‘Climategate’ inquiry largely clears scientists. The first of several British investigations into the e-mails leaked from one of the world's leading climate research centers has largely vindicated the scientists involved. [News Source]

US oil company donated millions to climate sceptic groups, says Greenpeace. A Greenpeace investigation has identified a little-known, privately owned US oil company as the paymaster of global warming sceptics in the US and Europe. [News Source]

Brazen environmental upstart brings legal muscle, nerve to climate debate. The Center for Biological Diversity, a tiny activist group with an aggressive attitude, is fast becoming a rising power in environmental policy. Now CBD wants to see just how hard it can push on climate policy. As it does so, it is aggravating fellow green groups, the government and some lawmakers. [News Source]

UK ‘Climategate’ inquiry largely clears scientists. The first of several British investigations into the e-mails leaked from one of the world's leading climate research centers has largely vindicated the scientists involved. [News Source]

Brazen environmental upstart brings legal muscle, nerve to climate debate. The Center for Biological Diversity, a tiny activist group with an aggressive attitude, is fast becoming a rising power in environmental policy. Now CBD wants to see just how hard it can push on climate policy. As it does so, it is aggravating fellow green groups, the government and some lawmakers. [News Source]

California solar projects rush to beat deadline for subsidies. If California regulators succeed in siting so many large solar projects quickly, the state may set a precedent for how other states resolve concerns over land use vs. the benefits of green energy. [News Source]

One household’s experience with a smart meter. Charles Elk was surprised how much he could learn from a digital clock. That's what his in-home energy monitor looks like, and Elk found that digital monitor enlightening. [News Source]

Sierra Club head looks beyond US climate bill. As time elapses for the U.S. Congress to pass a climate bill, the Sierra Club will pursue alternative ways to battle global warming including jacking up its fight against coal-fired plants, the club's new chief said. [News Source]

Bank-funded coal plant tests green agenda. Decision-makers around the world are in a period of transition when it comes to the future of supplying energy. Increasingly, industrial and developing countries find themselves favoring different paths – not only for their own countries but for each other. [News Source]

Below 2C opens new rift in U.N. climate battle. A goal to limit global warming to "below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) is opening a new rift for 2010 talks on a U.N. climate treaty as developing nations say it means the rich must deepen cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Space probe set to size up polar ice. Almost five years after watching a launch failure destroy their ice-measuring satellite, Europe's polar researchers are ready to try again. For scientists hoping to understand how polar ice is reacting to climate change — and how sea levels may rise as a result — the stakes are higher than ever. [News Source]