WEST US DROUGHT WORSE THAN ANY SINCE 1100s. More area of west in persistent drought last 15 years than in any other 15-year period since 1150s, 1160s ... Despite cooling periods, US northwest steadily warming since 1900: study ... Particulates, ozone, smog coupled with extreme temps more dangerous health threat than each individually: research ... Europe pushing Obama to go for treaty for intl climate agreement ... Food security in Africa at risk from global warming, climate change: report ... Georgia car dealers want Tesla (TSLA) store shuttered for selling too many Teslas ... PG&E should pay $1.4B for San Bruno natgas pipe blast in '10: judges ... Halliburton to pay $1.1B to settle BP Gulf of Mex blowout ... Drillers hit hot pools a mile below Paris to heat homes ... Scientists using bacteria for breakthrough renewable propane ... China to launch world's largest carbon market in '16: official ... Delhi India plans net metering to spur rooftop solar ... Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) bought 5% more ownership in its plants for $6M. Now 96% ownership. 4 plants combined capacity 200M gal/yr ... Austin City Council passed resolution to require Austin Energy to get 60% of its power gen from clean/renewable power in ten years, carbon-free by '30. Wants 600Mw solar by '17. Mandates city support in building 200Mw rooftop solar. TX now has 213Mw solar installed ... Russia, China launched construction of natgas pipe from Siberia to China ... India's main power utility forced to shut down 46% of coal-fired capacity. Insufficient supplies reaching plants ... EPA approved 1st ever underground CO2 storage permits ... Tesla's gigafactory will dwarf lithium-ion battery demand with 50% overcapacity: report ... Report links PA prison cancer deaths to coal ash dump ... National Grid (UK) opened tender for added winter power reserves ... Aventine completed $13.2M upgrade to natgas boilers from coal at IL ethanol plant ... ReneSola to develop 13Mw solar project in England. Online by yearend ... Duke Energy to build, op 110Mw wind farm in TX. 2Mw Vestas turbines. Online in '15 ... LG Electronics N America to supply Borrego Solar with 24Mw of panels through '15 ... Eco Wave Power (Israel) to raise $5M to develop tech, projects. Project pipeline 79Mw ... Wuxi Suntech targeting $2.5B investment in 1Gw of solar in Japan ... RET recommendations threaten survival of Australia's last solar panel maker ... Quebec shelved 450Mw wind tender.