Sunday, January 22, 2017

CLIMATE CHANGE REFERENCES PURGED FROM WHITE HOUSE WEBSITE


Pruitt criticizing EPA rules.

US mayors to Trump: "don't get in our way" (over climate actions).

Water, climate dominated Davos risk report.

India committing to climate action, climate tech leadership in spite of Trump.

Sri Lanka in worst drought in decades.

China demand to grow global solar market to 79Gw this year: IHS. 77Gw last year.

Global power sector must double clean/renewable investment to meet Paris targets: IEA chief.

$50B of projects could make Sauds major clean power exporter.

Germany connected 818Mw new offshore wind power.

$350M green bond for Argentina wind power projects.

Masdar took 25% stake in Statoil floating wind power project off Scotland.

Con Ed bought Juhl Energy Services.

Engie to replace coal plant in Brisbane with solar farms.

Rooftop solar, Tesla power wall slashed family's power bill 86%.

New Tesla Model 3 option with 335-mile range.

Tesla self-driving system cleared in crash.

Utah plans larger EV charging station network.

EPA denied oil industry request to waive all biofuel blending for '16.

OPEC meeting this weekend over cuts compliance.

China put Shanghai oil futures contract launch on hold.

Gazprom Neft started production from 2 new wells in Arctic. Adding to 6 already in production.

US oil rig count up 29 last week, natgas count up 6.

Brazil to hold 1st subsalt oil auctions since '13.

China 5-year plan shows 200M ton increase in oil production by '20.

Morocco now has Africa's 1st hi-speed train.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

FRIDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 94--15--7


WTI over $53, Brent over $55. US natgas $3.20.

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

ASTI up 30 with extreme volume.
ZAAP up 20 with heavy volume.
FCSMF up 18 with heavy volume, news.
XSNX up 16.
SWKS up 13, new high with very heavy volume after reporting.
AMLM up 12 with volume.
HYGS up 11 with volume.
LIME, BIOA, PEMIF, CBAK up 7.
AMRC, ECORF, SUNEQ, ENPH, SUNW up 4.
ASYS, VSPC, GPHBF, MNGA, OLED, RBCN, VSLR up 3.

LEXG down 22 with extreme volume.
LYSDY down 14.
URRE down 12 with heavy volume.
NFEC down 11 with heavy volume.
CABN, SENY down 11.
NTCXF down 10.
CLNT down 7.
AMTX, GEVO, INVT down 5.
EVSI, LSCG, LTBR down 4.
ERII, ESPH, PRHL down 3.

Friday, January 20, 2017

FRIDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 82--21--9


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

ZAAP up 16.
SWKS up 12, new high with very heavy volume after reporting.
AXPW up 9.
ACFN up 8 with heavy volume.
MGPHF up 6.
HYGS up 5 with volume
BLDP, SUNW up 4.
AMRC, VSPC, NANX, RBCN, SKYS up 3.

NFEC down 14 with heavy volume.
URRE down 13 with heavy volume.
BSRC down 12.
ASTI down 10.
SENY down 7.
CBAK, QTMM down 6.
LEXG down 6 with volume.
SUNEQ, NTCXF, OCLN down 5.
CLNT, GEVO, INVT down 4.
AMTX, ESPH, LTBR, PALAF down 3.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

THURSDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 72--15--8


WTI over $51, Brent over $54. US natgas $3.30.
US strike on ISIS in Libya.
Mnuchin backs Volcker rule, advocates strong dollar.
Markets will falter on uncertainty (Trump will fail): Soros (what a surprise).

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

LEXG up 70 with extreme volume, "news".
ASTI up 42 with extreme volume, news.
NFEC up 41 with news.
CABN up 40.
BFRE up 37.
URRE up 27 with heavy volume.
VSPC up 20.
ACFN up 12 with volume.
ESPH up 10.
CLNT up 8 with very heavy volume.
SENY up 6.
AXPW, ZAAP up 5.
AMRC, LSCG, QTMM up 4.
NVEC up 2, new high after reporting.

XSNX down 20.
LEOM, QTWWQ down 11.
OCLN down 11, new low with volume.
TVIA down 9 with heavy volume.
INVT down 7.
SUNEQ, MNGA down 6.
LTBR down 6, new low.
AMTX down 5 with very heavy volume.
ECORF, GEVO, SKYS down 5.
ENPH down 5 with heavy volume.
AMRS, ASYS, LYTS, BIOA, CDTI, FCSMF, RUN down 4. PLUG down 4, back on bottom.

OBAMA OK'D WYOMING WIND PROJECT EXPECTED TO BECOME LARGEST IN NORTH AMERICA


Perry skeptical of global warming climate change but backs tech to fight it. Regrets call to abolish DOE. Says global warming from humans "real". Will defend DOE climate research, innovation.

Trump's Commerce pick avoided pledge to protect science.

Haley (Trump UN pick) acknowledges global warming but has little love for Paris accords.

Over 530 comps, 100 investors signed Low Carbon USA letter sent to Trump.

Green bonds up 2x in '16, could surpass $200B this year.

Costa Rica set carbon neutral goal for '21.

GE $1.4B grid development deal in Iran.

30Mw new hydropower project in Nepal.

E220M solar JV formed in Ireland.

EDF to "significantly increase" investment in Scotland clean/renewable power.

Tesla opening store in UAE next month.

Chevy Bolt nationwide ordering by July, deliveries by Sept.

Most insurers plan to hold onto coal investments: California survey.

California ordered wells dumping oilfield wastewater to close.

China $3B for Iran oil refining capacity.

Russia opened new natgas pipeline, 2 new oil pipelines.

States looking to EPA to fight Lake Erie pollution.

3 common ag chems imperil endangered species: EPA.

Primates facing extinction crisis: study.

Tick populations spiking in US northeast winters threaten moose.

Texas suing EPA over haze rule.

THURSDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 22--FLAT--3


US jobless claims near 43-year low.
US housing starts Dec surge, up over 11%.

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

CABN up 48.
ASTI up 38 with news.
NFEC up 28 with very heavy volume, news.
LEXG up 16 with heavy volume.
AXPW up 8.
AMTX up 7 with extreme volume.
QTWWQ up 7.
CLNT up 5.
AETI, MEEC, CDTI up 4.
BLDP up 3 with volume.
TSLA up 3 with upgrade.
NANX, PRHL, ULBI, URRE up 3.

XSNX down 20.
LEOM down 13.
CBAK down 6.
MNGA down 4.
ENPH, GPHBF down 3 with volume.
INVT down 3.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

WEDNESDAY CLOSE .... DOW DOWN 22, NAZ UP 17, S&P UP 4


Yellen talked up $, says econ near goals to allow interest rate increases.

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

LEXG up 25 more with heavy volume.
ENPH up 14 more with heavy volume.
AMTX up 13 with heavy volume.
EVSI up 13.
SENY up 11.
BLSP up 9.
BLDP up 7.
QTWWQ up 6.
BNET up 5.
CBAK, FTEK, OESX, TPIC up 3.

PSPW down 31.
CABN down 28.
ZAAP down 18.
AXPW down 13.
ESPH down 10 with volume.
URRE down 9.
NANX down 8.
CCTC, PALAF down 7.
NFEC, OCLN down 6.
LTBR down 5.
CLNT, GPHBF, MNGA, SEDG down 4.
LYTS, MEEC, SPWR, LYSDY, MGPHF, SKYS down 3.