CLIMATE CHANGE "AN OPPORTUNITY": TRUDEAU

36M facing hunger in Africa from drought.

UK $1.1B for new cleantech, energy storage R&D.

Gulf Coast most at risk for Zika in US.

GT Tech (GTATQ) emerging from bankruptcy.

ReNew Power, backed by Goldman Sachs, won 522Mw of India solar projects in 1.2Gw auction. Sun Ed (SUNE) won 150Mw. Suzlon 175Mw.

Cal regulators gave owners (NRG, Bright Source, Google) more time to avoid default, provide contracted solar thermal power to PG&E. $1.6B DOE loan guarantee involved.

JA Solar (JASO) expects shipments to grow at least 30% this year to 5.5Gw. Up 500Mw from November target. 4Gw shipped in '15, revs up 19% to $2.1B, net up 38%.

TransCanada buying Columbia Pipeline Group (natgas) for $10.2B cash.

Massive natgas field find in Canada.

Cheap Fed coal near 1/3 of US production: Greenpeace. Top 3 producers count on it.

Nissan "no charge to charge" (EVs) system now being built in Orlando.

Majority opposition to nuke power for 1st time: Gallup. (It's 24/7 clean power, folks. Don't throw it under the bus. It's been safe for 50+ yrs in US. Yes, plants are getting old. But there is new nuke tech very much worth looking at.)

Maine lobsters invading Sweden. (Sounds like sci-fi movie, yea?)

Grid reliability at risk from Clean Power Plan: Texas. (OK. It's Texas. What can you expect?)