STUFF

Over 100 major ski resorts signed declaration urging US action on climate change.

Many Republicans refuse to buy anything with "environmentally friendly" on packaging. That's how bad the polyticks.

US topped list of natural disaster losses in '12.

EU GHGs dropped to lowest levels since '90.

Pilot plant using Soitec concentrated solar PV tech built in Chile. 64Kw. 2-axis tracking.

Chile connected 145Mw of solar, wind power to grid in 1st 4 months of '13. ~88% of total for '12.

1.4Mw solar array on roof of Brazil soccer stadium supplying grid. $16M. (Way too dam expensive. Probably payola (corruption). Should have been ~$4-5M.)

Acciona Windpower chosen to supply turbines for 210Mw of wind power projects in Brazil.

Vestas got order for 155Mw wind project in Mexico.

Brazil and Uruguay utilities to build 110Mw wind farm in Uruguay.

Fulcrum BioEnergy demo'd conversion of muni solid waste into jet, diesel fuels.

Over 50% of Russia's 1,800 oil/gas rigs too old, too light, too inefficient to use in shale ops. Creating $9B demand for new rigs.

UAE started building 2nd reactor at 1st nuke plant. Plans 4 reactors by '20 to supply over 5Gw. UAE power demand growing 9%/yr.

Tillerson (Exxon): too many unknowns to justify govt policies promoting deeper cuts in GHGs. (Actually, I agree with 5 unknowns: Is the sun getting hotter? Or is it just from sun cycles? Do we have thermometers on moon and Mars or in space to verify? And what's the evidence of earth atmos holding in GHGs? How many does Rex know?)

BLM accepted over $6M bid to mine over 21M tons of fed coal in NW Colo.

Panel of experts: world should start researching ways to reflect sunrays back into space to combat global warming. (Um ... space mirrors? Painting everything white?)

Report: China coal use will push CO2 emissions up 40% by '20. (Let alone the mercury and arsenic emissions.)

1st grid-connected floating wind turbine launched off Maine coast.

Plastic bag ban failed in Cal Senate. (Um, failed in California. Good luck anywhere else. Um, I take mine back to recycle barrel at Kroger.)

1Q13 Eagle Ford Shale (TX) produced avg 512Kb/d of oil.

So, On we go, pards. Into who knows anything ville. Onward and upward. Tally ho. Happy trailers. Vaya con Dios. Be kind. Be good. Be smart. And start your day with the Bible.