Saturday, April 30, 2016

ALMOST NO INDUSTRY WOULD BE PROFITABLE IF ENVIRO COSTS WERE INCUDED: UN


100 different types of enviro costs winnow to 6: water use, land use, GHG emissions, waste pollution, land pollution, water pollution. World's most profitable industries - oil, meat, tobacco, mining, electronics - being paid for from future.

Italy's 1.3Gw green subsidy plan OK'd by EC.

World Green Building Council calling on Europe to renovate its green building strategy.

India added ~7Gw of clean/renewable powergen in FY '15-'16.

Gujarat India announced subsidy for rooftop solar.

Rooftop solar blocked in 10 high-potential US states. AL, FL, GA, IN, MI, OK, TN, TX, VA, WI have 35% of total solar rooftop potential of US, but under 3% of total installed cap. Weak or nonexistent policies the fault.

DOE 1st-ever proposed efficiency rule for portable AC.

All new homes, businesses in Santa Monica, Cal must have solar.

Germany to offer $4,500 rebate for EVs.

VW to roll out 20 EV models by '20.

Mercedes tells India it's OK to go with B100.

Vestas (VWDRY) 1Q net income down 38% to $40M. Revs down 3.6% to 1.46B Euros. Full-year revs guidance at least 9B Euros. Record 1Q order intake; largest ever turbine, service backlog.

Georgia Power groundbreak on 44Mw solar project on Marine Corps base.

Bankruptcy fears for Yingli Green Energy. Predicted $909M FY '15 loss.

Daimler now selling home energy storage units. Lith-ion batts.

BLM proposing oil/gas leases for Ohio forests.

PA to install more air monitors near fracking sites.

Russia now pricing its own oil. Also has taken China market share from Sauds. Sauds targeting small China refineries to regain share.

Saud oil exports to US at 11-month high. (US$ coincidentally at 11-month low.)

NRC OK'd early permit for NJ reactor.

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