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Part IV: Ranks and Hackles—COP21 and Judicial Review of the Clean Power Plan

The complex case of West Virginia v. EPA illustrates the uncertainty injected into the national effort of the U.S. to meet its COP21 commitments, as a result of day-to-day realities. The case is the basis for the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) staying the implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP or Plan). It is the lynchpin holding up the U.S. promise made in Paris.

Sao Tome's ex-prime minister elected president in one-man race

SAO TOME, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Former prime minister Evaristo
Carvalho has been elected president of Sao Tome and Principe,
the election commission said on Monday, after incumbent Manuel
Pinto da Costa dropped out of the race citing voting
irregularities in the first round.

Stem to Provide Battery Storage for Con Edison in New York

Stem Inc., a California-based provider of energy storage systems, is among 10 winners of Consolidated Edison Inc.’s maiden auction for demand-response services, a sign of growing utility demand for battery technology.

Gunmen dressed as priests kill 3 soldiers in Nigeria's Delta -military source

YENAGOA, Nigeria, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen dressed as
priests killed three Nigerian soldiers in the oil-producing
Niger Delta, a military source and residents said.

CORRECTED-COLUMN-Hedge fund short covering probably accounts for oil rally: Kemp

LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Benchmark crude prices have risen
almost 8 percent since early last week in what has all the
hallmarks of a short-covering rally.

Iraq's Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as "liberation" nears

BAGHDAD, Aug 8 (Reuters) - As Iraqi forces prepare to attack
Islamic State in its de facto capital of Mosul, residents inside
the city and others who have managed to escape expressed relief
at the prospect their home could be liberated from the extremist
group's harsh rule.

Essar Oil to invest $239m to boost refining margins

India-based Essar Oil will invest over Rs. 1,600 crore ($239m) in the next three years to boost refining margins.

Death toll in Angola's oil-rich Cabinda rises to nearly 40

LUANDA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Ten Angolan soldiers were killed
and nine wounded in fighting with rebels in the country's
oil-producing Cabinda enclave, bringing the death toll since a
flare-up in the conflict to nearly 40, the separatist guerrilla
group said on Monday.

Riverstone to sell Rock Oil stake for $237 mln

Aug 8 (Reuters) - Britain's energy fund Riverstone Energy
Ltd said it would sell its stake in Rock Oil Holdings
LLC, a U.S.-based oil and gas explorer, to SM Energy Co
for $237 million.

'Bring us home,' plead Filipino migrants stranded in Saudi Arabia

JAKARTA, Aug 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of
Filipino workers stranded in Saudi Arabia due to a massive
layoff triggered by a slump in oil prices have pleaded to the
Philippine government to expedite their repatriation.

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