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Andes glaciers melting at record ratesAndes glaciers, a vital source of fresh water for tens of millions of South Americans, are retreating at their fastest rates in more than 300 years, according to the most comprehensive review of Andes ice loss so far.- Andes glaciers melting at record ratesAndes glaciers, a vital source of fresh water for tens of millions of South Americans, are retreating at their fastest rates in more than 300 years, according to the most comprehensive review of Andes ice loss so far.
Baghdad and Kurds vie for Kirkuk oilBaghdad and the Kurdish regional government are in ongoing disputes over Kirkuk oil, Graeber writes.聽Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi had said Baghdad would sue any company exporting oil from the KRG, he adds.
Deep freeze: In northern US, mercury plunges, heating costs riseThe most frigid place is the upper Midwest, where the highest temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday were forecast to be below zero. The cold front will generate lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes region.
Oil and climate change in the age of energy scarcityAs energy scarcity returns to civilization, we are being forced鈥攐ften painfully鈥攖o become conscious once again of the energy flows in our daily life, Cobb writes.聽
Boeing 787 battery debacle: lessons for clean energyBoeing 787 battery fires are聽causing Boeing and its customers major headaches, Stuebi writes, and has implications for the future of clean energy.聽The Boeing 787 design uses lithium-ion batteries in order to maximize fuel efficiency.
Keystone XL pipeline approved by governor, now in Obama's handsKeystone XL pipeline construction was given the go-ahead Tuesday by Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman. The approval comes after the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality concluded the Keystone XL pipeline's new proposed route would have "minimal environmental impacts."聽
Algeria natural gas plant takeover is bad news for region's energyAlgeria ranks third among African countries in terms of oil reserves, Graeber writes.聽Should Algeria go the way of Libya, or Mali, he adds, at least 60 percent of the country's budget is at risk from terrorist attacks.
Inauguration 2013 speech: Obama puts energy, climate change in spotlightDuring his Inauguration 2013 address Monday, President Obama made a case for clean-energy innovation and curbing climate change. His Inauguration 2013 speech recalled the views on the environment and energy policy that the president espoused in his first inaugural address.
Boeing 787 probe centers on lithium-ion battery makerBoeing 787's lithium-ion battery maker is the focus of an investigation launched Monday by Japanese and US officials. Boeing 787 Dreamliners were grounded after an overheated battery forced the emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways 787 flight last week.- Boeing 787 probe centers on lithium-ion battery makerBoeing 787's lithium-ion battery maker is the focus of an investigation launched Monday by Japanese and US officials. Boeing 787 Dreamliners were grounded after an overheated battery forced the emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways 787 flight last week.
London Heathrow airport hit with snowstorm; Flights cancelledLondon Heathrow airport canceled about 130 flights Monday聽as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe. London聽Heathrow airport officials say they have spent millions improving its winter resilience since the airport was virtually shut down by snow for several days in December 2010.- London Heathrow airport hit with snowstorm; Flights cancelledLondon Heathrow airport canceled about 130 flights Monday聽as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe. London聽Heathrow airport officials say they have spent millions improving its winter resilience since the airport was virtually shut down by snow for several days in December 2010.
Energy politics: Who really leads the world in oil?Media reports about oil production across the globe are confusing and definitively political along an East-West divide, Alic writes.
The right way to fail in cleantechFailure is inevitable in the transition to cleantech, Stuebi writes, but there's a right and a wrong way to fail in cleantech.
Will oil troubles push the US into a severe recession?High oil prices and continued oil problems around the world will likely push the US economy into a severe recession by the end of 2013, Tverberg writes.
Boeing 787 battery fires underscore complexity of energy storage technologyBoeing 787 battery fires, along with the bankruptcy of A123 systems, highlight the difficulties of making money with new energy storage technologies, Dikeman writes.聽
Keystone XL pipeline: Could blocking it be bad for the environment?The Keystone XL pipeline has long been a target of environmentalists, Holland writes, but blocking the Keystone XL pipeline may actually have some counterproductive effects on the environment.
Hostage crisis: Energy needs ensnare Europe in the SaharaThe hostage situation has highlighted the precarious situation of energy production in Algeria, which is Europe's third-largest natural gas producer but is also home to an Islamic insurgency.
Jakarta, Indonesia's megacity of 10 million, is under waterA state of emergency has been declared after heavy rains have paralyzed much of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Analysts worry the flooding could affect economic investment.
