GERMANY TO SCALE BACK ONSHORE WIND POWER EXPANSION TO 2.8GW/YR

500Mw wind/solar power plan in Tasmania.

Greece plans 2 pilot solar auctions.

Kyrgyzstan plans tax incentives for wind power.

Broadwind (BWEN) got 3-yr $137M deal to supply wind power towers for US turbine maker.

Italian comp to build 30Mw wind project in Iowa with Capital One.

DOE $50K to Rutgers students to help develop their new wind energy device.

Solar City (SCTY) new loan program for homeowners in 14 US states. Ownership option.

DEWA 200Mw concentrated solar power tender.

14K cumulative operating hours for Carnegie wave energy project in Australia.

Toshiba fast-charge wireless pilot project launch for el buses.

Exelon moving to shutter IL nuke reactors. (Can't compete with natgas, clean power. But we need clean nuke power. Nuke power needs enough subsidy.)

Appeals court overturned Exxon decision in favor of greens over Texas refinery pollution.

Sierra Club filed suit to block Bakken oil pipeline buildout. Sierra also suing EPA over air pollution monitoring changes.

Canada wildfire size of Delaware still out of control.

US Fish, Wildlife Service to impose near-total ban on sale of ivory. (Again. Sell the confiscated ivory to raise funds for wildlife protection. After locking up the poachers. Then paying them to protect wildlife when they get out.)

EPA lagging on monitoring bugs' resistance to GMOs: IG.

Food packaging damages childrens' teeth: study.