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Solar expected to be 40% of PG&E's renewable portfolio by '20.

Pike Research: 410K plug-in V's will be sold in US  from '11 to '15. 1M mark maybe in '18. 722 in '10. >34.5K LEAFs sold to date. Prius sales >3M, 1/2 in US. Nissan to launch 8 EV models by '14. Goal of 1.5M vehicles by '16. 21K Chevy Volts sold to date. Owners visit gas stations 1x/mo. 900 miles between fillups.

$30M, 18MW wind farm planned in MN.

>$7B of windfarm projects expected to be completed in 3Q12 in N Am.

Wisc's 1st community wind farm, 5MW, up and running.

7 nations - Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Paraguay, Nepal, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Syria - lack national laws regulating wildlife trade or failing to report.

PA court rejected ban on local fracking limits.

Fuel efficiency of vehicles purchased in 1H12 in US reached 23.8MPG, up 1.1MPG from 1H11.

Drought raising Mississippi-Ohio Rivers shipping costs.

Drought-tolerant corn trials showing positive early results.

LEED reached 2B square feet of certified commercial space.

DOE awarded $7M to C cap/storage projects.

Southern Comp to close coal plants, citing new pollution standards.

Army Corps approved final permit for Keystone XL southern leg.

Schumer calling on admin to stop Chinese comp's purchase of Canadian comp. I'm sorry, but I didn't know the US is now GOD. Schumer's a little nuts there.

Russian court ordered BP to pay $3.1B in damages for leaving JV.

Researchers linked ozone loss to climate change.

Shell scaling back Alaska drilling plans.

NRC found safety probs @ NC reactor.

DOT rolling out $17B loan program authorization for new highway bill.

NJ Guvnah veto'd GHG initiative bid.

DOE: east coast refining crisis has been averted.

Portugal utility plans to export solar E to Germany.

Gamesa planning restructuring.

Philippines intro'd new FIT.

Advanced biofuels/chems capac to reach 5.88B gal by '17.

GEVO/BIOF signed agreement to explore large scale biobutanols.

Algae light absorption evolving: NAS.

Exxon's 49% increase in profits less than predicted. Oil/gas output down 5.6% as oil prices fell 8.8%. What the ...