STUFF

Belgium's Elia, Europe's 4th largest transmission system operator, joined Google, Marubeni, Good Energies and Atlantic Grid Development in the Atlantic Wind Connection project for offshore wind transmission backbone from NJ to VA. No figures given.

DOI approved 4 new clean E projects on public lands, enviro reviews on 3 others. All the endangered critters to be protected. Solar E zones in 6 western states being ID'd. The 4: 1, 250MW solar project in Mojave by Mojave Solar; 2, 200MW solar project in CA desert by CSOLAR; 3, 104MW wind project in OR by West Butte Wind Power; and 4, a 500kV transmission line by S Cal Edison from Colorado River toward LA.

GSA paid $28M for 2MW of solar on top of Indy Fed center building. Do the math, it won't pay out. But that's govt work. But there is the other math of GHG emissions not emmitted.

Atlantis landed. No more space shuttles. And what did all that money spent give us? A big rumble in our pants on launch. Hubble the best.

Bloomberg's charitable org to donate $50M over 4 yrs to Sierra Club effort to shut down old coal plants - 1/3 by '20. Ole King Cole ... no more dole. Back in spring, Bloomberg pledged $20M over 3 yrs to C40 - cities around world working to reduce GHGs. Little Mike for President?

Senate oil-spill response bill stalled in committee over revenue sharing. O those kinks to work out.

CA has run out of money for EV rebates.

Iodine in Philly drinking water traced to thyroid cancer patients.

US, France backing off Kadaffy has to go?! WHAT?!

DOE offers to sign up as first customer  for small modular nuke reactors.

US airlines seek law to protect them from EU cap and trade charges.

Bermuda aiming to get off fossil fuels. And House of Lords says climate skeptic Lord Monkton no longer a member.

I found out our new lighting downstairs in the main room is LEDs from Home Depot. Yay.

EU still putting Euros down on decommissioning old nuke plants in former Soviet bloc countries.

And that's the come and the go, pards. Happy motoring.