UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~December~~January 1613, ~~2011~~2012

EVERGREEN ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-14176		84-1079971
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	Commission File Number		IRS Employer Identification Number

1225 17th Street, Suite 1300 Denver, Colorado		80202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(303) 293-2992

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7 8.01 ~~Regulation~~Other ~~FD Disclosure~~Events.

~~On December 16, 2011~~ Evergreen Energy Inc. ~~announced that~~ (the ~~process~~“Company”) ~~undertaken~~was ~~with~~notified by its ~~financial~~China ~~advisor~~joint venture, ~~Dahlman~~Evergreen-China ~~Rose~~Energy &Technology ~~Company~~Co., ~~LLC~~Ltd., ~~for~~that the ~~sale~~joint ofventure ~~its~~executed ~~K-Fuel~~a ~~Business~~Coal orUpgrading ~~any~~Factory ~~other~~Project ~~strategic~~Cooperation ~~alternatives~~Agreement ~~has~~on ~~not~~December ~~resulted~~22, in2011 ~~the~~with ~~identification~~a ofChinese ~~any~~coal ~~interested~~mining ~~parties~~company. ~~All~~ The ~~parties~~Cooperation ~~who~~Agreement ~~previously~~provides ~~had~~for ~~expressed~~the ~~interest~~testing inof ~~exploring~~lignite from a ~~potential~~site ~~transaction~~in ~~with~~Inner ~~the~~Mongolia ~~Company~~and ~~have~~for ~~terminated~~the ~~discussions. The~~Chinese ~~Company~~coal ismining ~~considering~~company ~~its~~to ~~remaining~~provide ~~strategic alternatives~~land, ~~however,~~obtain ~~there~~permits isfor noa ~~assurance~~K-Fuel ~~that~~facility ~~the~~with ~~Company~~annual ~~will~~capacity beof ~~able~~one tomillion ~~identify~~tons ~~additional~~per ~~financing~~year, orand ~~any~~for ~~other~~providing ~~strategic~~feedstock ~~alternative~~and ~~which~~certain ~~will~~railroad ~~enable~~transportation ~~the Company to continue its operations~~capacity.

ToThe ~~conserve~~Cooperation Agreement requires that the Company and its ~~remaining~~joint ~~limited~~venture ~~resources~~partners raise, ondirectly ~~December~~or 15through third parties, ~~2011~~the estimated $40 million to $50 million required for the design and construction of the K-Fuel facility. In addition, the Cooperation Agreement provides that the lignite must meet certain upgrading and storage requirements, with testing to be performed in China. The Company ~~reduced~~does ~~its~~not ~~employee~~have ~~staff~~the capital to invest in the facility and it is also the Company’s understanding from 25discussions with the other parties to 5,the ~~including~~joint ~~termination~~venture that they do not have the capital to invest in the facility. One of the ~~majority~~joint venture partners has indicated that a reputable party in China has been in discussions about investing some of ~~its~~the ~~executive~~capital ~~officers~~and serving as co-developer of the K-Fuel facility. The identity of that party has not been disclosed and the joint venture partner has confirmed that no agreement has been reached at this time.

AThe ~~copy~~Cooperation ofAgreement ~~the~~does ~~press~~not ~~release~~provide isfor ~~attached~~royalties asor ~~Exhibit~~any 99license fee to be paid to the joint venture or the Company.1 Furthermore, the Cooperation Agreement does not provide cash flow to ~~this~~the ~~Current~~Company ~~Report~~or its subsidiaries and neither the joint venture nor its partners will provide financing to the Company.

The ~~information~~terms inof ~~this Current Report, including~~ the ~~exhibits~~joint ~~attached~~venture ~~hereto,~~agreement isprovide ~~intended~~that toeither beparty ~~furnished~~may ~~and~~terminate ~~shall~~the ~~not~~joint beventure ~~deemed~~if, ~~“filed”~~by ~~for~~December ~~purposes~~31, of2011, ~~Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~joint ~~Exchange~~venture ~~Act~~has ofnot ~~1934~~executed ~~(the~~a “~~Exchange~~Commercial ~~Act~~Agreement”) or(defined ~~otherwise~~as ~~subject~~a to“K-Fuel® ~~the~~Patented ~~liabilities~~Technology ofsublicense ~~that~~agreement”) ~~section,~~with ~~nor~~a ~~shall~~project itowner beas ~~deemed~~a ~~incorporated~~sub-licensee ~~by reference in any filing under the Securities Act~~ of ~~1933~~a orK-Fuel® ~~the~~Plant ~~Exchange~~within ~~Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing~~China. ~~This~~The ~~Current~~Company ~~Report~~does ~~will~~ not bebelieve ~~deemed~~the anCooperation ~~admission~~Agreement asconstitutes to the ~~materiality of any information in this Current Report that is~~ required to“Commercial ~~be disclosed solely by Regulation FD~~Agreement.”

~~Item~~The 9Company has been working with its joint venture partners to extend the time period with which the joint venture may comply with the Commercial Agreement requirements, to provide cash to the Company and to address a few other issues of concern.01 These efforts concluded on January 11, 2012 and were unsuccessful. ~~Financial~~Accordingly, ~~Statements~~the ~~and~~Company’s ~~Exhibits~~board is evaluating whether it should terminate the Joint Venture Agreement pursuant to its terms in order to preserve rights to the K-Fuel technology for the Company in China.

	(d) Exhibits
	Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description
	99.1		Press Release dated December 16, 2011

The Company remains unable to obtain additional financing and, given its current financial condition, there is substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue operations. The Company continues to consider its remaining strategic alternatives, including a bankruptcy filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Evergreen Energy Inc.
Date: December 16, 2011		By: /s/ Diana L. Kubik
Date: January 13, 2012		By: /s/ Diana L. Kubik
		Diana L. Kubik
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Evergreen Energy Inc.

EXHIBIT INDEX

	Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description
	99.1		Press Release dated December 16, 2011

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