STUFF

Dec '06 16.6M Americans were self-employed. 14.5M now.

'85-'09 Greenland crevasses increased 13%. (More of iceshelf's interior exposed to warming.)

"Missing heat" may be getting stored in deep ocean (1k feet+). Explains global warming "hiatus". Up to a decade at a time. Explains '98 warmest year on record and more GHG's going into atmos until '10 even warmer. Deep ocean warmed 18-19% faster during the hiatus. La Nina explained too.

China suspended production at Jinko Solar (NYSE listing) factory after resident protests of foul air and water. Fluoride 10x above acceptable in water after heavy rain. Unusual amount of cancer deaths.

Evangelicals pressing Republicans to drop EPA mercury air pollution fight. Huh.

DOE has tightened loan guarantee parameters after Solyndra.

Tax credits and mandates are bringing back biodiesel plants.

NY has halted Lake Erie offshore wind project.

Faulty cement a problem at PA NG wells.

State Dept creating bureau for energy issues.

Siemens exiting nuke power biz. Siemens exiting nuke power biz. Did I mention Siemens?

Denmarks' Dong Energy in negotiations to buy Shell's industrial/commercial NG retail biz.

EPA providing $1.5M for clean diesel upgrades in MA. Reduces early death, asthma.

India's Suzlon targeting China offshore wind.

Former CIA director Woolsey: health costs of our oil habit (benzene) starts at $64B and goes to $250B. Cancer, heart disease. But also saying switch to ethanol only requires cheap mods to fuel lines. Huh.

Heiovolt got $50M from Korean refiner (10% of Korean GDP). CIGS solar.

The look see, pards.