US NORTHWEST GLACIERS COULD LOSE 5-10% OF VOLUME THIS YEAR. ACCELERATION OF 50-YEAR DECLINE. Volumes down 25-40% since mid-'80s. Lack of snow this winter .... Amazon states joined Cal, 17 other govts in intl emissions cuts pledge .... Commerzbank sees 10% drop in clean/renewables power finance this year .... US shale industry ran up $32B deficit in 1H15. About equal to all of '14 .... Number of active, producing US coal mines lowest in recorded history .... China Power Inestment Corp started up 50Mw phase 1 of China wind project .... El Paso Electric wants to increase charges on solar-powered homes .... Cosmo Oil, Showa Shell, Development Bank of Japan finished 8Mw solar plant near Tokyo .... Enerkem raised C$152M, initiated production of biomethanol from non-recyclable household garbage at Alberta plant .... Sun Edison (SUNE) to develop 2Gw of solar in Tamil Nadu India .... India OK'd 1st offshore wind policy .... World's 1st solar-powered airport in India. Gens more power than it uses. 12Mw. Bosch built for $9.5M. (Hunh?!) Another Indian airport planning 15Mw solar.