EPA KEYSTONE XL REVIEW: OIL SANDS DEVELOPMENT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE GHGs. 27M metric tons of carbon emissions/yr more than lighter crude. Equivalent of near 8 coal power plants or .5% of total US GHG emissions/yr .... SIberia warming at quickening pace. 1 of world's largest storehouses of frozen GHG gases .... 90% of China cities failed to meet smog standards in '14 .... Prelim #s: China new wind power installs over 23.3Gw in '14, up 45% from '13 .... Soy moratorium imposed by private sector alliance has been more effective at stopping deforestation in Brazil Amazon than govt regs .... Air pollution may cause increased mercury levels in Pacific tuna: study .... China to research - not farm - GMOs .... Power gen from wind, solar more feasible than nuke power in Pakistan: experts .... Smart sensors being tested on US grids could ease disruptions .... Lengthy strike at US refineries could affect 2/3 of production .... EU demand for wood pellets for powgen will buoy US forest growth: USFS report .... 1/3 of current global oil production, over 2/3 of expected increase in world supply uneconomical at $60 oil. Bank of Canada assessment: production of affordable oil at prices up to $75 peaked in '05. Global econ can't grow any more like it used to .... Hanergy Solar connected 17Mw thin-film solar to grid at China manufacturing plant. Also cools inside of plant ~3*C, decreasing air conditioning costs .... Canadian Solar (CSIQ) buying Recurrent Energy from Sharp for $265M .... New Jersey Resources unit completed 16Mw solar in NJ. 9.9Mw for $25.8M. 6.1Mw for $15.8M .... BYD Motors (BYYDF) got 5-yr, $3M income tax credit from Calif with BYD commitment to invest $51M in 2 manufacturing centers, US HQ in state. 590 jobs. Plans to deliver 20 more el buses to LA county .... GDF Suez JV to build NG combined heat, power plant in China. 37Mw el, 53Mw heat, 2.1Mw cooling. ~40M Euros. Online by '17 .... Abengoa (ABGB), EIG (US) investing ~$2.5B in JV to buy over $9B of new clean power projects .... Sharp's energy biz lost $14M last Q with solar sales falling to 349Mw from 459 yoy .... Alterra Power closed sale of 15Mw geothermal plant in Nevada .... Andhra Pradesh India new solar, wind power policies .... EDF Energy filed 30Mw UK wind farm ap .... Poland's clean/ren power mix up 9.4% in '14 .... Apple spending $2B on solar-powered data center .... Vestas got 122Mw of China wind orders .... Solar-powered trash compactors a new node on internet of things .... Anadarko liable for portion of BP Gulf of Mex spill: judge .... Drillers looking for rig storage .... Russia would lose $160B/yr at $45 oil .... Best Jan in 7 yrs for automakers.