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Global oil prod reached 91mb/d in May. Consumption ~90M. Hence the pump prices.

ACFN subsid US Seismic Systems has fiberoptic sensor for oil/NG exploration and reservoir mgmt. Much greater sensitivity than geophones.

Cupertino completed 20MW solar PV project in Calif for PG&E.

MIT all C - C nanotubes and C60 (buckyballs) - solar cell harnessing IR light. IR region ~40% of sun energy. Possible combo with si-based PV that could make use of almost entire spectrum. Eni (Italy) supporting research along with NSF and DOD.

Survey of health of birds across Canada showed nearly half in decline. Indirect link to climate change.

Martha's Vineyard fishers group agreed to settle fed lawsuit and drop opposition to Cape Wind project.

DOE upped price tag and slowed construction on Hanaford nuke waste/treatment project.

SanFran looking to curb use of plastic water bottles.

Japan utility shareholders voted to stick with nuke power.

Questions around UK FIT could be holding back millions of dollars for small-scale hydro investments: Brit Hydro Ass.

NJ Gov expected to sign legislation to increase solar E utilities must buy. 2.05% in '14. <.05% now. Assembly vote 68-4. NJ biggest US sol mart in Q1: 174MW, 34% of US installs in Q1. "It's about saving the jobs we've created in this industry." State's RPS says utilities must get 20.4% of power from renewable/clean E by mid-'21 with 2,518GWh from solar. Why do they go with 2.05%. 20.4%, mid-'21, 2,518GWh?! Round it out, jeeze leweeze. And their sol requirement will be 4.1% by '28.

Global oil consumption up .7% in '11. Reached all-time high 88.03Mb/d: Worldwatch Inst. In '10, consumption up 3.3% after 1.3% decline in '09.

TX comp started up new facility to recycle waste tires into biofuel.

GE Aviation talking about using Great Plains camelina oil as biofuel feedstock for jetfuel.

UK researchers investigating biological electrical "switches" in cyanobacteria that could lead to better biofuels prod from solar.

Euro Biofuels Tech Platform study: globally, bio-CCS could remove 10B tons CO2 from atmos every year by '50 using available sustainable biomass. Equiv to 1/3 of all current global E-related emissions.

Master Limited Partnerships bill for renewable/clean E intro'd in Senate by Coons.

Net zero E living 3 or more decades shy of affordable: Pike Research. But sector revs expected to be $700B by '20, $1.3T by '35.

S Korea 1st major Asian customer to halt Iran oil imports. EU embargo starts July 1. Iran spokester: "it will have negative effect on nuke program talks". No progress made in Moscow.

Rockwool (RKWBF) announced insulation factory in Memphis. Made from stone and recycled materials. Better fire protection. Lots of competition.