THINGS

Hillary Clinton promises to reduce fracking. Sanders promises to end it.

Sweden 20M euro fund to develop clean power in Zambia through '18. Off-grid solar in 1st year; small hydro, minigrids later.

BELECTRIC began energy storage for grid frequency response in Germany. Lead-acid batts.

Iran shipping ~1/3 of 500Kb/d increase it said it could in a month. France, Spain buying 250-300Kb/d this month. But Iran still throwing folks into prison for "fostering" better relations with outside world. (You got that? Iran is still nuts takeover the world thingy with Shi-ite sharia shit.)

Syria ceasefire seems holding. Govt using el power as tool to defeat enemies. ISIS provides ~2 hrs/d of el.

Iraq's Mosul dam could break any day.

Brits sent 20 soldiers to Tunisia to help secure border from ISIS.

ISIS executed nursing home nuns in Yemen. Pope "shocked".

Sauds cut aid to Lebanon. (What's the point?)

Sauds also raised oil prices for Asia 25 cents/bl.

US natgas prices could fall under $1: analyst.

Carbon tax necessary to break fossil fuel dependence: MIT.

KY senate bill lifts nuke power moratorium.

Southern Power 120Mw solar buy.

Daimler to spend 500M euro on new lithium-ion batt factory in Germany.

Norway EV car sales up 71% in '15. German EV car sales up 86% in'15.

Netherlands EV car sales up 22% in Dec.

Ocean currents constant power source: research. (Duh.)

1/2 of Americans "very confident" in clean tapwater: poll.

EPA $1.36B cleanup for NJ Passaic R.