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Cash Money, Oil Money: The founders of Cash Money Records — Birdman and Ronald “Slim” Williams — have started an oil exploration company called Bronald Oil & Gas. — Business Insider

Siemens Targets Fifth of Smart Grid Biz: “Germany’s Siemens sees the world market for intelligent electricity networks roughly doubling to more than 30 billion euros ($40.98 billion) by 2014 and aims to take a fifth of that market.” — Reuters India

Rear-Wheel Drive Hybrid Cars in the Works at GM: General Motors’ two-mode hybrid powertrain, currently used only in trucks, “will migrate to rear-drive cars in the next generation, according to Tom Stephens, GM’s vice chairman of global product operations. — Automotive News via Edmunds Green Car Advisor

NOAA Hones in on Climate Change: “The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched a new climate service today, a reorganization effort aimed at improving long-range assessments of climate change, sea-level rise and severe weather. — Greenwire via NYT

Greentech IPO Scorecard: There are now more deals in the IPO pipeline than there have been for more than two years — and a number of those (Tesla, Codexis, Solyndra, Jinko Solar Holdings) happen to be high-profile public offerings in the greentech sector. — Greentech Media

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