Energetics Cliff Notes - Friday Edition

The week that was: KGL meltdown and the oilacalypse.

• Check out this Daily Kos post on the bailout of BP.
• Steven Chu at the White House blog on ARPA-E and energy breakthroughs.
• Tom Friedman's latest contribution to his perennial push for a price on carbon.
• Businesses in Michigan are lobbying for legislation to restore competition to electricity markets.
• A decade later, Jerry Brown announces $400 million in rebates for Californians who suffered during the 2000-2001 energy crisis.
• The Economist discusses the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, and why the size of the spill isn't as important as where the oil ends up.
• Europe's emissions trading system is in an uproar amid a mounting scandal over 'recycled' carbon permits.
• Ah, remember these guys? Rep. Waxman is requesting info on Halliburton's involvement in the Gulf oil spill.