Clean Start: November 21, 2011

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The number of homes damaged or destroyed by a wildfire near Reno more than doubled Saturday to at least 72 as firefighters surveyed remote areas in their continued drive to fight the blaze, which was 80% contained at nightfall. [LA Times]

A new study led by University of British Columbia researchers reveals how the effect of climate change will impact the world’s supply of fish. [Science Daily]

Some developing countries should contribute money to a $100 billion per year climate fund to help poor nations combat climate change, the lead U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern said on Friday. [Reuters]

Realizing that consequences of climate change in the Himalayas can no longer be ignored, India along with Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh has signed a declaration for wide-ranging collaboration on energy, water, food and biodiversity issues to addresss the threat to their ecosystem. [Hindustan Times]

Connecticut’s commitment to the regional cap-and-trade system and subsequent investment in energy efficiency bolstered the economy by $189 million, even as power plants shell out cash for their air pollution. [Hartford Business Journal]

U.S. oil company Chevron promised to fully clean-up an oil spill off Brazil’s coast, the CEO of the local subsidiary, George Buck, said on Sunday, taking responsibility for an accident that has become a major test for one of the world’s fastest-growing oil frontiers. [Reuters]

The city of Omaha spent $12.2 million battling the Missouri River flood, nearly all of which was covered by private insurance and federal and state disaster aid. [Omaha World-Herald]

Proposed federal environmental regulations could shut about 13,000 megawatts of coal fired generation, boost power prices, threaten electric reliability and cost billions to retrofit or replace most of the region’s existing coal fleet, according to U.S. power grid operator Midwest Independent System Operator. [Reuters]

“The frequency of flooding will drastically increase, which means the cost of flooding will increase horrendously,” said Klaus Jacob, one of the authors of a study of the threat of global warming to New York City. [New York Daily News]