EXXON, BP SIGNED ON with Rosneft to extend relationships. Sanctions already on Rosneft CEO. Exxon building LNG export terminal on Russia west coast. BP to explore shale in Volga-Urals region. Total also signed up with Lukoil to explore shale. (Sanctions? Shute the sanctions. Big oil is a world of its own.) ... Climate change linked to decline of trout population ... Trillions of plastic pieces showing up in polar ice ... Climate change drying up N Pakistan. Crops threatened ... PJM interconnection capacity auction doubles el prices for '17-'18 ... Dubai to expand its biodiesel bus fleet to 118 by yearend. Mercedes-built. Lowers fuel costs ~11% ... Brazil to boost biodiesel blend to 7% by Nov. 5% now. Will save Petrobras R$2.3B/yr in diesel imports. Diesel imports $8.3B in '13, 24% over '12 ... First Solar (FSLR) sold 250Mw NV project to Next Era Energy. '16 completion ... Nordex (Germany) got order for 19 wind turbines from Netherlands comp. 62.7Mw project ... Yellowstone supervolcano less likely to erupt than thought: study. (Tell you what. If that thing blows ...) ... Ships on US east coast striking more whales. (What are the whales thinking?) ... US Supreme Court won't review states' challenges to EPA haze program ... Judges rejected enviros' challenge to EPA acid rain standards ... US admin sued over Colo coal mine expansion ... USDA to inject $2.4B (yep, billion) into partnerships to conserve water, soil ... EPA awarded $1.1M to replace diesel boat engines in NYC area ... Alaska wildfire jumped river barrier ... China to scrap over 5M cars to cut pollution ... Chinese ship sunk Vietnam fishing boat. (Give them a break, China. You're already taking their offshore oil. Like Russia/Crimea. Give them a break. They're Vietnamese.) ... Airplane fumes blamed for neuro, cancer probs in Australia ... Canadian Solar (CSIQ), GCL-Poly unit forming JV for crystalline silicon solar cell production ... BYDDF share offering to raise $550M. (Buffet/Hathaway owns some BYDDF.) ... Next Era Energy suing Spain over renewable energy reforms ... Shunfeng to offer $774 of new shares to fund building more solar plants ... Mexican utility to spend $1B on wind power transmission lines over next 5 yrs to support ~4.6Gw of new wind power cap.