This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. CLIMATE  Smaller glacier melt boost sea level rise as much as largest ones  (via Climate Central) USGS: warmer springs causing loss of snow cover throughout Rocky [...]

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This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. CLIMATE  Sea levels may rise 27 inches through 2100 on ice melt  (via Bloomberg) UN says natural disasters cost $2.5 trillion since 2000  (via Phys.org) Visiting Sweden, Kerry [...]

This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. CLIMATE  Global CO2 levels pass long-feared milestone  (via New York Times) UNFCC Paris meeting projected as pivotal climate point  (via USA Today) We’ve hit 400ppm – here’s what [...]

This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. GRID  North America boasts 95% of demand response projects  (via Energy Manager Today) Microgrids for military bases to surpass $377 million in annual market value by [...]

This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. EMISSIONS  World Bank President urges carbon price  (via Environmental Leader) EU carbon price crisis spreads to Australia  (via RTCC) EU carbon trading system remains in peril, but rescue [...]

This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. ENERGY POLICY   China and India’s energy resource rivalry extends to the Arctic  (via Houston Chronicle) Federal government postpones oil, gas lease auctions in California  (via Houston Chronicle) US [...]

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This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE XL   Canadian minister takes fight for oil sands crude to Europe  (via Retuers) Oil sands growth will depend on Keystone: Canadian Natural Resources  (via The [...]

This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. EMISSIONS Atmospheric carbon to hit five-million-year record  (via Phys.org) 63% of firms don’t report GHG emissions, says report  (via Environmental Leader) EU companies submit 500 million UN carbon [...]

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This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. EMISSIONS All eyes on Keeling Curve: scientists anxious as CO2 levels cross 400 PPM  (via InsideClimate News) States scramble as EPA shifts research monitors into regulatory [...]

This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. EMISSIONS Global carbon dioxide concentration now at highest level in 5 million years  (via USA Today) Global carbon dioxide levels set to pass 400ppm milestone  (via The [...]

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This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. ENERGY POLICY   By 2023, a changed world in energy  (via New York Times) EU faces energy policy vacuum after 2020  (via Reuters) Europe struggles in shale gas race  (via [...]

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This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. ENERGY POLICY   IMF rejects fossil fuel subsidies, calls for reform  (via Climate Central) EPA proposes water pollution rules for power plants  (via The Hill) EMISSIONS  In Europe, paid permits [...]

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This post was originally published on Marcacci Communications, a  clean energy public relations  company, which provides a daily roundup of energy and climate news and opinion. Inclusion of articles does not mean endorsement. Client relationships are disclosed where applicable. ENERGY POLICY   EIA projects US per capita energy use will fall to 1963 levels  (via Facts of the Day) GRID  Germany on the verge of an energy [...]