US WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD

Climate skeptics in US congress now at 182. They are whom they are. It is what it is.

Utilities challenging California net-metering protection.

Whole Foods to install up to 100 rooftop solar systems.

EIA: '17 US oil production to fall 480Kb/d to 8.2M. Previously forecast 230K decline. '16 forecast also dropped to 760Kb/d decline v. 740K.

Oklahoma regulators asking drillers to reduce deep well injection 40% to reduce quakes.

Vivent Solar (VSLR) terminated $1.9B merger plans with Sun Edison (SUNE).

Thailand going from E10 to E20 by '18, E85 by '27.

Chevron cut capex another 36%.

Baker Hughes global rig count continuing fall, nearing '09 low.

Comp investing over $30M in 20Mw solar project in China. Online by yearend.

Southern Power bought 120Mw Texas solar project from First Solar (FSLR). Single-axis tracking. Online by yearend. Austin Energy PPA.

Japan lending Kenya $408M for 140Mw geothermal project. (If you notice, geothermal power more expensive than solar, wind, hydro, natgas and maybe nuclear. But it is 24/7 clean power.)

Canada pension fund $150M for India clean/renewable power.

EIB onboard for UN's Green Climate Fund.

Renovagen to crowdfund for portable solar development.

St. Albert Canada buying 3 BYD (BYDDF) el buses. 12-yr warranty on batt system. Lithium-iron-phosphate tech performs below minus 40*C.

Climate change impact on global food production could result in 500K deaths in '50: study.

Car-free Sundays in Sao Paulo.

EVs getting lane access in Brit Columbia.

McLaren $1.5B invest in new el/hybrid products.

Large-scale solar near parity with wind power in Australia.

Los Angeles seeding clouds 1st time since '02.

Little ice cover on US great lakes from El Nino.

Locals still eating radioactive food 30 yrs after Chernobyl.

Japan court ordered 2 nuke reactors to shut down.