LAYER OF WARMER WATER UNDER ANTARCTICA ICE SHEET increasing for at least last 30 years. Linked to changing wind patterns from global warming climate change. May make sheet melt faster, add to sea level rise .... Rainfall in parts of Africa may rise with rising GHG emissions: report .... Enviros filed challenges to oil/gas drilling permits for offshore California .... Enviros filed class action suit in Ohio to protect self governance over local fracking ban .... Ontario, Quebec won't consider climate change in decision on Energy East oil pipeline .... Recycling plant manager arrested for emissions violations .... $2.5T spent last 9 years on oil exploration, development. But world producing about same amount of oil as 9 yrs ago .... Oil drilling permits down near 40% across US in Nov v. Oct .... 80K wells fracked in US in last 10 yrs .... Fracking carries potential risks on par with thalidomide, tobacco, asbestos: report from UK chief science advisor .... Bank of England investigating economic risk of fossil fuel reserves staying in the ground because of govt policy, clean power revolution .... Oil drillers to accept some EPA rules to avoid curbs on methane emissions .... E15 kickoff in Florida .... Boeing trialing B15 in 787 .... US ethanol production 962Kb/d last week, down 20K from week before record .... Austria comp ordered 350 biodiesel semi truck tractors .... US House of Reps voted 378-46 to extend biofuel tax credits. $1.3B through '24 .... DOE $7M for biorefinery feedstock logistics projects .... Abengoa (ABGB) $90M finance from Norway bank for 50Mw Uruguay wind farm. Online Dec 15. Planning another 70Mw farm in Uruguay .... Enel unit started $190M 99Mw wind project in Chile .... SoftBank to invest $7M in US comp developing airborne wind turbines .... Global comps ending '14 in high value clean tech acquisition spree .... Senvion installed 6.15Mw turbine prototype. Record rotor diameter .... Petronas cancelled $32B LNG export terminal project in Brit Columbia. Cited oil prices .... Nanophotonic material beams excess heat from bldgs into space. Stanford research. Would save serious money on AC .... Venezuela cutting govt spending 20%. May devalue currency. Seeking foreign aid .... SPI Solar (SOPW) bought 9.9Mw project in New Jersey. Online 4Q15 .... Vestas got 49Mw order from Dominican Republic comp. 3.5Mw turbines. 2Q15 delivery. Online 1Q16 .... Belgian nuke reactor downed earlier in year by sabotage to restart by yearend .... Sun Edison (SUNE) to save $60M in utility bills over next 20 yrs for Mass low income housing authorities with new solar .... Ontario wind turbine rules not protecting citizens' health: study .... 54Mw wind farm in Philippines OK'd for grid connect .... Rhode Island regulators OK'd Deepwater Wind offshore project.