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>26K US buildings have earned LEED or energy star certification since '99.

EPA delaying soot standard again, plans to act by Aug of '13.

Some fear offshore drilling the cause of Peru's dolphin, seabird deaths. Jan-Apr >200 dolphins stranded on Cape Cod, most died. NOAA: magnitude of strandings in north Gulf since BP spill "unprecedented".

Norway commissioned world's largest carbon capture/storage facility.

Toyota to roll out Tesla-powered SUV.

India will install 1GW of solar this year.

France's new prez an avid backer of clean/renewable energy. Sarkozy was not. New guy wants to reduce nuke power to 50% of elgen by '25 from 75% now (63GW). France world's largest exporter of el, most to Italy, Swiss. They did install 1.5GW of solar in '11, but much of it was built in '10. Grid connect can take up to 18 months. 2.5GW total solar now. But their FIT framework aims to limit annual market to 500MW. In '10 they installed 1.4GW of wind power. Last year 830MW. Total now 6.8GW.

Mass released new set of strict standards for biomass that have potential to cut subsidies for developing plants. Plants must gen power at 50% efficiency for 1/2  renewable E credit/MWh, 60% for full cred. Previously it was 25% requirement. Also required to make at least 50% redux in lifecycle emissions over 20 yrs. Biomass plants release more CO2 than most fossil fuels.

Thermo E has brought to market a system that turns soluable sugars in wastewater into feedstock for eth production.

SZYM revs were up 76% but losses widened as capacity ramp-up continues.

Global biofuels industry $277B in '10. 110B liters. 1.4M jobs. Global eth prod 2X since '05, 3X in last decade. By '20, prod expected to reach 196B liters and add another .8M jobs.

Euro biodiesel plants turning to animal fats, waste oils as canola prices skyrocket on lousy crop from bad weather.

Google lists 102 operating wind farms of 120MW or more in US. 2 under construction, 24 proposed.

Citibank to contribute $41M, MasterCard $6.5M for NYC's bike share program. Will op without govt subsidies. Eventually 10K bikes, 600 stations.

Port of LA to offer ships incentives of up to $5,250/vessel this summer for voluntary engine, fuel or tech enhancements that reduce emissions.