Friday, January 8, 2016

DECEMBER THE WARMEST, WETTEST GLOBALLY ON RECORD .... HUMANS HAVE STARTED NEW GEOLOGIC EPOCH WITH GHG EMISSIONS: SCIENTISTS

Beijing expanding restrictions on vehicle use to fight smog.

Campbell Soup to label GMO ingredients. (Yay Campbell! EVERYthing should be labeled. Our kids and grandkids and greatgrandkids deserve healthy food.)

Scientists, forestry officials see link between climate change, record-breaking '15 wildfire season.

77% of US coal power plants expected to add emissions controls.

Saab successor got $12B EV order in China.

California cutting off $2.5K EV rebates for rich folks. (It's that definition of "rich" that awaits.)

Droughts, heatwaves caused avg. 10% annual loss of crop harvests in last 50 yrs.

Brazil to add 2.7Gw of wind power this year.

NJ lawmakers OK'd offshore wind power bill.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 23Mw project now online in UK. Also, CSIQ unit building 75Mw project in Calif.

Sun Edison (SUNE) got 1Mw PPA in NY.

Over 2 dozen earthquakes recently in W Oklahoma.

Mack Trucks OK'd biodiesel for their engines.

Rolls Royce test of Virent biojetfuel showed over 50% less particulate emissions.

Brazil biodiesel production up 85% in '15. Still about 1/2 of capacity.

Argentina fixing oil at $67.50 for producers.

TransCan v. US over Keystone: $15B.

US to help Kenya raise $18B for 500-mile oil pipeline.

New Orleans floodway opened.

$1.5B for lead-free water system in Flint, Mich: mayor.

Beijing issued $28M of pollution fines in '15.

Less sludge than thought spilled in Brazil dam burst.

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