STUFF .... Power plant for US Capitol campus the largest single source of CO2 emissions in Washington DC. Burns coal, fuel oil ... Research firm IHS CERA: Keystone XL would not increase GHGs because its rejection would probably shift crude imports to Venezeula tar sands - the same kind of heavy crude as Alberta's ... Navigant: 38 new advanced energy storage projects announced, started or deployed worldwide 1H13 ... Report: northern forests take, release more CO2 ... NOAA detailing climate change effects on estuaries ... Global warming "drying up" India monsoon ... EIA: energy jobs increasing faster than all of US private sector ... VC funding in wind power unusually high in 2Q: Mercom. $195M went to 2 comps in India. $210M total in 4 deals. $16M for 3 deals in 1Q. Total wind sector funding $315B in 2Q ... Amyris (AMRS) raised $60M in private placement of convertible notes ... Exxon, Imperial Oil buying Conoco oil sands stake in Canada for $720M. 226K acres ... Recent tests in Britain suggest it will be possible to collect CO2 emissions from industrial hubs and store them below the oceans. 1 location 40 miles offshore Yorkshire with estimated capacity of 200M tons CO2. Equiv of removing 10M cars from roads for 10 yrs. Similar sites all over Europe ... Real Goods Solar (RSOL) buying Mercury Energy to expand on US east coast. Issuing 7.9M shares for purchase. Mercury had $35M revs in '12, has about $10M cash, no debt ... Sojitz (Japan) plans to build 106Mw of solar power at 4 stations for 35B Yen ($362M). Online by '17. Their 1st solar projects in Japan. LG Electronics (S Korea) to supply panels ... 2Q shipments from 3 of top 4 solar panel makers exceeded projections by up to 32%. Demand surge in Asia. Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Yingli, Trina ... Samsung buying OLED maker Noveled for 260M Euros ... NRG Energy posted 2Q profit, heavy 1H loss ... Allianz buying 50Mw of wind projects in Italy, France ... Uttar Pradesh India gave green light for 230Mw of new solar power projects ... CT plans 1st statewide microgrid in US ... Study: EVs carry heavier footprint than hybrids in most states ... Wind power struggles to reach New England customers during peak demand ... Trees revealing lasting impacts of Chernobyl ... Report: nuke power plant in Taiwan may be leaking toxic water.