STUFF

TOP STUFF

Global carbon emissions up to > 2.4M lbs per second. Of planet's top polluters, US and Germany the only countries that reduced their emissions. 38.2B tons CO2 pumped into atmos last year. ~1B tons more than '10. CO2 levels 54% higher than '90 baseline. China top polluter @ 10B tons, up 10% in '11. US 5.9B tons, down 2%. India 2.5B tons, up 7%. Russia 1.8B tons, up 3%. Japan up .4% to 1.3B tons.

OTHER STUFF

300Mw combined-cycle NG plant newly online in Lodi, Cal. < $500M. $380M construction, $112M debt service.

Peru banned GMO's for 10 years.

MISO grid had wind peak last month over 10Gw. Was > 25% of total generation being used at time. MISO now manages > 11Gw of installed wind gen, > 7Gw more online soon. Operates in 11 states, Manitoba, > $23.6B annual gross market energy transactions. Nation's 1st regional transmission organization ('01).

Siemens got order for 138Mw of wind turbines, 1st order from S Africa. Orders for 730Mw of turbines from Europe, S Africa since July. Total EUR880M.

Dispersant makes oil 52x more toxic.

GRPH's AL property has 7M ton graphite resource. Almost $68M worth.