Tuesday, December 22, 2015

EL NINO EXACERBATING SEVERE CLIMATE PATTERNS AROUND GLOBE .... BEIJING SMOG WORSENING

Smog exacerbates violence: study.

As temps rise, pines/firs face massive die-off: study.

Deforestation could breed malaria: study.

1/3 of Wisconsin rural water wells deemed unsafe: report.

Virginia climate panel urges action on sea-level rise, wants to boost solar power.

US spending/tax bills included extension of $1/gal tax credits for biodiesel, cellulosic biofuels retro for '15.

Exxon looking for person to lead research to manage risks from climate change.

Cuban waters now open for climate, coral, etc. research.

Nestle to start using cage-free chicken eggs by '20.

Baltic states opened new grid connections to promote clean power, broaden Euro power trading.

Battery power storage gaining favor over natgas peaker power plants in California.

Comp buying 5Mw solar powergen in Italy for over $17M. Plants 4 yrs old.

Deal to build 100Mw solar in Jordan for $128M. Abu Dhabi finance. Spain comps to build.

WindMW E978M project bond.

Kohli to invest $150M in solar in India.

BioPower Systems deployed 250Kw wave power pilot demo in Australia.

DTE Energy to break ground in spring on 45Mw of solar at 2 sites in Michigan.

Solar City (SCTY) may cease ops in Nevada over PUC proposed decision on rooftop solar. (Many solars protesting.)

Space X rocket landed OK. (I know. Nothing to do with clean energy. But pretty amazing. Our 1960s future world promise from Disney. Good 'ole Uncle Walt.)

Saud oil production up 50Kb/d in October. Exports up even more as their air conditioning power demand falls.

Sauds reopened embassy in Baghdad. Closed since Iraq invaded Kuwait. (Yea, ancient history.)

Algeria plans to raise oil output 5% in '16.

Nigeria oil production up 4% in Oct v. Aug. Govt says they can't fund oil/gas industry anymore. Will begin lowering fuel subsidies in '16.

US natgas rig count down 17 last week. (Oil rigs up 17.)

USGS doubled est. reserve potential of Barnett Shale to 53TCF, 172M bls oil, 176M bls NGLs.

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