STUFF .... NY state bonds to finance energy efficiency loans. A first ... Study: oceans rose 30 ft above modern level during time of similar global warming ... BLM approved new solar, geothermal development plan for Cal desert ... Fed court blocking VT from closing nuke reactor ... Conoco proposing more production in AK Reserve ... Grid reliability issues could delay shutdown of 2 coal power plants in PA ... Xcel moving to buy another wind farm ... Amtrak set all-time monthly ridership record in July ... Detroit mayor ordering removal of coke piles along Detroit River ... EC may allow state aid for nuke power ... ND fining Halek $1.5M for jeopardizing drinking water with fracking. Same comp facing $22M fraud case in TX. (Industry should wean out the bad actors.) ... Moapa Band of Paiute Nation formed JV to build up to 1.5Gw of clean/renewable energy on its land in Nev ... Solar City (SCTY) to buy direct-marketing comp for $120M ... Yingli, DEK Solar (UK) to jointly build solar manufacturing research center ... FL Biofuels shutdown. Used cooking oil feedstock boosting costs to $3/gal ... Ukrainian biomass comps risk bankruptcy after Poland dropped subsidies ... NM State U got $5M grant from DOE to boost algae-based drop-in fuel techs ... Thailand planning to boost biodiesel production to 7.3M liters/day by '21, up from 5.9M target. 2.8M production now. Sticking with palm oil. Target for advanced biofuels cut to 3M liters/d by '21, down from 21M. B7 blend next yr, B10 by '19 ... BP set to sue US over contract blockage by EPA ... Western oil majors still holding on to Azerbaijan despite Putin ... TVA to buy majority stake of NG combined-cycle power plant for $400M. 774Mw plant ... Brazil sugar forecast cut 13% on frost, drought ... TX nuke weapons plant to build 11.5Mw wind farm ... GE started its 1st wind farm in Estonia. 45Mw. In '11, Estonia became 1st EU member to exceed its '20 clean/ren target. 25.9% powgen share in '11 ... UK wind developer made party donations after getting govt grant. (At least they waited until AFTER getting the grant.) ... China solar PV exports to EU down 58% 1H13 ... EBRD considering 68M Euro loan for 108Mw Romanian wind farm.