MEXICO AWARDED 1.72GW CLEAN POWER PROJECTS IN 1ST AUCTION AFTER '13 ENERGY SECTOR OVERHAUL

Estimated $2.6B total investment for new Mex projects. 12 solar, 6 wind projects.

Britain cut GHG emissions 3rd year in row.

Tesla Model 3 launched. $35K each before subsidies.

Global light-duty EV sales up 80% in '15 to over 565K: Argonne Lab.

BYD (BYDDF) expects to triple EV sales this year.

VW America recalling '15, '16 e-Golfs to fix batt mgmt issue. Over 5K vehicles. (On top of dieselgate?!)

Rooftop solar could gen up to 40% of US power demand. Tech potential 1.1Tw capacity: NREL.

64 groups endorsing Obama's $750M request for UN climate fund. (Or is it $750B?)

Intensive farming starves, stunts bees.

FDA sued for OK'ing GM salmon sales.

Ohio to require faster notification of lead in drinking water.

Drought drawing attention to Mekong R. dams in China.

Sun Edison (SUNE) subpoenaed by DOJ on top of SEC inquiry.

8point3 (CAFD) agreement to buy stakes in 90MW of Sunpower (SPWR), First Solar (FSLR) solar projects.

Sunpower purchase agreement awarded for 500Mw in Mexico.

Comp 197Mw wind project in India. 3 sites.

Australia's largest power retailer signed 1st contract for solar power. 56Mw plant.

Thai coal miner plans $170M investment in Japan solar.

Start on 191Mw solar project in California to beat fossil fuel power costs. 8minuteenergy developing. Low enviro requirements.

Colorado governor urging EPA to halt new ozone standard. (I bet he's Republican.)

Hillary got mad over request to reject donations from fossil fuel interests.

BP deal for natgas exploration in China.

OPEC oil production up 100Kb/d in March. Sauds, Kuwait to resume 300Kb/d production at joint-owned field.

Iran oil production up ~230Kb/d since December.

7 largest western oil/gas comps replaced just 75% of oil/gas they extracted in '15.

Europe oil traders "cornered" Iran gasoline markets.