• What the Energy Industry is Expecting from Obama's 2nd Term
• Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   |   Nation   |   November 8, 2012
• Many are already looking to the next four years and questioning whether President Obama's stance on energy will shift or remain the same.

• Climate Policy Changes on the Ballot in Some States
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   November 6, 2012
• While Tuesday’s election may not break the national logjam over how to address climate change, a few states will take decisive action on energy policy in the coming week.

• Utah Can Keep Control of Polygamous Sect's Land, Court Rules
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   November 6, 2012
• A federal appeals court ruled that a polygamous sect’s property trust should remain under state control, overturning an order returning the trust to the Warren Jeffs-led group and marking a major turning point in the long-running case.

• Hurricane Forecasting May Suffer Under U.S. Weather Satellite Plan
• Source: NextGov   |   Nation   |   November 5, 2012
• The Obama administration’s plan to share weather satellite frequencies with commercial cellular carriers could severely degrade scientists’ ability to forecast hurricanes and monitor flooding, weather and spectrum, according to experts.

• Coastal Cities Seek New Protections Against Superstorms
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   November 5, 2012
• Ideas to protect low-lying coastal cities -- even those ideas once dismissed as too expensive or far-fetched -- are getting a second look from officials and scientists worried that climate change will spawn a succession of ever-more-violent Sandys.

• Honolulu Rail Project Up in the Air, Again
• Source: The Los Angeles Times   |   Honolulu, Hawaii   |   November 2, 2012
• The long-debated plan to ease nightmarish traffic commutes isn't going anywhere if a veteran politician has his way. Outlying residents say the line is a matter of social equity.

• New York Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama
• Source: Reuters   |   Nation   |   November 2, 2012
• New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed President Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney on Thursday, saying the incumbent Democrat will bring critically needed leadership to fight climate change after the East Coast devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.

• Fight Looms Over Sacramento's Fenced-Off Levees
• Source: The Sacramento Bee   |   Sacramento, Calif.   |   November 2, 2012
• The city of Sacramento is reviving a long-stalled plan to bring down the fences. The goal is an unbroken public path running another 10 miles to Freeport. The idea is stirring old emotions that kept the plan in the shadows for 15 years.

• U.S. Eases Clean Gasoline Rules in East After Sandy
• Source: Reuters   |   Nation   |   November 1, 2012
• The U.S. environmental regulator temporarily waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 across the eastern seaboard to ease a supply crunch after Hurricane Sandy.
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• The U.S. as an Energy Exporter?
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   November 2012
• The country is poised to transition from one of the world’s biggest consumers of energy to one of its largest producers.
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• Microgrid Technology Faces Its 1st Big Test
• BY: Elizabeth Daigneau   |   November 2012
• After two storms left nearly 1 million Connecticut homes and businesses without power last year, the state began testing whether small electric grids can provide power even when the main grid loses it.

• Arizona Parks Chief Asks Governor for $15 Million in Funds
• Source: The Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   October 30, 2012
• Arizona Parks Director Bryan Martyn said his agency has “critical funding issues” and is asking for additional state funding of about $15.5million for capital projects, operations and staff.

• The Very Plugged-In Mayor of Long Beach
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   October 29, 2012
• Bob Foster is a former energy-company president, but expertise in that subject isn't the only thing he brings to his city.
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• Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rule Approved in Utah
• Source: Deseret News   |   Utah   |   October 26, 2012
• Utah has joined a growing list of states that require energy companies to disclose which chemicals they employ in a controversial process used to stimulate oil and natural gas production.

• Texas Towns Pass Lighting Laws to Protect Star-Gazing
• BY: The Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   October 25, 2012
• A small but growing number of Texas cities are passing lighting ordinances to keep the night sky dark as the state grows.
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