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The biggest oversight in Obama’s climate plan is a doozy | Grist

If Obama really believes, as he proclaimed on Tuesday, that increasing climate pollution is not in the nation’s interests, then he needs to get serious about stopping coal leasing and coal exports in the Northwest.

Let's not martyr the white-throated needletail to the anti-wind cause | Harry Huyton | Environment | guardian.co.uk

So, if you're mourning for the needletail that died this week, don't blindly lash out at windpower. Do something about it. Insulate your home, install some solar panels, drive less, buy wildlife-friendly food - because every single act we take to reduce our footprints will save lives.

• Harry Huyton is the RSPB's head of climate change policy and campaigns

Economy First: EU Climate Policy Falling Apart | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

The EU has bowed to pressure from Chancellor Angela Merkel to postpone an agreement on tough new curbs on auto emissions that have been fiercely contested by German carmakers.