Inspector General to Investigate Permitting Process for Keystone XL Pipeline (NYT)

White House Rally Puts Obama in Climate Cross-Hairs (LA Times)

Krugman: Solar at Cost Parity with Coal, with Externalities Priced (NYT)

TransCanada Admits Keystone Jobs Figures Inflated (Wash Post)

U.S. Shale Boom Casts Long Shadow Over Global Energy Landscape (Greenwire)

Rapid Spike in CO2 Emissions Shocks Researchers (Der Spiegel)

Obama Advisers Fret Over Keystone’s Political Risk (Reuters)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rising Faster Than Ever (AP)

Carbon Tax, Water Pricing Essential As Population Passes 7 Billion (Economist)

Existing Technology Can Achieve 60% CO2 Reductions; 80% Requires New Technology (Nature)