NEXT YEAR LIKELY TO BE COOLER THAN THIS YEAR: BRIT RESEARCHERS. NO SIGN OF STRONG LA NINA.

In past year, 500-year and 1K-year rain events occurred in Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, S Carolina, Louisiana.

"Global warming will bring more Louisiana floods": Gore.

20 sq. mi. of Louisiana lost each year to Gulf of Mex. Threatens $100B of energy industry infra. Oil pipelines may soon be underwater.

Japan, New Zealand ready to ratify Paris Climate Accords.

DOE legal victory reinforces US Clean Power Plan: EPA.

New US rules require heavy-duty trucks to cut emissions 25% over next decade.

Greece OK'd new clean/renewable power law.

DOE $40M to fund wave power test site.

New deal in Colorado for solar, grid fees.

EBRD $26M for Kazakhstan solar project.

Insurance comp investing $111M in Neo Solar.

India grid-connected solar power capacity now over 8Gw.

New low solar power price record in Chile - $.02.91/Kwh.

US wind power prices at "rock bottom": Berkeley Lab.

$81B for climate, clean/renewable power projects from world's 6 largest multilateral development banks in '15: report.

US 2nd in world wind power capacity, but behind more countries in % of wind to total powergen: Fed report.

UK OK'd world's largest offshore wind project - DONG's 1.8Gw farm.

Ballard (BLDP) deal in Japan.

OPEC production falling this month: UBS. 8-year high in July.

Former OPEC president predicts production freeze deal.

Nigeria now says its production 1.56Mb/d.

S Sudan aiming for 500Kb/d production, fuels exports to Ethiopia.

Moscow delaying Bashneft privatization into '17.

Natgas to pass coal as top US power carbon emitter: EIA.

GE pushing coal power in Asia.

India to overtake China in air pollution death rate: study.

Upgrades keeping US grid going this summer despite the heat waves.

Navajo Nation suing EPA over poisoning Colorado river.