ISIS BUGGED OUT FROM SYRIAN BASES, OIL FIELDS as US prepares to strike ... Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania forming joint military unit ... Russia planes violated Swede airspace: Sweden ... Russia demanding changes to Ukraine-EU trade deal ... August world's hottest since 1880 (when records began) over all global surfaces: NOAA. 1.35*F above 20th century avg. of 60.1*F. Largest departure from avg. of any month on record. Mostly from ocean surfaces much warmer. Jan-Aug 3rd hottest on record ... U of Cal declined to divest from fossil fuel comps, but will invest in clean/renewable comps ... American power plants spew more carbon than India: report ... Calif, Quebec to link cap-and-trade systems in Nov auction ... NASA launched 3 programs to study global warming climate change effects in Alaska, Arctic ... Ontario to launch $500M green bond to fund green infrastructure ... Court seeks EPA response to coal comp lawsuit over proposed power plant emissions rules ... EPA proposed rules threaten MIdwest power reliability: grid operator ... Inaction on global warming climate change would cost "billions and billions": OMB chief ... Nations on track for emissions agreement next year: UN official ... Solar Power (SOPW) to develop 19Mw in Shandong. 4 rooftop systems of 5Mw, 4.5Mw each. Online by yearend ... Green Mountain Power broke ground on 2Mw solar plant on top of closed VT landfill ... Just Energy (Canada) selling solar development biz (Hudson Energy Solar) for $23M ... Znshine Solar (China) to supply panels for 31Mw project in Japan. $92M ... World's wind power market reached 336Gw in 1H14 ... Exxon to halt Russia Arctic oil well drilling because of sanctions. Russia says Exxon still at it ... Chevron Appalachia 1st Marcellus driller to get sustainable certification ... 2 major new oil discoveries by Eni ... DOD $210M grants for 3 biorefineries to make mil-spec fuels for under $3.50/gal. Combined cap 100M gal/yr. USDA to make up to $161M Commodity Credit Corp funds available to support US Navy's fuel program ... PTT (Thailand) submitted feasibility study for $22B oil refinery, petrochem complex in Vietnam. May partner with Saudi Aramco. PTT also to spend $3B on oil/gas exploration, development in Myanmar. Also $1B on potential LNG export projects on Mozambique ... Libyan oil production down 30% to ~600Kb/d after rocket attack on refinery on 15th ... New commercial nuclear batt being developed by U of Missouri scientists. "Beta voltaics." Idea studied since '50's. Uses strontium 90. Titanium dioxide, platinum-coated electrode ... Vermont's rules allows clean/renewable power to be "double counted" by utilities sparked challenge to FTC ... Coventa raised 500M Euros for Dublin waste-to-energy power plant. 58Mw. ($10/w?! Why?) 3-year build ... Scot "no" vote ensures oil security for England.