March was Earth's 4th hottest on record. Cooler than normal in US ... Congo rainforest getting hit hard by dry conditions ... More drought records broken in Cal, TX ... Researchers found they can turn CO2 into rock ... China legislature toughened enviro protection law. Takes effect next year ... Canada issued stringent new rules for oil by rail. To phase out cars prone to rupture. US regulators to push forward new standards next week ... More Americans support EPA regs on coal power plants than oppose: Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, George Mason U ... Energy trade groups calling on FERC to reform competitive wholesale power markets to bolster power diversity after winter's deep freeze that tested the system ... Energy markets "not structured" to forestall more winter (price) volatility ... BLM moving forward with rule to control methane releases from mining on fed lands ... New energy efficiency law in US Congress getting held up by KXL politics ... By '17, Brit Airways could be flying on trash. Making jet fuel from garbage ... Some coral can adapt to higher ocean temps: study ... Soil carbon could be less stable than we thought: study ... Changing eating habits may not be easiest route to cutting ag emissions: study. (Yea, YOU try to tell somebody what to eat instead of that.) ... Australia new climate plan lifts burden on industry to reduce emissions. (Yea, put it on folks.) ... Odds of El Nino this year rising (warming in mid-Pacific) ... Nest thermostat design flaw gave it near-bottom rating for usability in user test. (Um, who bought Nest? Goobook?) ... Judge cleared way for Shell to resume Chukchi Sea drilling ... More efficient NG drilling keeping prices in check: report ... $3M award for TX family in fracking suit ... Nuns again pushing Chevron to reveal more fracking data ... Vadxx Energy broke ground on $20M plastic-to-fuel plant outside Akron. Online '15. 60 tons plastic/d ... US Navy plans to acquire advanced biofuels at parity with fossil fuels this year. Already contracted 170M gal advanced biofuels below $4/gal. Production set to start in '16 ... ND considering slowing Bakken boom because of NG flaring. Health effects for 1 ... 9 of 10 Hawaii residents believe HECO slowing solar development to protect profits ... GE investing $24M in India's largest solar project. Plans to invest $1B/yr globally in clean energy projects that promise "very significant returns" ... WV to get $6.5M fed aid for laid-off coal miners ... Scientists found antibiotic-resistant genes in cow manure ... Study mapping brine contamination in Montana groundwater ... Drones joining war on poaching in Kenya national parks.