GLOBAL COOPERATION ON CARBON TRADING COULD REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION COSTS UP TO 32% BY '30: WORLD BANK

France may ditch carbon tax.

Trump adviser says "no" to carbon price. Clinton reportedly considered aggressive carbon tax for campaign.

US Chamber of Commerce faults Clinton on fossil fuels policy, no quarrel with Trump on energy policy. (Any surprise there?)

DOE $21M to fund speedier solar power adoption by reducing "soft" costs.

EPA issued final version of regs to curb smog-forming emissions from existing oil/gas ops.

Maryland state pension fund could lose value from climate change.

Solar power struggling in N Dakota with tax credits, rebates.

Wind power boom in Colorado.

Power grid comps trying out mutual cyber support plan.

Greenwish (French comp) plans to build 100Mw solar power in N Nigeria.

Asia Development Bank lending $500M for rooftop solar power in India.

12Mw solar to power New Delhi India's metro system.

Sauds ready to pick 1st nuke power plant site.

NYC mayor signed heating oil biodiesel blend bill into law.

Global oil industry ~$1.7T/yr revs at current prices.

Nigeria army move v. militants in Delta.

Austrian oil comp backed away from Yemen restart.

UK compromise on biomass rules.

NOAA plans to limit offshore Arctic oil/gas drilling, surveys.

Raccoon cut power to 25K folks in Colorado. 1 dang raccoon.