The Canadian government has spent several million dollars on a tar sands advocacy fund in its failed push to export oil, new documents have revealed. [The Guardian]

CPS Energy CEO Doyle Beneby, who has pushed the San Antonio owned utility toward using cleaner energy sources, has announced his resignation. [San Antonio Express News]

Chile mines are turning to renewable energy operations in an attempt to save nearly $20 per megawatt hour using the sun and wind. [WSJ]