500 YEARS SINCE THIS DRY IN CALIFORNIA: TREE RINGS .... Hazardous haze in SIngapore, Indonesia from forest fires .... Calif air pollution regs led to 76% drop in cancer risks: study .... Scientists found unexpected carbon sink on Antarctic seafloor .... 20 regional, state govts in world pledged to reduce carbon emissions 7.9 gigatons over 15 yrs. Equal to 1 yr of US emissions .... Idaho PUC cut solar, wind power PPA contracts to 2 yrs from 20 at utilities' request .... N Carolina failed to extend clean/renewable power tax credit .... NRG Energy to form clean/renewable unit, sell wind assets to yieldco .... Rate of growth in global trade trailing world econ growth 3rd year in row: WTO .... Est. 894M bls of oil in US central, eastern Gulf of Mex. Auction next spring for 40M acres .... About 900 wells in N Dakota await fracking. 1-yr completion rule may be waived .... Texas oil/gas drilling permits off 65% in August YOY. Well completions 14,665 YTD v. 20,657 in '14. TX NG production still increasing .... Gazprom NG pipe project through Turkey on hold. Late '16 launch a no go .... Exxon unit started new oil/gas production off Nigeria .... World's 1st subsea gas compression plant now online in Norwegian Sea. Statoil. Raises resource recovery ~20% - 306M bls ....Fuel Cell Energy (FCEL) got $24M from DOE for '16 install of 2Mw molten carbonate fuel cell customized for carbon capture at power plant. 1 of 8 carbon capture projects funded by DOE .... US duped out of $51M of subsidies for "clean diesel" VWs. Now 11M cars affected. Owners want money back.