STUFF ... US shipped record 3.2Mb/d of gasoline, diesel, other refined products in Sept. Up 65% from '10 ... US oil industry may challenge restrictions on crude exports (in place since '70's). Says it may violate intl trade law ... Geoengineering to avert extreme changes in global precip could weaken vital monsoon rainfall: study ... After deforestation, forests recoup carbon more quickly than plant diversity ... Norway opposition wants to ban coal investment from $800B wealth fund ... UK House of Lords imposing tighter deadline to cut emissions from old coal plants ... China promising "flexibility" in coming UN climate talks ... Mixed election results on city fracking bans ... Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) buying 2 ethanol plants from Biofuels Energy (BIOF) for $101M. Combined production capacity 220M gal/yr. To raise GPRE capacity to 1B gal ethanol, 2.9M tons distillers grains, 230M pounds corn oil per year ... Ernst/Young: By '35, near 25% of world's energy will come from NG ... CT $136K to help pay for 56 EV charge stations in state ... Southern Power. Turner Renewable E to buy 20Mw solar project in Cal. Online in spring. Sun Ed building, will op ... Canadian Solar (CSIQ) unit selected ABB, Bondfield to build 100Mw solar plant in Ontario ... Tenaska 130Mw Cal solar farm online Nov 1. Construction start early next year on another 150Mw Cal farm ... Coal export backers had across board loss in WA elections ... Anti oil sands ordinance failed in Maine election ... UN, Interpol call for collab to fight enviro crimes ... DOE offering $12M for new round of projects to lower rooftop solar costs ... Argus to close coal mines, shipping terminal in WV ... NV customers paying upcharge to buy el from clean/renewable energy sources ... Tracking seniors' utility use via smart grid tech could flag health emergencies ... MI could reach 30% clean/renewable E in 20 yrs: study ... China to close schools, cut work hrs during heavy smog ... Energia Renewable targets 1Gw clean energy portfolio next 3 yrs ... Apple choosing clean/renew E for new AZ factory ... UK energy secretary says review of "green" levies won't affect clean/renewable subsidies or offshore wind targets for '20 ... Tesla (TSLA) $30M 3Q loss, revs up 7% from 2Q ... Indonesia 140Mw solar tender, awards by yearend ... China to increase '14 solar target to 12Gw from 10. 8Gw rooftop, off-grid ... First Wind groundbreak of 14Mw solar plant in Mass ... LBNL: Cal will need new policies, new techs or both to reach GHG emissions goals for '50.