ISIS SEIZED US WEAPONS MEANT FOR KURDS IN KOBANI. (Not a good drop, pards.) .... Syria made over 200 airstrikes in last 36 hours .... An ISIS-run city: water available for 2 hrs/day .... NATO intercepted Russian jets over Baltic twice in last 2 days. (Putin bringing back cold war, seems to me. His favorite time of all. Screw'm.) .... BP to restart N. Sea natgas field half-owned by Iran. Shut down 4 years ago by sanctions. Iran revenues will be held until sanctions lifted .... New mega oilfield in Caspian won't come back online until at least '16. New pipes need to be built .... Canada estimates Gulf of St. Lawrence holds up to 1.5B bls oil, 39 TCF natgas .... Marcellus may provide 25% US natgas supply by '20 .... Europe debating if more energy efficiency, clean/renewable power can ease natgas crunch .... New Zealand global climate plan to face Europe energy conference scrutiny this week .... Alaska legislators slamming US climate change agenda with Arctic Council .... Old Cal sequoias showing drought stress. (Will somebody please water them?) .... EPA IG rejected GOP demand to end fracking inquiry .... TX LNG export project cleared for construction .... EC analysis concludes building clean power costs close to fossil, nuke. Probably same considering climate, health, enviro costs .... Total EU power subsidies (sans transport fuels) 120-140B Euros in '12 (28 countries). Most for clean power, but over 15B Euro for coal, NG. Onshore wind very close to coal's 75 Euro/Mwh. Nuke, NG ~100 Euro. Solar 100-115 Euro depending on install size .... EWEA puts onshore wind costs, including climate, health, enviro costs/benefits, at 105 Euro/Mwh. Nuke at 135. NG 164. Coal 162-233. Offshore wind 186 .... States, enviros slamming EPA in court over ozone limits. (Conventional wisdom: if you're attacked by both sides you probably have a compromise.) .... DOE, EPA kept dozens of employees on paid leave: GAO .... Prozac hinders birds' appetites, libidos: study. (I didn't know birds are depressed.)