STUFF

NRC opened major investigation into Cal nuke operator that may not have admitted everything it knew at time about radiation leak when generators quickly became unstable.

Oxford U (yep, the one in Britain) began 4-yr study into risks climate change, related regs will pose to assets, investment plans of comps that remain wedded to high carbon biz models.

Melting tundra releases CO2 faster than previous estimates. (Also releases methane?)

BLM adding staff, amending policy to boost power transmission development.

Finland's new nuke plant won't open until '16.

East Africa Rift Valley poised to be 1 of fastest growing and sustained geothermal resources in world in coming decades.

GE snatched global wind install crown from Vestas in '12. Final figs not in yet.

EPA approved blender pump config submitted by RFA for general use by retail stations that wish to dispense E15 and E10 from common hose, nozzle.

FOGFUELS partnered up with Atlanta for B100 for city buses, school buses, etc. Fats, oils, grease (FOG).

Imperial College of London scientists developing method doing away with need to re-engineer a cell every time they want to make a new part. "A step closer to new industrial revolution." Could lead to library of off-the-shelf synth bio components to build more sophisticated biological factories.

Remember when you pay now (in US) $3.79/gal at pump that Venezuelans are paying 18 cents. And US is shipping gasoline to Venezuela. (It's not easy to pin down the oil/gas industry, but it sure behooves us to.)

Another drought in '13 (predicted) could really hurt US ethanol industry. 20 of 211 eth plants were forced to shut down in '12. Unlikely to restart until after '13 harvest.

The Hague demands Ecuador to cease enforcement of $19B Chevron case.

Neptune Renewable Energy bowing out of tidal energy sector. Entering liquidation. Their generators failed at full scale.

Australian pension provider - AMP - invested $100M in N Am wind developer Capistrano Wind Partners. They run 5 wind farms in NB, TX, WY with 413Mw gen cap.