Week in review – energy, water and food

by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.

Energy
Obama Says Truckers Must Pay Fine To Avoid New Climate Regs [link]
“EPA’s Absurd New Fuel Standards for Trucks Will Raise Upfront Costs”  [link]
The Uncomfortable Truth About Aviation Emissions [link]
White House takes aim at a fast-growing source of emissions: airplanes [link]
Hybrid Hydrogen on the horizon: Mercedes-Benz GLC plug-in hydrogen fuel-cell coming in 2017  [link]
Jim Hansen works to save nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon [link]
Wholesale electricity prices could rise 15% under CPP with nuclear closures. [link]
“EPA Skips Required Research, Now Has No Clue If Biofuels Hurt The Environment” [link]
Why Aren’t Ships Using #Wind-Power to Cut Their #Climate Footprint?[link]
Should Britain lead 21st century nuclear energy? [link]
Secretary# Moniz: #Fracking Has Been Good for the #Environment [link]
Buffering volatility: A study on the limits of Germany’s energy revolution  [link]
Subsidizing #Nuclear Will Only Make Our #Grid Problems Worse [link]
Inadequate transmission is the main challenge facing the US nuclear industry. [link] …
Energy experts warn more reliance on air conditioning, particularly in China, will accelerate climate change [link]

Level versus Variability Trade-offs in Wind and Solar Generation Investments: The Case of California [link]
Nuclear Power Is Losing Money At An Astonishing Rate [link]
Can it be? Europe Aims to Close Loophole on Wood Energy [link] …
Lithium Oxygen batteries breakthrough: Their time has come [link]

Water
Hydropower could be huge . . . if [link]
Don’t be fooled: “run-of-river” hydro is NOT green. [link]
‘Climate change is #water change’ — the Colorado River system is headed for major trouble [link]
Newsflash: Building dams in Patagonia will not mitigate climate change. [link]
The toilet revolution [link]
Sri Lankan Navy and village women restore mangroves to revitalize their ecology and economy. [link]
Water Diversion: A Re-emerging Threat to Mekong Water Security [link]
To fight water scarcity, poulation growth must be considered [link]
Yellow River yields clues to Chinese legend of ancient ‘Great Flood’ [link]
A Storm Without Rain: Yemen, Water, Climate Change, and Conflict [link] …
Food
The challenges, and rewards, of switching from corn/soy to fruit/veg in the midwest. [link]
How three U.S. mini-farms are sowing the seeds of global #foodsecurity [link]
Climate change, food security and trade linkages in South Asia [link]
Managing climate risk using climate-smart agriculture [link]
What #nutrition policies and investments would give Bangladesh the most impact for every taka spent? [link]
What would it take to mainstream “alternative” agriculture? [link]
Which diet makes best use of farmland? You might be surprised.  [link]
Climate-Smart Agriculture for Drought-Stricken Madagascar [link]
The tree that ate the west [link]
“Carbon farming” good for the climate, farmers, and biodiversity [link]
 
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