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Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy
Social networking site under fire over intention to run giant new data centre mainly on coal-powered electricity
Rajendra Pachauri cleared of financial misdealings
Independent review finds no evidence for claims that the chairman of the UN’s climate panel abused his position for financial gain
• George Monbiot: Pachauri cleared but smears will continue
• Read the full report by KPMG
Lords distance themselves from climate sceptic Christopher Monckton
House of Lords steps up efforts to make Christopher Monckton stop claiming he is a member of the upper house
Surfers against Sewage find dirty secret at Britain’s ‘cleanest’ beaches
Anti-pollution group says one-quarter of UK’s Blue Flag bleaches fail to monitor daily sewage contamination
BP oil spill: Obama administration’s scientists admit alarm over chemicals
Environmental Protection Agency experts expressed concerns to superiors about use of dispersants, says whistleblower group
UN withdraws Galápagos from world heritage danger list
Improved efforts to protect Ecuador archipelago’s biodiversity leads to Unesco vote
BP oil spill: safety breaches revealed
Federal hearings are told of alarm systems being switched off, computer crashes and concerns over the blowout preventer
UK sustainability watchdog to be axed
Coalition government to announce plans to scrap the Sustainable Development Commission as part of public sector spending cuts
How has ‘Climategate’ affected the battle against climate change?
The Muir Russell report has cleared the scientists of any dishonesty over data, but how did the scandal affect Copenhagen?
Why has extreme weather failed to heat up climate debate?
By The Guardian on August 22, 2010
The world is experiencing the hottest weather on record but politicians have failed to respond. They need a wake-up call
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