The Department of Energy’s second wave of electricity grid modernization funds adds another $620 million to the development of America’s smart grid.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Copenhagen Diagnosis synthesizes recent “policy-relevant” climate science.

The Union of Concerned Scientists calls on President Obama to ensure next month’s global climate summit in Copenhagen produces an interim agreement on emissions cuts.

Forget about hacked emails, says a piece at Scientific American. The real climate cover up has been “launched by the fossil fuel industry to obscure the truth about climate change and delay any action.”

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories say they’ve developed a machine that uses sunlight to convert CO2 and water into transportation fuel.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory released a study tracking state-by-state clean energy development through 2007.

Local Green: California is considering a cap-and-trade system that would reduce large-scale greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent below current levels by 2020.

San Diego’s new Clean Generation Program helps home owners finance solar installations and energy efficiency retrofits.

A new offshore wind turbine drive-train testing facility could help make South Carolina a leader in the development of offshore wind technology.

–Christopher Greenspan

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