(Pollution kills, adds to health costs, destroys environment.)
Mount Kilimanjaro glaciers likely gone by '20: report.
Illinois 1st US state to include seismic measures in drilling rules.
Some diluted bitumen sinks in fresh, brackish water within 26 hours: report. Diluted bitumen in tar sands. Also found oil's toxic properties last over 2 decades in ocean. (Or Gulf of Mex, BP.) Bitumen heavily degraded by bacteria over millions of years. Contains nickel, vanadium, sulfur, nitrogen. Must be diluted with condensate to move through pipe. Spill on ocean, condensate evaps into air, making carcinogenic fumes. Bitumen floats until sediment, plankton pulls it down.
Clean Energy (CLNE), Covanta (CVA) opened 1st CNG fueling station to move garbage truck fleets to NG.
United Airlines to commence wide-scale av biofuels flights in '14. To buy 15M gals over 3 yrs from AltAir. Fuels for flights from LAX (LA). Expecting at least 50% reduction of GHGs on lifecycle basis. AltAir refitting refinery for 30Mg/y cap.
Aemetis (AMTX) 60mg/y Cal plant started ethanol production from sorghum. Also combined heat and power system with traditional feedstocks.
UK Ministry of Defence predicting $500 oil by '40.
Gazprom cutting NG prices for Europe this year again. ~$800-900M worth this year. $3.2B last year.
Ikeuchi Towel 1st Japan firm to get 100% energy from wind.
Kaiser Permanente $30B commitment for green building.
Blue Earth (BBLU) buying 38.5Mw Ontario project from CSIQ.
Huaneng Power closed on $816M private placement.
China to end Golden Sun PV subsidy program this year.
Romania approved heavy cuts to clean energy subsidies.
White House: CO2 emissions cost more than predicted 3 yrs ago.
Honey substitutes may contrib to bee colony losses.
ND farming towns battling fracking dust.
Los Angleles smog drop from vehicle emissions regs.
Ecuador oil spill fouling Amazon tributary.
Louisiana lawmakers cleared bill to end solar energy tax creds.
Fukushima sprung a new leak.
And, O yea, the last Oklahoma twister on Friday. 2.5 miles wide at near 300MPH. Biggest ever. In Ever.
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