Energetics Cliff Notes - Wednesday Edition

• Yesterday, Secretary Chu convened representatives from 24 countries forthe first Clean Energy Ministerial; here are 8 promises made at that confab.
• There's a study out there predicting that $200 billion in investment R&D money in solar could make the clean technology cost-competitive with coal. Well, China is forecast to spend $738 billion over the next ten years on clean technology.
• Google Energy yesterday purchased 114MW of wind power in Iowa.
• Van Jones rails against utilities trying to squeeze more sulfur and mercury out of their smokestacks under the potential new energy regulations established by APA.
• With per capita energy consumption still somewhere around 1/4 of that in the US, China has officially surpassed the States in overall energy consumption.
• Thought this was pretty cool - The Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a state utility, is offering ratepayers the opportunity to buy their energy from a wind farm.
• Peter Teague, in a must-read LA Times oped, adds his voice to the many calling for more investment in clean tech.
• Jim Woolsey, former CIA Director, spoke at Stanford recently connecting oil to terror and Islamic fanaticism.
• This is awesome.