STUFF ... Population growth in US adding energy demand faster than any other country ... Methane emissions from NG wells appear in line with earlier EPA estimates: study. Keeps NG's climate edge over coal ... UN expert: reducing short-lived pollutants surer way to meet climate targets ... DOE labs find solar prices in broad decline ... Acidification disrupting marine life across Pacific ... Zimbabwe formed ministry for climate change ... China goal to cut coal power to under 65% of elgen by '17 from 70% now ... IEA: world oil demand to grow 1.1Mb/d next year. OPEC: non-OPEC supply should be up 1.1M this year, another 1.2M next year ... Genel Energy stopped oil exploration, withdrawing from Somali separitist region (NW) after threats, political pressure ... Iran projecting increased oil production to 4Mb/d this year. Seeking to boost exports. 2.57Mb/d pumped in Aug ... ND oil production up 55Kb/d in July to record 875Kb/d. ~67% shipped by rail. US rail oil shipments up 39% this year v. '12. Over 13K cars/week. ~10% of production ... Permits for US onshore drilling up 14% in Aug v. July. Drilling follows ~ 2 months later ... SEC asking energy comps to disclose how much of reserves is oil or liquids like propane. NG liquids ~$45/bl. Oil, of course, lately $105 ... Chesapeake to release over 13K acres leased for oil/gas drilling in NY because of frack ban ... TEP official says Fukushima situation "out of control" ... Climate change could cause food production fall of .5% by '20: study. 2.3% by '50's ... Scatec Solar 75Mw solar plant connected to regional S Africa grid. 1st online ... Calif, Amtrak teaming up for el train bids ... Pattern Energy, Samsung closed finance for 150Mw Ontario wind farm ... China halted new PV capacity expansion. (?!) ... EIB weighing 100M Euro loan to Allied Irish Banks for Irish clean energy ... Thailand to retain FIT, plans 200Mw new rooftop solar ... Lighting Science Group (LSCG) closed on $20M of equity finance ... Tamil Nadu India set to sign PPAs for 698Mw solar ... Clean Harbors picked up Evergreen Oil out of bankruptcy for $60M. Waste oil collection ... Mid American Energy issued $450M of secured debt notes ... RWE (Germany) plans further cuts in clean energy spending, sale of offshore wind vessels ... Japan's only operating nuke plant shut down for maintenance ... Sheer Wind (Xcel Energy sub) developing 25Mw wind tower. Price competitive with coal/NG power. Fraction of size, cost of turbine-topped wind towers, far less enviro impact ... Calif legislators passed 4 bills that expand, strengthen state's solar energy market ... Solar PV installs in Japan hit 10Gw. 5th country to do so after Germany, Italy, China, US ... GM to build EV to compete with TSLA ... SEC charged 23 firms in short sale crackdown. 22 settling.