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Summit Daily letters: We need housing, but Dillon project isn’t the answerSummit Daily NewsClimate change is not all bad. We live here in Colorado in places that were covered by glaciers long ago. I grew up in places in this country where magnificent lakes carved by glaciers and terminal moraines created by melted glaciers eons…

The Hill Sierra Club sues US Energy Department over power grid studyReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Environmental group the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Energy Department on Monday in hopes of forcing it to reveal the groups it has consulted in conducting an eagerly awaited study on the electricity grid. It was the latest push …Sierra Club…

Biomass: The other renewable energyMotley FoolTyler Crowe (Enviva Partners): In terms of energy, “renewable” doesn’t only mean solar and wind. It just means an energy source that can be renewed in a relatively short time. Using that definition, we can add biomass as a renewable energy, and that … and more »

Energy Jobs: National Labs Shed Hundreds of Workers. Plus, Enphase, GE, FERC and Grid4CGreentech MediaAfter six months, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a quorum. The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Powelson, commissioner on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and current president of the National Association of Regulatory …

Shell Prepares For A Different Energy RealitySeeking AlphaThis summer has seen the governments of several of the world’s major economies propose to eliminate internal combustion engine vehicles over the next 10-30 years. At the same time, Royal Dutch Shell announced several major clean energy investments … and more »

CNBC Activist believes natural gas player’s dealmaking is a ‘perverse’ scheme to juice execs’ payCNBCHedge fund manager Barry Rosenstein said EQT’s planned purchase of Rice Energy puts executive pay ahead of shareholder value. The deal would help management secure its maximum payout, but would dilute share prices, the Jana Partners founder … and more »

TechCrunch Tesla’s ‘tiny house’ hits the road in Australia to show off solar power potentialTechCrunchTesla has a new way to demonstrate the possibilities of its home solar products to potential customers – using a ‘tiny house’ on wheels, which it can tow on a rolling tour with a Tesla Model X. The Tesla Tiny House…

Forbes Millennials, Here’s How To Use The Total Solar Eclipse To Your AdvantageForbesIf you haven’t heard about this month’s upcoming solar eclipse, you must be living under a rock. Millions of people from all over the country are flocking to the 70-mile band from Oregon to South Carolina where the total eclipse will be visible…

Ars Technica South Australia okays giant solar thermal plant from SolarReserveArs TechnicaOn Monday the South Australian government awarded a key contract to a company called SolarReserve to build a 150MW solar thermal plant near Port Augusta. The California-based company uses giant mirrors, called heliostats, to direct sunlight to a …Port Augusta solar thermal plant to…

InsideClimate News Suniva Solar Tariff Case Could Throttle a Thriving IndustryInsideClimate NewsMost of the rest of the domestic solar industry—including some other manufacturers but mainly those who install and finance solar gear and can thrive on cheap systems from abroad—is lined up against the petition. Their business has been booming as …Business Strategies for Managing…