NYT > Energy & Environment

Spotlight Shifts to Shallow-Water Wells 4 Sep 2010, 10:27 am

A platform fire this week brings new scrutiny to the more than 3,000 shallow-water platforms operating in the gulf.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and JOHN M. BRODER

In the Region | New Jersey: A Developer Installs Solar Power 4 Sep 2010, 4:31 am

At River Pointe, a community in Manchester, N.J., solar technology that earns energy credits is a standard feature in each house.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By ANTOINETTE MARTIN

Mariner Rig Accident Undercuts Efforts to End Drilling Moratorium 4 Sep 2010, 1:52 am

As lawmakers call for new inquiries into Thursday’s accident, oil industry executives say it will now be more difficult to lift the government’s offshore drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF

Scientists Criticize System of Certifying Fisheries 3 Sep 2010, 6:20 pm

A group of fisheries scientists argue that the Marine Stewardship Council, an influential body that ranks fish sources as sustainable, grants its seal of approval too easily. As a result, some fish populations may be more endangered than consumers believe.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By DAVID JOLLY

Vietnam Raids Restaurants Selling Exotic Meats 3 Sep 2010, 5:58 pm

The crackdown by Vietnamese forestry officials is part of a broader effort to halt the illegal international trade in the meat of threatened species.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF

Another Item for Climate Panel’s To-Do List 3 Sep 2010, 2:35 pm

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would do well to cultivate contacts between its authors and reporters in poor countries.

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

National Briefing | Washington: Court Orders Revisions in Plans to Protect Owl 3 Sep 2010, 6:31 am

A judge has ruled the Fish and Wildlife Service must revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Special Report: Business of Green: A Future Built on Different Standards 3 Sep 2010, 6:01 am

Styria, a province in southeastern Austria, is enjoying an economic boom generated in part by a project by 79 municipalities to promote local, green, self-sustaining businesses.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By ALICE PFEIFFER

Special Report: Business of Green: Multiplying the Yield of an Oasis 3 Sep 2010, 3:49 am

The government of Abu Dhabi, with the help of a German consultant, is working on a plan to extend its emergency freshwater reserves from 48 hours to 90 days.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By BENJAMIN DIERKS

Report Says Heat, Not Smart Meters, Hiked Bills 3 Sep 2010, 2:41 am

After Pacific Gas & Electric, the giant California utility, began installing smart meters in the state’s Central Valley, the company was swamped with complaints from residents that their utility bills had spiked. But an independent review of the smart meters released Thursday found that the devices were functioning properly and attributed the high charges to a heat wave last year that coincided with their installation as well as poor customer service by P.G.&.E.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By TODD WOODY

Special Report: Business of Green: Bringing Light to India’s Rural Areas 3 Sep 2010, 2:31 am

Selco, a solar energy company, has provided 100,000 mostly rural homes in southern India with solar lighting systems. Now it is deepening its market to include the urban poor.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By AMY YEE

Special Report: Business of Green: Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption 3 Sep 2010, 2:31 am

Josef Zotter produces organic fair-trade chocolate in Austria and says he has no desire to see his business expand.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By ALICE PFEIFFER

Banks Grow Wary of Environmental Risks 2 Sep 2010, 10:15 pm

Some lenders are taking a stand on practices like mining and deforestation that may be risky to their reputations.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By TOM ZELLER Jr.

Special Report: Energy: Czechs Forge Ahead With Nuclear Power Expansion 2 Sep 2010, 4:47 pm

The state power company, CEZ, is awaiting proposals from three bidders for the construction of two nuclear power plants to supplement the two it has.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JACY MEYER

Special Report: Energy: Doing More While Using Less Power 2 Sep 2010, 6:58 am

Energy efficiency has taken a back seat in the debate on how to reduce use of fossil fuels, partly because of the difficulty of talking about efficiency concretely.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By ERICA GIES