CLIMATE CHANGE BIGGEST RISK TO GLOBAL ECON: Paulson .... Global warming climate change causing massive craters in Siberia, methane releases: report .... 5 groups of researchers concluded last year's extreme heat waves around world linked to global warming climate change .... Changes in oceans around Antarctica could result in abrupt rise in global sea level: study .... Brazil's largest city in 9-month drought. Slowing national econ .... Water rationing in California. 50 gal/person/day or $500 fine .... GHG emissions from US power plants up slightly in '13: report .... Cal banned single-use plastic bags .... 33% of US children attend school near high-risk chem plants: report .... Aral Sea - once world's 4th largest fresh water lake - almost completely dry. Soviet irrigation project in '60s drained 2 feeder rivers. Fertilizer, pesticides pollution in remaining water, dry basin (that blows around region) .... NYC to spend $28M for 6Mw solar on 24 schools. $5M from state grants. NYC goal to develop 100Mw solar on public bldgs, 250Mw on private property in next 10 years .... Changes in Earth's rotation rate (milliseconds) tend to precede increase in global volcanic activity: study .... TX LNG import terminal idled for 3 years. Built by Qatar Petroleum, Exxon, Conoco. Now requesting OK to export LNG. $10B more cost. Conoco bowed out. Could export 2BCF/d .... World's 1st coal power plant carbon capture project set for startup this week .... UK may have more onshore wind power than needed to meet EU targets .... New power market starting this week to integrate clean power into grid in 7 US west states .... Illinois to consider $1.8B wind power transmission project .... Solar installs up 5x in recent years at US K-12 schools. 3,727 systems. Near 490Mw. Savings $77.8M/yr .... In '13, Cal was forced to curtail over 19Gwh of pre-purchased clean power in order to run its inflexible baseload sources .... Brazil OK'd operation of 1st 123Mw of 373Mw hydropower project. Full ops expected in 3 months. Alstom turbines, generators .... API: Clean Air Act prohibits EPA from increasing biodiesel mandate for '14 .... Romanian comp fined $70M by Romania for importing US biodiesel via Canada .... Argentina boosted ethanol blend to 10% by Dec. 7% now. .5% monthly increases. Their industry could provide up to 12% .... All Earth, Claire Solar completed 2.2Mw solar project in VT. JA Solar modules. Dual-axis tracking .... Sun Edison plans to launch 2nd yieldco to invest in Africa, Asia (not Japan) clean power assets .... Pattern Energy got 20-yr PPA for 100Mw Ontario wind project. Building with Samsung unit. Pattern also got 22-year PPA for 70% of Chile 104Mw solar project .... Impax, another bank to fund $134M for 51Mw Finland wind project. Impax also bought 27Mw Finland wind project .... China overhauled tax regime for coal producers. Starts Dec 1 .... TX Tech Energy Dept awarded researchers $1.4M to create prototype of more efficient wind plant .... Toshiba, Mitsui, 6 partners completed 56Mw solar/wind project in Japan. 50Mw solar, 6Mw wind .... Brazil power utility Celesc seeks partners for clean/renewable power projects .... Brazil study shows 30 ethanol mills near bankruptcy .... Bright Source, Abengoa axed 500Mw solar park. Failed to meet standards .... Ciel et Terre installed UK's 1st floating solar project .... Vestas 79Mw wind turbine order from Sweden .... FERC approved Maryland LNG export project. Enviros may sue .... Fed agencies, eBay pledged 20% cut in data center power use .... Major investment in offshore wind could tame hurricanes: study .... DOE pushing loan guarantees to underwrite nuke power innovation .... Pennsylvania DOT to seek private partner to supply buses with natgas .... New Calif law aims to keep food, yard waste out of landfills. (Makes great compost.) .... Albania got $150M loan to improve their grid .... Tesla passed 200 supercharger sites. 60% in US .... World wildlife population dropped over 50% last 40 years: WWF .... Onward and upward, pards.