STUFF

GE and Perth utility started Australia's biggest solar farm to power seawater desalination plant. 10Mw. FLSR panels. May expand to 40Mw.

Admin issued final approval for 3Gw WY wind farm. Will fulfill goal of '05's Energy Policy Act of 10Gw of clean E on fed land by '15.

DOD considering using its pocket book to boost production of fuel cells, light weight materials.

Study: palm oil industry appears to be draining Indonesia's C sink. (Taking down forests for less C-soaking palm trees.)

GE, Walmart teaming up with Chinese solars to lobby for free trade.

Canada moving on climate-enhanced algae blooms in Great Lakes. (US owns Great Lakes too.)

Exxon calling for EU power/NG market coordination to cut CO2. Leading utility exec says EU must raise C redux target.

Govt official says Indian farm production becoming climate change resistant.

Romney says he would promote growth of ag sector. Criticized Obama's "over zealous" regs and taxes. Would maintain RFS. Elim of estate tax (20 years too late for me.) Expand foreign trade agreements. Says Obama's ag policies "out of touch". "Counterproductive". Oops, tho, farmers only 1% of voters, but influential.

BLM official blasts agency for valuing drillingover conservation.

Rocky Mountain National Park on fire?

Judge let EPA continue with soot experiments. Everything in courts.

IG report raises cost, risk concerns of phased reopening of Hanaford plant.

Treasury launched probe of solar tax cred program.

EU rejected Arctic drilling moratorium.

Honda offering $3K of free fuel for NG Civic customers.

Methane leaks from soil under NJ schools.

Indonesia facing smog probs.

Sweetheart deal for Philly refinery uner fire in PA court. Carlyle Group buy of Sunoco refinery. Fast-tracked air permits. East coast's largest refinery. 330K bls/d.

~1/4 of Mongolia's 2.8M peeps are nomadic herders. Yaks, sheep, cattle, goats, camels. Live in gers. Now comes solar power.

Suntech - biggest solar panel maker in world - may have few options as it seeks to negotiate debt. Analysts say it may be insurmountable. And China govt, as reported, may rescue.