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Bloomberg Why Energy Traders Got the Eclipse So WrongBloomberg“If anything, it was bearish from a trading perspective because people were more busy looking at the eclipse and talking about the eclipse,” said Tom Hahn, vice president of U.S. power derivatives at brokerage ICAP Energy LLC in Durham, North Carolina.California’s solar energy grid survived the eclipse…

Reuters Canada to consider indirect emissions for TransCanada Energy East pipeReutersTO) proposed Energy East pipeline will consider its indirect greenhouse gas contributions, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) regulator said on Wednesday, expanding the scope of the assessment. In determining whether the pipeline is in the public’s …Energy East pipeline to review upstream, downstream greenhouse gas emissionsToronto…

Washington Post Missed the solar eclipse? You won’t have to wait too long for the next one.Washington PostThe 2017 solar eclipse is now history. If you missed the big event or, like me, regret not traveling to the path of totality to watch the sun go completely dark, not to worry — you’ll have another…

Chicago Tribune Do your eyes hurt after the solar eclipse? Here’s what you need to know.Chicago TribuneSo you looked directly at the sun while trying to watch the solar eclipse. Maybe you didn’t read the warnings or couldn’t get your hands on a pair of eclipse glasses. Or maybe you did have them but couldn’t…

The Atlantic Global Warming Is Threatening Alaska’s Prized Wedding FlowerThe AtlanticGlobal demand for peonies remains high into the fall, largely from brides who have their hearts set on the soft, lush flower. “They’re one of the top five most-requested flowers for weddings,” says Thaomy Lam, an event-planning consultant based in …

EURACTIV Dangerous global warming unstoppable without geo-engineering, says studyEURACTIVThe international community has already missed its chance to limit global warming to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius, according to a new study by Switzerland-based researchers. But a solution to the problem could lie in geo-engineering technologies. and more »

Mashable Exxon dared people to prove it misled the public on global warming: 2 science historians just called their bluffMashableWhen these ads — which were aimed at swaying public opinion and appeared in other publications as well — covered the science and policy debate surrounded global warming, they emphasized the uncertainty of the science and…

CNBC Exxon Mobil misled the public on climate change, Harvard study findsCNBCExxon Mobil acknowledged in research and internal communications that climate change is real and caused by human activity, but it sowed doubt in its ads, a Harvard study found. About 80 percent of Exxon’s research acknowledged the scientific consensus, …Harvard study: Exxon ‘misled the public’…

The Guardian Another US agency deletes references to climate change on government websiteThe GuardianEDGI counted five instances in which the term “climate change” was changed to simply “climate” on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) site. The NIH, an agency of the federal government, is the world’s leading public health research body. EDGI’s …NIH unit…

Washington Post This is why when you talk about climate change, you can’t ignore agricultureWashington Post“Historically, I think we’ve underestimated the amount of emissions from soils due to land use change,” said lead study author Jonathan Sanderman, an associate scientist with the Woods Hole Research Center, a climate change research organization based … and more »