THURSDAY OPEN .... MARKET FLAT/MIXED

WTI over $39, Brent over $40.

Swiss interest rates held steady.
S Africa raised rates to 7%.
Norway cut rates, signaled more easing.
US Congress trying to run monetary policy: Greenspan.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

EVSI up 16. RNWEF up 10. RBCN up 8. EFOI up 7. NTCXF up 6.

NANX down 15, new low with very heavy volume. BLSP down 11. CCTC down 7. VSLR down 5, new low.

WEDNESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 74/35/11

WTI over $38, Brent over $40. US natgas $1.87.

US Fed left rates unchanged, lowered rate rise forecast. (June probable rate rise.)
US sanctions on N Korea.
Venezuela to shut down for week over electric crisis.
Paris terror plot foiled after Brussels raid.
Trump scuttled Fox debate, warned of convention riots if he's dumped.
Argentina Coast Guard sunk China fishing boat.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

GPHBF up 21 with heavy volume. ALTI up 11, up 50x from 12-month bottom. AMTX, LSCG up 11. EVSI up 10 with volume. OPTT up 10. OOIL, WATT up 9. CABN up 9 with heavy volume. CBAK up 8 with heavy volume. WNDW up 5. AEIS up 2, new high.

GTATQ down 27, new low with heavy volume. AWSL down 17, new low with heavy volume. NGLPF down 15. LTBR down 14 with very heavy volume. ZNNMF down 13. CHGT, MGPHF, CSUNY down 12. PRHL down 11. NTCXF down 10 with very heavy volume. BSRC down 9. EFOI down 9 with heavy volume. CCGI down 8. GLBL down 7. LEDS down 3, new low with volume.

GLOBAL GHG EMISSIONS FLAT IN '15 WHILE ECON GREW 3%. 1ST TIME IN 40 YEARS OF RECORDS GROWTH W/OUT EMISSIONS.

US 2% GHG emissions decline in '15 despite what?, 2% growth?

1K-year rains in Louisiana last week.

Rhode Island-sized block of ice just broke off in Arctic Ocean.

Global warming severe threat to wheat. Heat-resistant wheat Gates' newest passion.

US offshore windpower cost may drop 55% to competitive price in next 13 yrs with builders' experience: study.

Over 6B Euro to flow into UK offshore wind pipeline: Vattenfall.

Near $2B planned for UK-Germany power connection projects.

Lockheed launched energy division.

Fully-automated $26.6M, 3.2Mwh batt energy storage park under construction in Azores. Lith-ion cells from Leclanche. To support 1Mw solar already built, 4.5Mw wind under construction. Diesel power backup.

Microsoft, Dominion partnering on 20Mw solar plant.

SECI to include energy storage mandate in upcoming 750Mw solar tender.

GCL, China bank new $95M solar fund.

12 cents/Kwh avg cost from 140Mw of new solar projects in Ontario.

China set 1st energy consumption cap.

Toyota working on windpower to generate hydrogen for fuel cells for zero-emission forklifts.

Nissan Leafs withdrawn from New Zealand.

Plane to fly from Paris to NYC in June on algae biofuel, solar.

Bangladesh OK'd 1.3Gw coal power plant project.

Arch Coal paid execs $8M in bonuses on eve of bankruptcy. (Peabody may go bankrupt.)

WEDNESDAY OPEN .... MARKET FLAT/MIXED. FED DAY.

WTI over $37, Brent over $39.

US factory production up in Feb.
US housing starts up more than forecast.
Core US consumer prices up more than forecast.
UK growth forecasts cut.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

LYSDY up 19. CCGI up 17 with volume. ENZR up 16. GPHBF up 12 with heavy volume. CABN up 10 with volume. GTATQ up 10 with very heavy volume. CBAK up 9 with news. HYSR up 7.

ASTI down 19 with volume. FCSMF down 16. BBLU down 15. LTBR down 13. PTOS down 13 with volume. PSON down 10. EVSI down 8 with heavy volume. LEOM, NFEC down 8. SUNE down 8 with news. AWSL down 5, new low. OOIL down 5, new low with news.

TUESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET FLAT/MIXED

WTI under $37, Brent under $39. US natgas $1.85. Unleaded at corner Shell under $2/gal.

"We're living 'Atlas Shrugged'": reporter.
"Anonymous" hackers declaring total war on Trump.
ISIS pulled out of several Iraq towns near Ramadi.
ISIS' "Omar The Chechan" dead from US strike: report.
Turkey bombing Iraq Kurds after Ankara bomb. (Whether they did it or not.)

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

CSUNY up 40. LYSDY up 19. NGLPF up 18. CCGI up 17. GRPH up 16 with very heavy volume. ENZR up 16. SZYM up 13 with extremely heavy volume after reporting, news. GPHBF up 12 with volume. GTATQ up 10 with very heavy volume. CABN up 10.

QTWW down 56, new low with extremely heavy volume, default. ASTI down 19. BBLU down 18 with very heavy volume. FCSMF down 16. OPTT, PTOS down 13. PSON down 10. RVLT down 10 with heavy volume after reporting. NFEC down 8. KNDI down 7 with volume. VSLR down 7, new low with very heavy volume after reporting.

WARMEST WINTER IN 48 LOWER US STATES ON RECORD: NOAA

Dec-Feb near 5*F above 20th Century avg in lower 48.

Global CO2 in atmos up record 3.76 PPM Feb '15 to Feb '16 to over 404 PPM: prelim NOAA data.

US admin withdrawing plan to permit oil/gas drilling offshore southeast states.

Beijing wants folks to switch back to bikes.

US petrochem industry's planned construction, expansion announced in '15 alone would emit pollution equivalent to 19 coal power plants: EPA.

Clean Coal Tech (CCTC) testing process that preheats coal to extract moisture, impurities for cleaner burn in power plants.

US coal exports down 23% in '15 to 74M tons.

Batt prices for EVs down 35% in '15. Unsubsidized EVs may reach price parity with gasoline cars in next 6 yrs: Bloomberg.

Jordan to provide solar for houses in poverty "pockets".

Zimbabwe moving on 4 new solar power plants amid drought affecting hydropower.

JA Solar (JASO) planning solar panel factory expansion.

Hyundai unit $500M green bond. 2.87% fixed semi-annual coupons.

Arizona utility plans to install 1.1Gw clean/renewable power by '30. (Pretty paltry, really, for Arizona considering sunlight. But something.)

Argentina 700Mw solar deal with German comp.

Meridian Energy raised $100M from bond issue.

UK to confirm zero carbon emissions target.

Renault EVs in solar smart-charging project in Utrecht.

Clipper Creek 24 amp, 5.8Kw EV charge station for $500.

Volvo VP: standardize EV charging infra.

'12 Chev Volt owner with 300K miles: "no difference in batt since day bought".

Vattenfall, partners to develop 3.6Gw wind power offshore Britain.

Offshore wind costs to fall to 100 Pounds/Mwh by '20: report.

NREL inverter challenge won by Belgian comp.

US at "turning point" for solar: White House advisor.

Graphene market could reach $220M by '26: report.

Eni started production at Arctic offshore oil/gas platform.

Chevron, Shell, Exxon started ops at $54B LNG terminal in Australia. Est. $37B cost 7 yrs ago.

$4B oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania port to begin 3-yr buildout in August.

US oil rig count down 6 last week, natgas rigs down 3.

Iowa OK'd permit for .5M bl oil pipeline from N Dakota Bakken to Illinois. Last state permit needed.

Nigeria plans to split up national oil comp into ~30 comps.

VW sued for $3.7B in Germany over diesel cheat.

High arsenic levels from water taps across Texas.

Endangered right whales appearing in droves in Cape Cod Bay.

Heavy storms replenished 2 major California reservoirs.

Bangkok shortened water festival amid drought.

Florida Republicans demanding climate change solutions (must be that rising oceans talk).

TUESDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 18/23/9

WTI under $37, Brent under $39.

US retail sales, wholesale prices both down in Feb. Jan retail sales revised down.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SZYM up 37 with very heavy volume, news after reporting. BSRC, CCGI, CSUNY up 17. GTATQ up 14 with volume. CABN up 13. SENY, ENZR up 10. ZAAP up 9 with volume. WATT up 4.

QTWW down 53, new low with extremely heavy volume on default. ASTI, XSNX down 13. BBLU down 11. LTBR down 11 with news. VSLR down 9, new low with heavy volume after reporting. RVLT down 8. OOIL down 7, new low. AMRS down 2, new low.