‘CARLSBAD, N.M. — Just after the local water board announced this month that its farmers would get only one-tenth of their normal water allotment this year, Ronnie Walterscheid, 53, stood up and called on his elected representatives to declare a water war on their upstream neighbors.’

via New Mexico Farmers Push to Be Made a Priority in Drought – NYTimes.com.

‘ALBANY — In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has started to caution investors that climate change poses a long-term risk to the state’s finances.’

via New York State Bonds Include Warning on Climate Change – NYTimes.com.

‘Scientists have linked the underground injection of oil-drilling wastewater to a magnitude-5.7 earthquake in 2011 that struck the US state of Oklahoma.’

via BBC News – Oklahoma earthquake linked to oil extraction wastewater.

‘At a Tuesday news conference, several researchers said that warming conditions in the Arctic may be weakening jet stream currents and causing extreme weather systems to linger in northern mid-latitudes.’

via Arctic ice loss drives extreme weather patterns – latimes.com.

‘(Reuters) – China’s rush to bail out Suntech Power Holdings and other solar panel makers is condemning its solar sector to a worsening glut, as demand remains stubbornly stagnant, both at home and abroad.’

via China’s bailouts darken horizon for solar panel sector | Reuters.

‘A Maryland energy company is planning to deliver 500 megawatts of power to the electrical grid from a giant hollow tower on the Arizona-Mexico border that would be the second-tallest structure ever built.’

via Massive Energy Skyscraper Proposed On U.S.-Mexico Border – Forbes.

and the followup story fills in some of the details:

‘How much would it cost to build a downdraft tower? $1 billion, plus $100 million to pipe the water in from the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Additional money would be needed to build a desalination plant, but the company has not yet arrived at a number…’

via Your Energy Skyscraper Questions, Answered – Forbes.

‘CALGARY, Alberta, March 26 (Reuters) – Contaminated water may have spilled into the Athabasca River from a broken pipe at Suncor Energy Inc’s oil sands project in northern Alberta, sparking new fears about pollution of the river from the massive oil sands developments along its banks.’

via UPDATE 2-Water escapes Suncor oil sands pond into Athabasca River | Reuters.

‘An action-oriented scientific agenda for tackling global climate change and its impacts on agriculture emerged from the international, three-day Climate-Smart Agriculture Conference, which drew more than 300 participants last week to UC Davis.’

via UC Davis climate confab sets international agenda – Daily Democrat Online.

‘Hurricane Sandy last year pushed the issue of climate change higher on the nation’s agenda. President Barack Obama indicated in his inaugural address and his State of the Union address that climate policy would be a priority for his second term. Some members of Congress said Sandy might cause Congress to redesign infrastructure spending to limit damage from future catastrophic storms.’

via Senate energy and climate change votes point to EPA as key decider – NBC Politics.

‘New York state is listing climate change as a risk for bondholders after Hurricane Sandy caused more than $40 billion in damage and Governor Andrew Cuomo said better preparations are needed.’

via New York State Cites Climate Change as Risk to Bond Investors – Bloomberg.