60% OF AMERICANS NOT EVEN AWARE OF PLUG-IN EL VEHICLES: SURVEY. (EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION.)

Widespread local plant, animal extinctions already occurring from anthropogenic global warming climate change: U of AZ research. 47% of species analyzed now extinct.

Thousands of dead sea life washed ashore in Nova Scotia.

Mayors saying they'll act on climate change with or without Trump.

China to shut down domestic ivory trade. (Long live our elephants! Once again: use ivory sale money to end ivory poaching.)

Massachusetts to set power storage target.

Canadian Solar sold 2 solar farms in China.

ReneSola, China partner in 335Mw rooftop solar deal.

FRV closed finance on 100Mw solar farm.

Engie sees "free energy", $10 oil by '25. (Nuke industry also promised "free" energy back in '50's.)

WiTricity (wireless charging) to partner with GM.

EPA finalized major rollback in NO2 monitoring.

Michigan banned plastic bag bans.

China cut coal cap.

Lease granted for 8.3Mw pumped hydro power storage project on Kauai.

US oil rig count up 2 last week. Natgas rigs up 3.

Fracking contamination case can go to trial: Wyoming judge.

Oklahoma quakes down 31% in '16. But stronger.

Vermont utility found Russian malware.

OPEC cuts usually result in ~60% compliance.

Global biofuels market to grow at ~5.9% rate through '20: Technavio.

Global bioplastics market to grow at ~29% rate through '20: Future Market Insights.

Iran chose 29 foreign comps (1 from US) for oil/gas tenders.