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The Boss: Berner International’s Chief Found Consolation Via Work 5 Feb 2012, 1:33 am

After her first husband died in a plane crash, the writer stepped in to run his company. “Focusing on the job,” she says, “was a lifesaver for me.”

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By GEORGIA BERNER

Dot Earth Blog: In Overheated Climate Fight, a Search for Common Ground 4 Feb 2012, 5:45 pm

A search for common ground among people deeply split over greenhouse-driven global warming.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By ANDREW C. REVKIN

Looking Forward, Fiji Turns to Its Canoeing Past 4 Feb 2012, 7:27 am

The traditional canoe is at the center of several projects aimed at reducing Fiji’s energy consumption, providing cheaper transport, keeping local traditions alive and giving a boost to tourism.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By GINANNE BROWNELL

News Analysis: New Data Not So Sunny on U.S. Natural Gas Supply 4 Feb 2012, 12:34 am

The Energy Information Administration estimated that there are 482 trillion cubic feet of shale gas in the United States, down from the 2011 estimate of 827 trillion cubic feet.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By IAN URBINA

Green Blog: Report: Sierra Club Accepted Gas Industry Money 3 Feb 2012, 6:14 pm

An article raises the issue of whether the Sierra Club’s support of natural gas as a “bridge fuel” was influenced by donations from the gas industry.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Green Blog: Coral, Part II: Is the Cold or Heat More Lethal? 3 Feb 2012, 5:47 pm

Researchers find that extreme cold induces acute stress in coral but that heat is ultimately more lethal.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By RACHEL NUWER

Green Blog: Warming Seas and Corals: A New Conundrum 3 Feb 2012, 4:28 pm

A new study based on research in western Australia suggests that warming seas can benefit corals — but perhaps only to a point.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JUSTIN GILLIS

Green Blog: On Our Radar: Military Drones That Mimic Butterflies 3 Feb 2012, 3:30 pm

To aid defense contractors, researchers try to map how butterflies carry out an astonishing variety of flight maneuvers.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Special Report: Business of Green: Chinese Dam Project in Cambodia Raises Environmental Concerns 3 Feb 2012, 2:57 pm

Sinohydro’s Kamchay Dam is complicating life for the people downstream, especially those who rely on fish for food and work.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By SIMON MARKS

The Texas Tribune: Latest Effect of BP Oil Spill: Waves of Cash for Texas Coast 3 Feb 2012, 6:00 am

Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Gulf Coast now stands to benefit as money pours in for restoration.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By KATE GALBRAITH

Chicago News Cooperative: Exelon’s John W. Rowe: A Corporate Executive With Roots 3 Feb 2012, 5:39 am

The outgoing chairman of Commonwealth Edison’s parent company, Exelon Corp., is a throwback to the days of the straight-talking executive.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By DAVID GREISING

For G.O.P., Pipeline Is Central to Agenda 2 Feb 2012, 7:30 pm

Keystone XL, the Canadian pipeline, has become a centerpiece of the Republican economic and political agenda, and the party’s preferred truncheon against President Obama.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Three States Tell Insurers to Disclose Responses to Climate Change 2 Feb 2012, 6:04 pm

Commissioners in California, New York and Washington State will use a mandatory survey to track intended responses to severe events like wildfires.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By FELICITY BARRINGER

BP Must Indemnify Halliburton in Gulf Spill Claims, Judge Says 1 Feb 2012, 5:48 pm

A district judge ruled that BP should cover some direct damage claims filed against Halliburton, even if the contractor was at fault.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Higher Oil Prices Raise Earnings at Exxon Mobil 1 Feb 2012, 5:41 pm

The world’s largest publicly traded oil company reported net income of $9.4 billion for the quarter, up from $9.25 billion the year before.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By CLIFFORD KRAUSS