STUFF

Debby disrupting GOM drilling and hardly moving east.

Galapagos' last giant tortoise died. "Lonesome George."

Cape Cod has worst air quality, highest asthma rates in Mass. Yet, Cape Wind project still fought.

Hillary flew into Rio to announce up to $2B for clean E projects in Africa.

NH lawmakers passed bill barring state from regional cap and trade system without their approval. Well, sure, they want their money too.

So, what came out of Rio+20? I guess just $2B promised for Africa. By US.

Sea level along much of US east coast rising 3-4 x faster than global avg. Since '90, world oceans up .02 to .04 inches/yr. Cape Hatteras to Boston up .08 to .15. My guess is the Arctic/Greenland melting getting into Atlantic current loop.

Senate to vote on global warming consideration in flood insurance.

Maldives want donations instead of tourism carbon tax.

Experimental solar cells absorb IR light.

Ignoring Obama advice, Supreme Court decided to take up 2 Clean Water Act cases. Justices let ruling for Georgia stand in tri-state water war.

Powder River basin coal leasing program missed out on $30B.

Justice Dept: forcing NRC review could kill Yucca. Really.

EPA: NRDC's nanosilver challenge based on incomplete, speculative analysis. I know, getting pretty esoteric, A?

SanFran Bay tidal power project resurfacing.

Calif officials planning for future without San Onofre nuke.

Big palm oil plans for Amazon.

White House paperwork redux initiative. There's inspiration.

Word of the day: torrefaction. Coal sustainability. Biocoal. Biomass cracking. Pellatized torrefied biomass. Organic materials with coal. Coal plants co-fire limited to 5-10% of other than coal, though 25-50% achieved. Biomass heated to 260-320 celsius up to an hour in no or low oxygen. Lignin, celluloses. Known about in '70's, but, of course, ignored.

Vestas to close Chinese wind turbine plant. Uncertain about growth. Already scrapped UK plant.

Russia getting involved in huge new east Mediterranean NG bonanza through Turkey.

DOI approved 1st utility-scale solar project - 350MW - on American Native land in NV.

Putin welcoming major energy comps to invest in Russian resources.

Egypt new prez wants to get close with Iran and look at Israel pact. Thank you, democracy.

Statoil joined in north Australia shale resource exploration.

Libya oil prod now 70% of pre-war prod, aiming to surpass pre-war with 2mb/d.

China bought 2.22M tons of Iran oil in May.

India issued tax exemptions for Iran oil imports.

Japan approved guarantees on insurance for Iran crude cargoes. And the PM approved nuke restart.

BP highest bidder on 43 leases in GOM to drill in spill area. Auction raised $1.7B.

US crude supplies up 6.4% over last year.

India, China largest oil comps joining forces to explore worldwide.

USGS new global est. for mean undiscovered conventional reserves: 665B bls oil (hm, 1 short), 1,429TCF NG, 16B bls NG liquids.

Chevron subsid abandoned Nigerian NG well damaged in Jan rig collapse.

Lawsuits against govt for "illegally" placing moratorium on GOM drilling after BP spill.

BLM approved Gasco Energy NG drilling in Uinta Basin, UT.

Enbridge reversing flow on 240Kb/d pipeline giving Ontario, Quebec refineries access to lower-cost Canada crude. Lower than Brent.

Hot/dry midwest wx pushing corn prices up.

US demanding Argentina end import licensing and warned Indonesia on theirs.

Researchers say $100B needed for plant science R&D to meet food, fuel targets.

Coast Guard ship completed 1st biofuel voyage on 50/50 diesel, algae oil blend. Navy loaded up 900K gal of blends for Great Green Fleet demo.

Senate passed farm bill with energy title intact.

Saudi Aramco setting up venture cap comp to invest in new drilling techs.

Norway's oil workers shutting down wells over labor dispute.

France enviro minister booted from office after she suspended oil drilling permits around coast of French Guiana. Shell and Total now can drill.

NENE reportedly near ready to start mass producing their see-thru solar cells for windows. You might look at buying some of that stock.