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Brit Columbia announced $62M incentive program for NG vehicles.

8 Chinese airlines, 2 Indian lines failed to submit CO2 emissions data for '11, disregarding EU's emissions rule.

Heartland Institute lost 3 more corp sponsors since Unabomber = believers in man-made climate change billboard. Nice to see corp citizens step up for reasonableness.

Study: EPA mercury rule may strain coal-fired power plants, power grid. Well, we really need to keep the merc out of the air. You've heard of the mercury poisoning from eating too much of certain fish, right? The poisoning doesn't stop there.

Some economists assert money is better spent fighting malnutrition, malaria than on climate change. Well, sure. Can't argue with that, right? Fact is, though, we have to spend on all as we can.

Scientists simulating CO2 leak from storage pipe off Scot coast. And Australian experiment exposing trees to future CO2 levels.

Study: biofuels made gas prices $1 cheaper last year. Really? Seems we had the same pump prices to oil prices correlation as in past years. At least in US. They might mean global prices.

Americans trust Obama more than Romney on warming issues. What, Obama is warmer? :)

Next round of CAFE standards due this summer.

NRC oversight expanded at VA, FL reactors.

Total now pumping mud to stop N Sea NG well leak.

Commerce Dept ruling on Chinese solar dumping expected this week. Probably Thursday.

1st US LNG floating export plant planned for TX.

Miami-Dade pipes spewed 47M gals of raw sewage over 2 yrs. Ug.

Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Iowa State U scientists discovered family of plant proteins that play role in production of seed oils.

Germany's Sovello the latest solar comp to file for bankruptcy.

Sauds plan to install 54GW of clean/renewable elgen capacity next 2 decades. Initial targets: CSP - 25GW, solar PV - 16GW, wind - 9GW, geothermal and waste-to-energy - 4GW. 1st round of bidding next yr for 2.8GW. FITs planned for '15.

EIA: coal was 36% of US elgen in Q1, down from 44% in '11.

LS9 says their demo advanced biofuels plant in FL is ready to start-up in June.

Bell Performance launched "Ethanol Defense" - an ethanol treatment designed to protect engines from ethanol damage and improve mileage up to 12%. Beware the snake oil, folks. Not saying this is. Just saying beware. How the heck can it improve mileage 12%?

KIOR announced 1st commercial facility in Miss ready to go ahead of sked, on budget. Start-up to full capacity ops expected to take 6-12 months. Another plant targeted for early '13 groundbreak.