STUFF ... First Solar (FSLR) bought GE's CdTe solar property. Also bought 1.5Gw development pipeline in US, Mexico from Element Power. And they reduced their '13 outlook while reporting lower numbers for quarter ... 300 metric tons of contaminated groundwater from Fukushima emptying daily into Pacific. Going on for months. Japan govt stepping in ... US had warmest year on record in '12: "State of Climate" report ... Congressional task force: DOE could further CO2 goals with efficiency rules, backing private investment in advanced energy tech, studying climate effects of exporting LNG ... Study: methane emissions from Utah NG field at 6.2-11.7% of production ... Study: no new climate change treaty in '15 unless more nations develop domestic legislation to address rising GHG levels ... Navigant: decommissioning coal plants could be multibillion dollar biz globally by '20 ... PA shuttered spill-prone NG treatment plant ... Enviro violations mount for Wisc frac sand mines ... Brazil development bank to boost ethanol production loans 46% this year to $2.6B. Interest rates down to 5.5% ...1K Shanghai buses to run on swill biodiesel starting in '14. Swill - cooking oil so dirty it can be toxic to humans ... PA's proved NG reserves rose 90% in '11, 41% of overall US increase: EIA ... Washington threatening Pakistan with sanctions if it continues with Iran NG pipeline. Iran has completed its segment of the $7.5B pipe. Pakistan started theirs in March at border. '15 completion. 21MCM/d capacity. NG from offshore Iran in Persian Gulf ... New Shell platform anchored in Gulf of Mex ... Smart meters on feeder lines at all 9 govt utilities in Pakistan have helped save 100Mw so far to add to grid. Help from USAID ... Showa Shell to build 49Mw biomass power plant south of Tokyo. Online by '16. ~16B Yen. Woody biomass from N Am, palm kernel shells from SE Asia feedstock ... Sun Ed $103M 2Q loss ... Tamil Nadu unveiled draft solar tariff rates ... DOE approved 3rd LNG export project ... Judge ordered BP to explain why it won't pay claims center bill ... GE called off plans for Colo solar plant ... SF Bay area cities standardizing solar permit process.