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Obama allies take on Koch brothers over climate denial
NEWS: Obama-linked Organizing for Action group calls on voters to fight back against Koch brother influence
NASA prepares to launch carbon tracking satellite
NEWS: Space agency will monitor rising levels of CO2, the most prolific greenhouse gas blamed for global warming
Rhode Island signs off new climate change law
NEWS: East Coast state targets 80% greenhouse gas emissions cut below 1990 levels by 2050
US water stress may drive shift to renewable power
NEWS: Thermoelectric power including gas, coal and nuclear responsible for 40% of US water use
US fracking boom threatens water supplies
ANALYSIS: Campaigners in the US warn that fracking is seriously depleting or contaminating water supplies
Alternative solar source offsets high costs by storing energy
NEWS: Using molten salt to store electricity offsets the high cost of solar thermal power, says report
Obama climate plan will deliver only a quarter of pledged 2030 cuts
ANALYSIS: New US proposals likely to be tip of new carbon cuts as country seeks to meet international targets
Finally, the US gets serious on climate change
COMMENT: Obama’s emission cuts could be more ambitious, but it’s the political message from new EPA laws that’s significant
What does the world think about new US carbon cuts?
NEWS: Reaction from ministers, UN officials and NGOs as White House unveils plan to cut CO2 pollution
US – Mexico gas exports to double in next five years says EIA
NEWS: Doubling of US natural gas exports may undermine Mexican wind as well as coal and fuel oil
Walmart: Tackling climate change is not a PR stunt
NEWS: Business driving grocery giant’s green ambitions, says VP, revealing new push on energy intensity targets
Saudis accused of deleting part of UN climate science report
NEWS: British scientist expresses his surprise when parts of IPCC text were ‘mutilated’ at April meeting in Berlin
Why is the US wind industry in the doldrums?
ANALYSIS: US wind power data suggest a poor 2014, confounding industry forecasts
Greenland ice loss may be faster than thought – study
NEWS: New understanding of Greenland’s glaciers show more of them are below sea level, and may melt faster
New Antarctic studies suggest more rapid sea level rise this century
ANALYSIS: The IPCC warned of rising sea levels. The collapse of Antarctic glaciers means it’s time to prepare
West Antarctic glaciers have ‘passed point of no return’
NEWS: Global sea level rise figures may have to be revised upwards say scientists, as pace of melt increases
Stanford University to end investment in coal
NEWS: Prestigious American university pledges to divest its $18.7bn endowment fund from coal industry
Climate change ‘moves into the present’, says US government report
NEWS: Climate change already having visible impacts across US, and temperatures could rise another 2.2C in coming decades
Spain’s solar salt opens door to 24-7 clean electricity
ANALYSIS: Sun power can now keep electricity turbines running however cloudy it may be, both night and day
Vagaries of weather could delay UN climate treaty
NEWS: Waiting for extreme weather events to prompt climate action could lead to “decades” of policy delay, say scientists