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Brazil had forecasted growth rate of 4.5% this year. Now it's closer to 2.7%.

DOI signed off on 315MW wind farm mostly on fed lands east of San Diego. Online end of this year.

EPA proposal to cut CO2 emissions from coal power plants would reduce emissions by 123B lbs of carbon per year.

TX oil boom - NG still being burned off because of lack of pipelines to transport it out. Permits to flare were 651 last year from 107 in '08. Can't we do better than that? It's a waste and spews GHG's.

DOI to lease 37M acres in central Gulf of Mex for oil development.

Hawaii banned plastic bags at checkouts. I recycle mine at Kroger. Trouble is, not everyone does. So, plastic bags should be banned anywhere not 100 miles inland from any coast. Just my opine.

Canada opened up bidding for Beaufort Sea oil development.

Nova Scotia made goal of 10% elgen from tidal power by '20.

Seaway oil pipe reversal scheduled for today. Will drain glut at Cushing, OK with flow to Gulf coast refineries. Initial flow 150kb/d.

Coalition of retired admirals, generals told Congress, "we can't drill our way to energy security" and to support alt fuels and reject that House Committee push against alt fuels.

Chevron Lummus Global joined initiative to develop drop-in biofuels for jet and diesel engines.

Virgin Australia started 8-week trial of B20 blends for its ground trans at Brisbane airport.