Wednesday, February 17, 2016

JANUARY WAS HOTTEST JANUARY GLOBALLY ON RECORD

Antarctic melting could raise oceans 15 feet: study.

Algae toxins found in 1/3 of US southeast streams.

Better water management could halve global food shortage.

Palau trying to protect their waters from illegal fishing.

17 US states signed clean energy pact.

Michigan stopped work on complying with EPA Clean Power Plan.

Parts of 8 US states failing to meet SO2 emission standards: EPA.

Ohio EPA chief calling for revamp of Fed rules for lead in water.

Heating, cooling uses 50% of EU's energy output (75% from fossil fuels).

Oil production freeze from 4 countries to only go forward if others join. Iran says it may.

Woodside hit on another new natgas well in Myanmar.

Iraq Kurds accepting Baghdad deal to halt their oil exports if Baghdad pays Kurd public employee salaries. $747M/month for 400K employees including Peshmerga.

Columbia oil pipe blown up by ELN (not FARC). Up to 85Kb/d loss.

Nigeria troops sent to protect Niger delta oil assets.

Petrobras selling off all its el power production assets. Trying to raise $57B to pay debt.

Abengoa (ABGB) seeks $1.85B for plan to stay out of bankruptcy.

Statoil to invest $200M by '22 for clean/renewable power, power storage.

India installed solar power to reach 9Gw by March.

UK offshore wind can grow $8.4B more.

300Mw Cummins combined heat-power natgas power plant project in Nigeria.

Peru held its 4th clean/renewables power auction. 13 projects awarded.

Suzlon LOI to build 71Mw wind power (presuming in India).

Apple (AAPL) $1.5B green bond issue.

New Tesla (TSLA) EV superchargers opened up in Nevada, California.

WHO $56M plan to fight Zika.

Libyan Mig downed during airstrike against al-Qaeda-linked militants near Benghazi. ISIS claimed responsibility.

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