GLOBAL INVESTMENT IN LOW-CARBON POWER, ENERGY EFFICIENCY NEEDS TO MORE THAN DOUBLE TO $790B BY '20 to keep global warming within safe margins: IEA .... Over 1/4 of Americans skeptical of global warming climate change .... Oct warmest on record globally: NOAA .... Brazil extending Amazon-saving soybean moratorium to '16 .... Atlantic hurricane season quiet this year for 9th year in row. (When did Sandy hit?) .... Europe's nations want carbon capture/storage incentives in climate accord .... Florida regulators slashed efficiency goals for utilities .... Colorado commission 2-yr solar incentive plan .... Compton Cal rescinded fracking moratorium. Oil/gas industry dropped lawsuit .... Siemens selling its tidal power unit citing too slow development .... Audi launching synthetic fuels pilot plant .... France ethanol industry leading way toward EU-wide E15 by '30 .... Sauds, UAE, Bahrain renewed diplomatic relations with Qatar .... US utilities facing coal shortages due to rail congestion .... Russia losing ~$40B/yr from West sanctions, $90-100B from lower oil prices .... OPEC meet tomorrow. Russia said "no deal" with OPEC to cut production .... Yingli supply deal for 72Mw to Solarcentury in UK .... Zimbabwe utility tendered 100Mw solar in 50Mw phases .... Enviros suing BLM over coal leasing program .... MDU to buy 107Mw wind project in N Dakota from ALLETE for $200M. Online by '16 .... Well, In US, of course, we give thanks tomorrow. As everyday thing, of course. We just have made a big ole holiday out of it for a long time now. Anyway, one of my thanks is thank you all for taking time out of your days to come read me ole blog. Happy Thanksgiving. Count your blessings.