Buying a sustainable economy / The record recovery act energy spending may trigger a new clean-energy industry. Chemical & Engineering News

Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide. The Observer

Energy companies opened wallets wide to sway House climate bill. Greenwire

Massive glacier in sub-Antarctic island shrinks by a fifth. Agence France-Presse

A new fight over pollution curbs takes root / Energy-intensive companies hope to counter emissions by preserving trees that might not have been at risk of destruction. Wall Street Journal

Climate bill a farm income boost, USDA estimates. Reuters

Battle over health care leaves ‘blood in the water’ for climate bill. ClimateWire

Slow, costly and often dangerous road to wind power. New York Times

Warmest June on record for global ocean surface temperature. Environment News Service

Mountaintop mining legacy: Destroying Appalachian streams. Yale Environment 360

Governors say climate policy could create jobs. Associated Press

Scientists weigh in on research money and climate fixes. New York Times

Top UN climate expert faults G-8 goal without deed. Associated Press

Army contracts to study its ‘carbon bootprint.’ Wall Street Journal

Study suggests wind power potential is much higher than current estimates. New York Times

Wal-Mart to assign new ‘green’ ratings. Wall Street Journal

Exxon to invest millions to make fuel from algae. New York Times

43 new coal plants would escape climate bill CO2 standards. Solve Climate

Arctic glacier to lose Manhattan-sized ‘tongue.’ New Scientist

Is cap and trade Dems’ next ‘BTU’? Politico

Twenty ideas that could save the world. The Guardian

India prays for rain as water wars break out. The Guardian

The two-degree solution. New York Times

Disillusioned environmentalists turn on Obama as compromiser. New York Times

NOAA’s new chief on restoring science to US climate policy. Yale Environment 360

Developing nations rebuff G-8 on curbing pollutants. New York Times

Warming Arctic could teem with life by 2030. New Scientist

NASA satellite shows ‘dramatically thinned’ Arctic ice. Agence France-Presse

Climate fight: The Senate tackles global warming bill. Wall Street Journal

Coal industry sees life or death in Senate climate debate. Greenwire

Solving the climate dilemma one billion emitters at a time. Daily Climate

Oxfam to G-8: Climate change will spread hunger. Associated Press

Climate threat to polar bears: Despite facts, doubters remain. Yale Environment 360

Coal-ash ponds threaten lives. Raleigh News & Observer

Conservative activists wage war on Republicans who voted for climate bill. Grist

The incredible shrinking sheep of Scotland. Time

ExxonMobil continuing to fund climate sceptic groups, records show.Guardian

Green buildings get boost in cap-and-trade bill. Wall Street Journal

Sea level rise: It’s worse than we thought. New Scientist

EPA gives California emissions waiver. Los Angeles Times

EPA reveals 44 higher risk coal ash sites. Associated Press

And now, climate bill’s supporters try counting to 60 in Senate. New York Times

Final words from Shell’s departing CEO. New York Times