OVER 500K EVs ON EUROPE ROADS BY YEAREND: REPORT.

49% expect 1 ap for all transportation by '20. 27% expect to use self-driving vehicles by then.

Oil/gas industry pouring money into Republican Congressional races, sitting out presidential race.

Pope linked world hunger with climate change.

Greens opposing carbon tax.

Sustainable agriculture can unlock $2.3T, 80M jobs by '30: report.

Should nature have same legal rights as person or corporation?

Solar Reserve planning world's largest solar farm - $5B - in Nevada desert.

UK comp seeking equity, debt partners for 50Mw wind power project.

Germany launch of upsized 6th solar tender.

Singapore 2nd solar leasing tender.

Scotland OK'd 72Mw wind power project.

ABB launch of plug+play micro grid systems.

Germany/Denmark cross-border auction for solar installs.

Sweden utility suing Germany for closing 2 nuclear power plants.

Masdar City "test bed" for fuel efficiency, clean/renewable power.

Maryland won't join lawsuit v. EPA over smog.

Sichuan China restricting new hydropower.

Pennsylvania natgas industry trying to block new drilling rules.

Sauds failed to make monthly oil delivery to Egypt. Sauds also say they have 70 more years of oil reserves.

China September exports down 10% yoy.

Average weight loss in Venezuela 15-30 pounds in last 5 months. Est. 25% of children undernourished. People spending all day in food lines.

Russia: 6-month oil production freeze "most efficient".

ISIS setting oil wells it still controls around Mosul on fire.

Eagles being killed by California wind power blades: USGS.

Millions of animals drowned in Hurricane Matthew. New look at factory farming.

Baba Brinkman: climate rapper.