US PV SOLAR INSTALLS HIT RECORD AGAIN. UP 95% IN '16 V. '15

Climate change has already harmed almost half of earth's mammals.

US GHG emissions down 2.2% in '15 v. '14: EPA.

China installed near 3x more wind power than US in '16. (US had head start?) 23.3Gw v. 8.2Gw: Global Wind Energy Council. About 54.6Gw wind power installed globally in '16. Total cap now ~487Gw.

Virginia museum to highlight climate change.

Siemens to shut down Denmark wind blade factory. (Huh?!)

China Sunergy to build US manufacturing base.

Sumitomo closed on 32Mw Fukushima solar plant.

Ascent Solar (ASTI) got $20M new investment from Asia.

Kansas City Power & Light installing 1K EV charging stations.

UK offshore wind "bumper year" in '16.

Daimler's Smart cars going to 100% electric in US, Canada.

India solar module production capacity now over 5Gw/yr.

Microvast delivered over 7.5K electric, hybrid buses in '16.

Costa Rica farmers experimenting with climate change resistant seeds.

New 2Mw solar farm dedicated in Richmond by Marin Clean Energy.

World Bank $55M for Indonesia geothermal power development.

US crude inventories at record high, up 10M bls.

China boosting Russia oil imports.

Trump removed transparency law for big oil. (Has Rex said one word yet?)

US selling 10M bls from SPR this month.

Sauds losing S Korea market to Iran.

Tepco issuing its 1st bond since Fukushima. $612M.

Natgas pipeline explosion in Texas.

Syria regained control of key natgas field from ISIS.