$66.2B 2Q14 INVESTMENT in global clean energy sector, up 8% over 2Q13 ... Record $16.6B green bonds issued so far '14. '14 volume could exceed $40B, 3x '13 ... Beijing to raise rooftop solar subsidies up to 55% ... New Cornell study links injecting wastewater from fracking into underground disposal sites can cause moderate earthquakes (~3 on Richter Scale) ... Quakers divesting from fossil fuels, reinvesting in Quaker Green Fund ... Researchers measured highest UV radiation ever recorded ... Russia urging Bulgaria to resume building NG pipeline. Said Europe shouldn't interfere with existing pipeline agreements. (Um, Europe did over Crimea, Ukraine, in case anyone forgot.) ... Under submitted plans, over 43Gw offshore wind capacity supposed to be deployed in Europe by '20. But pace of installs falling well behind target. (My guess, waiting for prices to come down, grid to catch up.) ... UK economy not hampered by climate change policies, emissions targets: study ... Indy Motor Speedway unveiled 9Mw solar plant. World's biggest solar at sport facilities ... World Bank to invest $775M in India's clean/renewable energy sector ... Bolivia energy sector needs $1-2B investment to meet export targets ... Hudson Clean Energy (NJ), Astrum Solar (US) partnering on $100M for rooftop solar ... Intl Finance Corp to invest up to $100M into Mideast, N Africa clean/ren energy ... UK Crown Estate giving seabed rights for 5 new wave, tidal power projects, 10-30Mw each, 6 demo zones ... Stadtwerke Munchen (Germany) to buy up to 1B Euro equity in 288Mw offshore wind project in N Sea. Vattenfall (Sweden) developing ... EPA approved Optimus Tech's biofuel system. Gives 25% fuel savings, up to 80% emissions reductions for medium, heavy trucks. Payback for large fleets in under a year. B100 from used cooking oil or other. Conversion parts for existing diesel engines ~$9K/vehicle. Fuel depot conversion ~$150K. Beats NG conversion costs by a lot ... New Vermont law requires sulfur content in heating fuels reduction from 500 PPM now to 15 PPM by '18. Should support demand for biodiesel. Mass, NJ have same requirement. Biodiesel has up to 89% less GHG emissions than regular heating oil ... N Carolina Bioenergy Research Initiative granted $500K for 6 new projects ... Canadians overestimate econ value of oil sands: poll. Sands account for no more than 2% of GDP. 41% think it's 6-24x higher ... Canadian Solar (CSIQ) completed sale of 10Mw Ontario plant to Concord Green Energy (Canada). Value over $60M ... Dong, Novozymes getting $53M from EU to build plant to use straw to make ethanol in Denmark. Waste heat to heat, make hot water for 20K homes. 80M liters/yr ethanol. Plant cost under 300M Euros ... GE to supply/operate 211Mw TX wind project with EON. GE 1.7Mw turbines ... GE to supply 94Mw for SSE (Scotland). 2.85Mw turbines ... Plastic costs environment $75B/yr: report ... Enable Energy (Cal) announced new pitched-roof solar racking system for licensing. No rails. Compatible with most modules on market. Less materials, labor. Only 2 tools needed for install ... POTUS requesting $615M emergency wildfire funding ... Deforestation blamed for fueling Ebola outbreak in Africa ... Missouri utility to close disputed coal plant by '22 ... Tesla (TSLA) sued over trademark in China ... Typhoon slamming S Japan islands. Headed for China.