US TO CONTRIBUTE $3B TO GREEN CLIMATE FUND for world's poorest countries' clean power development. $3B already committed by other countries. $10B wanted. (I wonder how much Russia will give.) $2.5B already contributed by US since '10 for the cause, not the fund .... Iraq, Kurd interim deal. Baghdad to pay $500M to Kurds. Kurds will let Baghdad sell 150Kb/d of oil exported by Kurds .... Obama doesn't think Keystone pipeline will create jobs or cut US fuel costs. House voted for the pipe today. Senate votes next week, 59 count for it. 3.9K jobs expected from 2-year build, 50 permanent jobs. But oil may be exported from Gulf of Mex, not even refined in US. Nebraska still to decide on pipe path. (Obama might veto if Congress passes.) .... Top N Dakota energy regulator wants requirement that oil comps reduce crude volatility before rail shipments .... Massey Coal exec indicted on 4 criminal counts for WV mine disaster in '10. 29 died .... Multibillion global energy efficiency market poised to grow: IEA .... Deepwater Gulf of Mex oil/gas production to peak in '16: analysts .... Norway, China pairing up on Arctic oil search .... New Mexico county voted to restrict oil/gas drilling .... IL residents suing state to stop fracking .... Africa opened geothermal energy research center for workforce development in Kenya .... 2 of Turkey's biggest hydropower projects halted over faltering peace talks with Kurds .... Clean/renewable power investment in Australia down 70% in past year .... Romania doesn't have shale gas: prime minister .... EC underestimating GHG emissions from biofuels by up to 50%: study .... Indonesia sticking with B10 biodiesel policy despite slow ramp up .... 2 of world's largest mining comps calling for global carbon price .... US, Hong Kong scientists discovered key to improving organic solar cell efficiency with easy, inexpensive commercial-scale process. Up to record 10.8% efficiency .... Construction start on world's 1st high-temp gas-cooled commercial reactor at China 2Gw nuke plant. Online in '17 .... Brazil development bank loaning $164M for 201Mw wind power (2 projects) in Brazil .... Vestas to start wind turbine blade manufacturing in UK 2Q15 .... Jun Yang $11M share sale to back solar projects .... Abengoa Yield $13.8M loss for 9mo14 .... EBRD financing 40Mw solar in Jordan .... Eolus OK'd for 330Mw wind project in Norway .... Ford to install wind, solar at dealerships .... FERC rejected rehearing on TX LNG export project .... Colo's emissions reductions success negated by oil/gas boom: study .... EC scrapped science advisor position. (Right, who needs science advice from scientists? Amazing.)