STUFF

Newly discovered oil sheen along Gulf Coast linked to BP spill.

Native American nations adding their objections to effort to stop proposed northwest coal terminals.

USDA raised its estimate for soybean production 9% from Sept. Puts prod @ 2.86B bushels.

With focus on trains and boats, EPA announced $30M in grants for projects that clean up diesel emissions.

World Bank president says climate change an urgent issue.

Disney announced paper policy aimed at reducing impacts on rainforest destruction.

TEPCO admitting it could have prevented Fukushima. Great.

Solyndra suing Chinese solars Suntech, Trina, Yingli (the ones listed on NYSE) over claims of antitrust conspiracy. Wants $1.5B compensation. An E trade assoc, China's E admin, Chinese banks and Chinese polysilicon makers named as co-conspirators.

Vestas Wind has cut 20% of their US jobs so far this year as it waits for Congress to decide tax credit extension.

Palm oil plantation expansion in Indonesia set to release > 558M metric tons of CO2 per year by '20, > Canada's yearly emissions. Yale/Stanford study. Rainforests cleared, sometimes burned. Emissions multiplied when clearing occurs on peatlands which store vast amount of carbon. EPA decided in Jan to deny palm oil as biofuel in RFS. Falls 3% short of 20% GHG redux standard. No final decision yet.