GLOBAL SOLAR POWER TO GROW FROM 256GW INSTALLED YEAREND '15 TO 700GW IN '20: GTM RESEARCH

China solar prices could fall 38% by '20 to 8 cents (US)/Kwh: Trina Solar.

China lithion batt production up 3x in '15.

Philippines utility to double wind powergen capacity with $450M over next 3 years to wean off coal.

Asean Pacific (sans China) to see 63Gw of new wind power over next decade: MAKE Consulting.

Top 10 US commercial solar developers account for 42% of total development: GTM Research. Top 3 comps in residential solar installed near half of total in '15. SCTY, VSLR and .... Sunrun.

Santiago Chile public trans system to run mostly on solar power with 100Mw Sunpower (SPWR) plant.

Oklahoma landowners registering private airstrips to keep wind farms at bay.

Portland schools banned books questioning human-caused global warming climate change.

Vietnam hydropower development will lead to food crisis: experts.

UN warning us of growing air pollution globally.

Record heat wave in India intensifying drought. Record temp last week 123.8*F.

BMW rolling out 3.6Kw carports in S Africa for EVs.

US natgas powergen up 19% in '15.

2-year electric/natgas rate freeze for upstate NY.

2.6B Pound, 588Mw offshore Scotland wind farm OK'd.

Airbus unit 3D-printed EV motorcycle for $56K. (Um, no... and no.)

US shale drillers have drilled 3,900 drilled but uncompleted horizontal wells.

French police liberated a union-blockaded fuel depot. Riots, strikes shut down gas stations, refineries, etc.

1st fracking permit in UK in 5 years.

Squid, octopus thriving in oceans as fish decline: study.

Peru declared mercury poisoning emergency in Amazon forest.

S Africa court lifted domestic ban on rhino horn trade. (Well, stupid is as stupid does.)