COST TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS LOWER THAN PRICE OF HEALTH RISKS: STUDY

Qatar to add 1Gw solar.

Winter storm "Jonas" (Jonah) hit Washington DC on anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision.

Supreme Court leery of state power incentives.

NASA laser power can get spaceship to Mars in 3 days. Theoretically. (I was told in the '70's that the city manager told Springer that theoretically you can fart your way to the moon.)

ARPA-E can think bigger if budget approved.

Beetles eating up Poland ancient woods. (Reminds me of Beatles' "Norwegian Woods".)

Honda wants 2/3 green vehicles by '30. (Me too. Or more.)

Crowd funding for Joshua Tree genome project.

1/3 of public thinks genmod mosquitos spread disease. (Mosquitos kill more people than any other critter. KILL THEM!)

First Solar (FSLR) last Q sales down 6.5%, but sales/profit beat forecasts. Guidance down, however, for sales.

Near 70 Florida counties, cities have banned or oppose fracking. But legislature bill wants to overrule.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) got $26M finance for 10.2Mw project in Japan. Also Y3B solar project bond issued.

Trina Solar buying Solland Solar Cells (Netherlands) assets. Adds 200Mw cell manufacturing capacity.

Sunvault Energy, Edison Power to develop solar + power storage at 3 Delaware fire stations. EBITDA ~$250K/yr. Graphene batts.

Statkraft, partners $1.2B wind project in Norway. 1Gw on 6 farms by '20. $1.4B project "unprofitable" in '14. Moved to windier sites. Nordic area in power glut from clean/renewables, shutting down nuke power over economics. Vestas to supply turbines.

Rumors of 100B bls of oil under London airport. UK N Sea produced 28B bls since '75. Horse Hill.

Chechnya challenging Russia over oil.

Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan face off over Georgia natgas supply.

29Mw wind farm OK'd to go online in Brazil. Frees up 170Mw more to go online.

Largest power plant in Sudan turned on. 500Mw oil power.

FMO plans E500M green bond in 1Q17.

Scottish Power L2.5B wind investment.

Methane emissions from oil/gas production 27% higher than estimated: study.

Solar Reserve proposing 110Mw solar + storage in Australia.

Homicide charges after Brazil dam collapse.

California new natgas storage rules after L.A. well leak.

Largest US coal reserves to be exhausted in 40 years: USGS.