[Paging Tom Friedman]: China strikes $4.65 billion oil sands deal - UPI.com

BEIJING, April 14 (UPI) -- China Petrochemical Corporation will buy ConocoPhillips' stake in the Syncrude Canada oil sands project in Alberta for $4.65 billion.

Twitter / Climate Desk

Climate change hive mind? Starting Mon 4/19, news orgs come together to explore the impacts of our warming planet. @TheClimateDesk

Spanish Solar-Panel Trade Group Calls for Fraud Investigation - BusinessWeek

April 12 (Bloomberg) -- A Spanish trade group called on authorities to investigate possible fraud among solar-power generators after a news report said that some were getting paid for producing power at night.
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Preliminary evidence shows some solar stations may have run diesel-burning generators and sold the output as solar power, which earns several times more than electricity from fossil fuels, El Mundo said, citing unidentified people from the energy industry. The power grid received 4,500 megawatt-hours of power from midnight to 7 a.m. in the months audited, El Mundo said.

The Reference Frame: Spain produces solar energy at night

It's not clear to me whether the nighttime solar producers were shining diesel-produced light on their solar panels, or whether they directly connected the wires to other sources. Whatever the trick was, it can be done during the daytime, too.

NC Media Watch: Iceland Iceland volcano erupts again --Ten to 20 times more powerful than last month

Past Icelandic volcano eruptions have changed Northern Hemisphere weather patterns, producing cooler temperatures. Stay Tuned.