STATE POWER PLANT SUBSIDIES STRUCK DOWN UNANIMOUSLY BY US SUPREME COURT

Ruling backs up FERC, goes against EPA. Case was about Maryland backing natgas power plants.

7 more states asking Supreme Court to gut EPA mercury pollution rule.

New Development Bank (formerly BRICS Development Bank) $811M 1st round loans for clean/renewable power projects in Brazil, India, S Africa, China.

Minnesota judge recommends adopting Fed "social cost" of carbon.

Palestinian membership disqualifies UN from giving climate aid: GOP.

Sanders calling for national fracking ban. Clinton OK with fracking that meets certain criteria, community backing.

Global wind power led all techs in '15 new powergen: Global Wind Energy Council. Over 63Gw. China led with over 30Gw, their total now 145Gw.

Fossil fuel powergen could be phased out globally within a decade: Sussex Energy Group.

Chesapeake Bay pollution dropping: report. Denmark model for Maryland nutrient limits.

$9M EU funds for geothermal power exploration in Eritrea.

ReneSola 82Mw solar modules for China buyers.

1.5Mw rooftop solar plant newly online in Dubai.

Comp got contract to install 30-40Mw rooftop solar in Dubai.

SPI Energy financed for 20Mw solar project.

China 3 Gorges seeks licenses for 99Mw wind project.

BLM OK'd 50Mw rail energy storage project in Nevada. ~60% cost of pumped hydro.

BYD (BYDDF) now preferred partner with Masdar (UAE).

Utility to take Melbourne Australia suburb off grid with solar + energy storage.

New method by Fin researchers extracts lithium from natural brine with 99.9% purity.

Oil reserves offshore Senegal est. up 20% to 561M bls.

US natgas production up 5% in '15 to 79BCF/month.

US coal consumption on pace to fall 7% this year: EIA.

Boko Harem in Nigeria making its own biodiesel from stolen peanuts. (Could drone strike their processing plants? Or more?)

Belarus still spends 20% of its budget on Chernobyl.

Snyder to drink Flint tap water for a month.

500 students ill at China school built on toxic waste dump.