CLEAN/RENEWABLES BEAT OUT NATGAS FOR NEW US POWER GEN IN '14: FERC. 49.8% to 48.6%. 7.7Gw to 7.5. '13 was 46% gas to 43% for clean/ren. 7.4Gw v. 6.8. New wind 26.5% in '14. Solar 20.4%. Biomass 254Mw. Hydro 158Mw. Geothermal 32Mw. Coal 106Mw. Nuclear 71Mw with plant upgrade. Oil 47Mw. Clean/ren now 16.6% of US power gen capacity, over 13% of actual power gen in '14. Hydro 8%, wind 5.5%, biomass 1.4%, solar 1%, geothermal .3% of capacity .... California water use down 22% in Dec v. Dec '13. But emergency persists. Sierra Nevada snowpack 75% below historic avg. No measurable rainfall in San Fran in Jan (mid rainy season) .... Petrobras top management resigned amid corruption case .... DOE terminated finance for Future Gen clean coal project .... Center for International Forestry calls palm oil industry an "eco disaster" for forests .... US tornadoes made worse by fires in Central America: study .... EU climate chief wants legally binding climate treaty between developed countries to send clear signal to markets .... Those on either side of global warming climate change debate really dislike each other: study. (Not me. I like everybody on the head in the sand side.) .... Vertical gardens fight salt contamination in Bangladesh .... Xcel blamed for cost overruns at Minnesota nuke plant .... Oil prices, production could find right balance by yearend: expert .... Strike at US refineries could be reason for recent oil price surge, pump price: EIA .... TX driller defaulted on loan .... Locals approved $7.5M, 1.4Mw hydropower project in Angus Scotland .... US fed power use at 40-year low.