Tuesday, September 16, 2014

RUSSIA COMPLETED DRY RUN OF NUCLEAR BOMBING ATTACK ON US. (Way to go, Vlad. Just what the world wants.) ... Ruble at historic lows. Moscow warns against panic ... Investment decisions with $90T for global infrastructure next 15 years will make or break Earth's climate: Global Commission on Economy, Climate. $4T or so next 15 years to limit GHG emissions only ~5% more than to be spent anyway on new power plants, transit systems, etc ... Fight against climate change driving economic growth: report ... Warming ocean bringing tropical fish to Alaska ... Brazil building large climate change observation tower ... Global warming climate change-induced wildfires should factor into carbon's social cost: report ... Europe, Asia comps dominate top global sustainable rankings ... US Fish, Wildlife Service seeks educational use for crushed ivory ... OPEC says may pump less oil in '15 ... China banning coal with high ash, sulfur ... NYC to build $72M, 14Mw hydropower plant at upstate reservoir. Will sell ~$2M of power/yr to NY grid. Construction start in '16 ... Trans Canada filed to renew S Dakota permit for Keystone XL pipeline ... USGS linking Colo quakes to drilling ... Gulf of Mex drillers coalition says spill-response capacity doubled ... Oklahoma oil hub to add another pipeline ... Latest West sanctions on Russia could hurt global oil supply: former BP chief ... Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) to sell CO2 from Oregon ethanol plant. Up to 200 tons/d for food processing, bev makers ... 4 new E85 pumps installed in Midwest ... Projections for Mozambique NG reserves in key basin upped 20% to 200BCF ... U of TX scientists cooling electrons to near absolute zero at room temp. Could save up to 90% of power need. "Quantum well." Fabricating energy efficient transistors currently under way ... Bluosphere (BLSP) LOI to buy 7 waste-to-energy facilities in Italy. Anaerobic digestion. Internal rate of return over 25%. Looking at 9 more, ~1Mw each ... Iberdrola to supply Roseville, Cal municipal utility with clean power products over 10 yrs ... Energix (Israel) closed deal for 155Mw wind power project in Golan Heights ... Marin County Cal residents OK'd for PACE program. To finance solar, energy efficiency, water conservation improvements over 20 years as part of property tax assessments ... Black lung cases in Appalachia at historically high levels: study ... AW-Energy Oy (Finland) raised 15M Euros to enhance its wave power tech, bring it to market. Funds from Finland agency, EU ... India to lift solar target 5x to 15Gw by '19. Current plan for 3.6Gw by '17 ... Brazil OK'd tax-exempt bond issue for 30Mw wind project ... Axion Power to sell $12M of common stock ... Nigeria target 2.4Gw clean/renewable power by '15 ... Coca-Cola, Nestle, Tesco to up recycling rates ... Solar City (SCTY) new mounting product can increase power gen on flat roofs up to 50% ... CREG latest Q had huge jump in revs, net ... EFOI profit up 50% from previous Q. EPS next Q should be positive ... AGs from 7 states, DC back admin Clean Water Act proposal ... US, global coalition condemning Iceland for commercial whaling ... NRC approved 1st new reactor design in 3 years after DOJ probe ... Admin committed to growing ethanol industry to fill RFS level: Vilsack ... Mercedes-Benz plans rollout of 1st hybrid plug-in next year ... Occidental to pay $190M fine over Passaic R. contamination ... Indonesia signed on to regional smog plan ... Super volcano showing signs of life in N Korea.

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