LAKE MEAD AT LOWEST WATER LEVEL. EVER .... Dengue fever outbreak in Brazil linked to their drought .... Developing world key driver of global spike of HFCs: study .... EU solar producers launched new action against China producers .... Canada premiers speaking out against govt stance on global warming climate change .... US CO2 emissions growth rate .7% in '14, GDP up 2.4%. In '13, emissions up 2.5%, GDP up 2.2% .... Grid-scale batt power storage projects coming online in Germany, UK, Italy .... Global NG flaring at oil wells wastes $12.5B/yr at US prices (cheapest in world). Let alone emissions .... US has over 77Gw of undeveloped hydropower that would help development of wind, solar for grid .... Canadian Solar (CSIQ) sees panel shortages in 2H15 on higher demand .... Solar City (SCTY) expanding into New Hampshire .... USDA economists want more genetic research on global warming climate change-resistant crops .... German workers protesting coal taxes .... Powergen from clean/renewables 80% in New Zealand in '14. Up 5% from '13 .... Costs of batt packs for EVs down 14%/yr '07-'14. $1K/Kwh to ~$410. Cost down to ~$300 for major EV manufacturers. Econ of scale may get it to $200 without tech change .... ABB got $30M contract for substations, power infra for 13 wind farms in Brazil. 346Mw online in '16 .... Jinko Solar supplied 3Mw for Honduras' largest rooftop project. Finished in March .... Joule unveiled up to 100M Pound smart city EIS fund .... Turkey to award 69Mw of solar power .... JV to build 100Mw geothermal plant in Turkey .... Madhya Pradesh approved 750Mw solar power plant .... Windlab $50M deal for Victoria wind farm .... EU target 7% limit on food-derived biofuels by '20 .... Brazil awarded 479Mw of wind, biomass in power auction.