THIS JUNE WAS GLOBE'S HOTTEST EVER ... Seas rising 1cm/yr offshore Philippines, Australia ... UN giving climate change policy a major role in dealing with poverty ... Largest ever wildfire in Washington state history ... UK keeping target to cut carbon emissions 1/2 by '26 ... Brazil development bank got $335M loan from German development bank to finance Brazil wind power projects ... KfW to launch green bond ... German states calling for public sector boost for offshore grids ... India to revive accelerated depreciation for wind farms, add 1Gw/yr capacity ... Peru gutted power of its enviro ministry ... Whale sharks migrating to cooler waters as ocean temps rise: study ... Despite leaks, NG emits 1/2 GHGs of coal over its lifetime: analysis ... "Underfunded, understaffed" Pennsylvania oil/gas regulators lax on polluters: audit ... PA failing to protect streams from coal mining: report. (And all the toxins flow down to Ohio River and feeds water supplies for tens of millions of folks. Ode to joy.) ... EPA has improved its radiation monitoring: IG ... National Hockey League 1st major sports league to release assessment of its GHG footprint, climate change vulnerabilities ... NRG Energy buying 4Mw solar project on St Croix from Toshiba ... Sun Ed (SUNE) to build, op 14Mw solar plant in Nevada. Online in '15 ... Solexel, backed by Sunpower (SPWR), raised $31M more to begin commercial-scale solar module production. Uses silicon gas vs. ingots sliced into wafers ... Suzlon to set up wind turbine factory in Brazil ... Shunfeng PV got $322M credit line for solar projects.