US FED STAYING PAT .... OPEC CHIEF SAYS OIL WILL REBOUND HIGHER THAN IN '08 .... Australia temps rising faster than in rest of world. (Well, it is summer there. But rising faster than south tropics.) .... Corals may be more resilient to global warming climate change than previously thought: study .... India clean power investment up 13% in '14 to $7.9B. Est. over $10B in '15 .... Bangladesh govt push for solar power .... Copenhagen built world 1st climate change-adapted neighborhood .... Wind power 11.7% of Brit power gen in 24-hour period ending on Jan 26 .... Germany readying 1.2Gw PV solar land auction .... GE, Statoil collaborating to accelerate development of more environmental, economically sustainable oil/gas industry solutions .... Cenovus Energy delaying $700M of $2.5-2.7B oil/gas capex budget in '15 until prices recover. On top of 15% overall reduction already from '14 .... US produces ~4.6Kb/d/active rig. Mideast ~60K, down from ~140K in '00 .... ERG unit to build 14Mw wind project in Poland for under $26M. Construction start 2Q15, online yearend .... Asia Development Bank to loan $85M for 81Mw wind project in Thailand. Online by '17. Thai target 1.8Gw wind by '21. 223Mw installed now .... Vattenfall halting nuke power plans in Sweden. New govt wants 100% clean/ren power. (Um, nuclear is clean power.) .... Excess power gen cap slowing nuke power project progress in Kazakhstan .... Pattern Energy (PEGI) bought majority stake in Green Power Investment (Japan). Expected to add up to 1Gw of clean power projects to PE's portfolio .... Solar Frontier, Chopro to build 30Mw solar project in Japan. Online July '16. Solar Frontier makes CIGS panels .... NRG Energy to finance, build 1 of US' largest community solar networks in Colorado. 8.2Mw in 5 projects .... 75% of US homeowners unable to install panels on roofs .... Utilities in 21 states offer community solar programs .... Fed judge ruled for EPA in suit by agribiz over EPA providing info on large livestock farms/lots to enviros .... LA trying to kick imported water addiction .... Natgas pipeline explosion in W Virginia .... W Va senate sent energy law repeal to gov .... NY OK'd LNG rules aimed at long haul truckers.