WORLD'S HOTTEST 1ST 5 MONTHS ON RECORD. .1*C HOTTER THAN '14 (HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD). WORLD'S HOTTEST MAY ON RECORD .... 13 of world's 37 largest aquifers being seriously depleted. (We don't know how much water left in them.) 21 basins lost water faster than replenishment '03-'13. 16 gained water in that period. (Map should be at NOAA.) .... US proposed rule for lower emissions from heavy duty vehicles to apply to vehicles built '19-'27. To reduce GHG emissions ~1B tons, improve fuel efficiency ~1/3, up from current avg 6 MPG. Cost est. $10-12K/vehicle. 2-yr payback in fuel savings .... US west coast shellfish industry taking massive econ hit from algae bloom .... Alaska glaciers big contributors to sea level rise: study .... Auto giants announced plans to repackage used EV batts .... UK plans to end onshore wind subsidy in April '16, a year early .... UN has over $100M invested in coal in its pension fund. (Um, duplicitous?) .... ARPA-E $30M to transform energy crops .... US bioenergy economy $369B/yr, 4M jobs: USDA .... US interstate system returned $6 for every $1 spent. China wants to build "silk road" to Europe .... Canadian Solar (CSIQ) C$71M construction loan from Deutsche Bank .... ISM, Hanwha (HQCL) new 10Mw solar plant online .... Terra Form (TERP) 15.7M new shares priced at $38 .... 8point3 raised $420M in IPO .... TX Railroad Commissioin data shows state's oil/gas production falling, contrary to EIA reporting .... India now world's 3rd largest oil importer .... GE, partner to build 1Gw power plant in Nigeria. (Assuming combined-cycle NG.) Phase 1 - 500Mw - online in '19 for $800M. "Lack of NG supply." .... Vietnam, Denmark clean/renewable energy partnership .... Toyota, Isuzu, VW say "no" to Malaysia B10 plans. Engines top out at B7 .... Nano platinum catalysts key for methanol use in fuel cells: NIST.