Energetics Cliff Notes - Friday Edition

The week that was: oil spills, mine explosions, Paul Krugman and Larry Summers.

• India's finance minister recently proposed a coal tax to fund clean tech innovation.
• Daily Kos blogger Meteor Blades discusses the link between wind energy and industrial policy.
• The California Public Utilities Commission goes after PG&E for its opposition to community choice aggregation and public utilities.
• Chinese HSR technology and expertise are being imported for California transit projects.
• Al Gore comes out against Obama on energy policy for the first time, criticizing his plans for offshore.
• The Atlantic summarizes Paul Krugman's recent lengthy article on climate economics.
• Despite months of Republican opposition, AB 32 remains very popular (more on that from the East Bay Express).
• The Economist takes on geoengineering policy following the Asilomar Conference.
• The Breakthrough Blog touches on a recent study on imperfect information and individual conservation efforts.
• A recent poll shows overwhelming support for mass transit.