RUSSIA SET TO TAKE OVER S. OSSETIA (GEORGIA BREAKAWAY REPUBLIC) .... Gazprom preparing to deny Europe up to 1/4 of annual NG exports to Europe .... IMF says oil price drop permanent. OPEC says rebound soon .... US ITC ruled China, Taiwan solar panels harm US manufacturers. Duties will go into effect .... Sauds to delay $109B solar program 8 years. They want as much domestic production of solar panels, wind turbines as they can muster .... US fed judge struck down New Mexico county fracking ban as unconstitutional .... Hong Kong warning public to stay indoors because of air pollution .... Melting glaciers will dump large amounts of organic carbon into oceans next five decades, affecting marine ecosystems: research .... Amendment to Keystone XL bill aimed at improving energy efficiency in buildings passed US Senate 91-5 .... 2 charities to spend $48M next 3 yrs to help states figure out how to reduce power plant emissions .... Russian spy ship docked in Havana .... BHP Billiton to cut its spending on shale drilling next 6 months. Baker Hughes to lay off 7K. Halliburton plans job cuts .... Kansas official links earthquakes to fracking byproduct .... Soitec giving up on concentrated PV solar biz. To focus on semiconductor biz. SDG&E cancelled several contracts over cost ....Biodiesel made from animal fat 85% less GHG emissions than fossil dies: report ....Brazil boosting gasoline, diesel pump taxes to support ethanol .... Brit utilities beginning to pass on natgas savings to customers .... New 2.73Mw solar plant online in Japan. Yingli panels .... Hubco to build over 1.3Gw of coal power plants in Balochistan .... Japan Nuke Reg Authority began safety screening of EPD's nuke power plant project. World's 1st full plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel reactor in construction .... Another 350Mw coal power unit online in China .... Sun Ed (SUNE) got $106M of loans to build 85.2Mw of solar in UK .... Abengoa (ABGB) to build world's largest solar-powered desalination plant in Saud Arabia with local water firm. $130M plant. Will desal 60Kcm seawater per day .... Japan could cut its solar tariff up to 18% next FY after more drops in project operations, maintenance costs ....Penn Energy (US) closed $125M of loans to build 37Mw solar in Ontario. 3 separate projects .... Dubai upped '30 clean/renewables target .... Poorly located clean power projects cost Europe E100B .... UAE backing Pacific Islands clean/ren power projects with $50M fund.