to David Brooks (via Washington Post)

OTHER NEWS 

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