Thursday, July 4, 2013

Daily News: Weather News Headlines - Industry panning Obama's climate change push

Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 06:51 AM PDT

Industry panning Obama's climate change push 
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 06:51 AM PDT
In this Thursday, June 27, 2013 photo, Gary Long, president and Chief Operating Officer of the Public Service of New Hampshire speaks during a news conference in Hooksett, N.H. about new plans for the Northern Pass project. Long says that New England states have already invested billions of dollars in cleaner energy, agreed to cap their own carbon pollution, and crafted plans to import Canadian hydroelectric power. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)BOW, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama's push to fight global warming has triggered condemnation from the coal industry across the industrial Midwest, where state and local economies depend on the health of an energy sector facing strict new pollution limits.
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Gas price retreats as warm weather dulls demand 
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 01:38 AM PDT
File photogrpah shows a gas cooker in BoroughbridgeLONDON (Reuters) - British spot gas prices pared back gains on Thursday as warm weather curbed demand, leaving the system oversupplied. Gas for Friday delivery was trading 0.60 pence lower at 64.55 pence per therm at 0737 GMT. Prices had been gaining ground over the past couple of weeks. "The system opened long this morning, which is a bearish factor for (the within-day) contract and may pull down other NBP prompt prices," Point Carbon analysts said. ...
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Obama climate change push draws industry criticism 
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 01:28 AM PDT
In this Thursday, June 27, 2013 photo, Gary Long, president and Chief Operating Officer of the Public Service of New Hampshire speaks during a news conference in Hooksett, N.H. about new plans for the Northern Pass project. Long says that New England states have already invested billions of dollars in cleaner energy, agreed to cap their own carbon pollution, and crafted plans to import Canadian hydroelectric power. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)BOW, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama's push to fight global warming has triggered condemnation from the coal industry across the industrial Midwest, where state and local economies depend on the health of an energy sector facing strict new pollution limits.
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Burning Question: How Will Climate Change Impact Western Wildfires? 
Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 01:19 PM PDT
Burning Question: How Will Climate Change Impact Western Wildfires?Climate change will dramatically alter wildfire patterns in the western United States before the century ends, studies show.
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Extreme Weather Heats Up Northern Nevada 
Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 01:03 PM PDT
Extreme Weather Heats Up Northern NevadaAs unseasonably warm temperatures continue to stall in the triple digits in large parts of the western United States, Yahoo asked residents to share their heat wave experiences. Here's one.
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