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TransCanada names Siim Vanaselja chairman of board

Dec 8 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp, Canada's No. 2
pipeline operator, said on Thursday it named Siim Vanaselja
chairman of the board.

U.S. weather forecaster sees La Nina conditions present

NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. government weather
forecaster on Thursday said La Nina conditions are present and
favored to dissipate in early 2017.

COLUMN-Oil traders see no market rebalancing until later in 2017: Kemp

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Crude traders expect the oil
market to begin tightening and gradually move into deficit, but
the shift is not forecast to occur much before the second half
of 2017.

Enel Starts Operation of Integrated Geothermal-Hydropower Plant in Utah

Enel S.p.A., through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA), has begun operation of its Cove Fort geothermal-hydropower plant.

Why We Need Desert Solar as Well as Rooftop

In the comment sections following articles about big solar projects in the desert, you’ll typically find the claim that we should put solar only on rooftops, citing studies like this from NREL, that stated: "New analysis nearly doubles previous estimates and shows U.S. building rooftops could generate close to 40 percent of national electricity sales.”

Notes from the Solar Underground: 2016 – What Just Happened?

2016 was a wild year and not just for solar. Voters seem to be rejecting the status quo in favor of the unknown in many countries. After decades of reliance on government incentives, subsidies and mandates the global solar industry may be inured to unpredictability but the industry as a whole should be wary of global trends.

UPDATE 1-Trump to nominate Pruitt to lead U.S. environmental agency -statement

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump will nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a
critic of federal environmental regulation, to lead the
Environmental Protection Agency, his transition team said on
Thursday.

Ghana electoral commission to start releasing results on Thursday -spokesman

ACCRA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Ghana's electoral commission
spokeman said the agency would start releasing results on
Thursday from a presidential and parliamentary vote held the day
before and it called for calm.

Trump’s Pick of EPA Foe to Lead Agency May Spark Senate Fight

President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of a chief opponent of the Obama administration’s climate agenda and a staunch oil industry ally to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prompted vows to battle the nomination.

EU launches legal case against Germany, UK over VW scandal

BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Union opened legal
action on Thursday against seven nations including Germany and
Britain for failing to police emissions cheating by carmakers
after the Volkswagen scandal.

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