Daily Roundup: June 9, 2011

Setting an Example: Connecticut passed a clean-energy and economic-development plan with broad bipartisan support. It's being called the nation's first "green bank." Climate Progress

No Longer No. 1: China jumped past the U.S. to become the world's top energy consumer. Huffington Post

Sharks, Eels, Worms, oh My! A research expedition to the Philippines revealed 300 previously unknown species. Guardian

Hot, Hotter, Hottest: More than 300 U.S. cities report record-breaking temperatures in a heat wave that isn't over yet. TreeHugger

Shut Down: In compliance with EPA regulations, energy giant American Electric Power will retire almost a quarter of its coal plants. Reuters

--Christa Morris