STUFF

Fukushima reactor has fatally high radiation, no water.

Shiller: suburban (US) home prices may not recover "in our lifetime". What the hell do we do about that?

Italy set to cut solar incentives.

SPWR record 24% efficiency modules now in production.

EPA's new power plant emissions standard - 1k lbs CO2 equiv/MWh. Roughly that of combined-cycle NG plants. But ~800 lbs less than avg coal plant today.

US Green Bldg Council marked 12,000th LEED-certified commercial bldg.

Admin approved Shell's oil spill response plan for Beaufort Sea.

DOI proposed opening Atlantic for oil/gas surveys.

US industry dropped legal challenge to EU emissions cap.

VA OK'd offshore wind turb in Chesapeake.

Cal nuke reactor - SCal Ed's San Onofre - to remain closed indefinitely. Down 2 months already.

India solar PV manufacturing industry set for August takeoff.

Geothermal gaining steam in Chile. Enel Green Power awarded 3 more exploration concessions. 1 of world's most abundant geotherm resources.

US, UK, France talking strategic oil reserve release. I don't think so.

S. Sudan oil field bombed. Consortium led by China's CNPC confirmed. Call George.

UK oil tanker truck drivers talking Easter weekend strike.

Shell sued by Nigerians over 2 '08 spills.

Oil consumer nations looking at record $2T this year for oil imports: IEA. $1.8T last year.

SYNM shutting down Louisiana biofuels plant 4 weeks for H shortage. Will use downtime for maint. Looking for more H suppliers.

US gasoline demand down 8% from higher prices, more efficient vehicles. But ethanol glut - stocks @ 22.7M bls. Ethanol prices up 12% in Brazil this Q.

Coastal Calif fog carries methyl mercury, an especially toxic form: U Cal Santa Cruz study. "Not dangerous to breathe". Whew. But taken up by fish (in the WATER).

Dr. Rowland died this month. In '74 he told the world of CFC's killing the ozone. It took governments 13 years to act on it. And we're glad they did.