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Rick Santorum slams Obama’s “phoney climate theology”

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Republican presidential candidate attacks Obama and party rival Mitt Romney for "falling prey to the rhetoric of the environmental left"

22 Feb 2012

Carbon Trust backs fuel-cell pioneers with £1m funding

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Four organisations secure fresh support as UK looks to build on its technology lead and bring down cost of hydrogen transportation

21 Feb 2012

Climate scientist Peter Gleick admits he leaked Heartland Institute documents

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Peter Gleick, a water and climate analyst, says he was blinded by his frustrations with ongoing attacks on climate science

21 Feb 2012

Heartland Institute 'fights back' over publication of confidential documents

Thinktank behind efforts to discredit climate change launches fundraising drive on back of row over documents posted online

17 Feb 2012

US leads charge on black carbon reduction

US contributes $12m to new UN project to cut substances that accelerate climate change and damage health

16 Feb 2012

Heartland Institute attempts to discredit "stolen" papers

Think tank says its president has not confirmed internal documents' authenticity, but claims published 2012 strategy is "a total fake"

16 Feb 2012

Updated: Heartland Institute funding revealed in "denier-gate" scandal

Companies touting green credentials appear to be among backers of libertarian think tank opposing established science on climate change

15 Feb 2012

Scientists hail algae biofuel breakthrough

New production method promises to save cost and energy as Etihad becomes latest airline to trial biofuels

26 Jan 2012

Defra: Flooding is businesses' number one climate risk

Major report warns of catastrophic climate impacts for UK unless urgent adaptation measures are adopted

26 Jan 2012

Plans for Sellafield plutonium reactor rejected

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority sees technology as immature and commercially unproven, internal emails reveal

25 Jan 2012

Leaked document reveals Rio+20 sustainable development goals

Nations will be asked to sign up for 10 goals and promise to build green economies at this summer's earth summit

11 Jan 2012

Cheap polymer promises to revolutionise carbon capture and storage

Scientists say polyethylenimine-based materials show highest CO2 removal rates ever recorded in real-world conditions

10 Jan 2012

UK teams up with Norway for £2m biofuels projects

Nine projects to be supported through first tranche of funding following agreement struck between the two countries

10 Jan 2012

Ex-UN climate chief says business should get ready for low-carbon world

Last month's Durban climate talks have given a strong signal that governments are serious about tackling global warming

06 Jan 2012

Tories and Labour renew backing for GM food crops

Farming minister tells conference GM can help meet rising food demand, while Mary Creagh MP calls for 'open mind' on GM

05 Jan 2012

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