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</span>A new US satellite will provide precise measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></span><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/06/30/3454554/nasa-satellite-carbon-measuring/"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><font color="#0563c1" face="Calibri">http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/06/30/3454554/nasa-satellite-carbon-measuring/</font></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">
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</span>The Unitarian Universalist Association is divesting its holdings in fossil fuel companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>The Pentagon is escalating its efforts to adapt to a changing climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></span><a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/06/30/climate-change-damages-bases-and-pentagon-preps-for-warmer-future"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><font color="#0563c1" face="Times New Roman">http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/06/30/climate-change-damages-bases-and-pentagon-preps-for-warmer-future</font></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Flux will unite disparate sources of data to help design eco-friendly buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>It hopes to market its first app next year, targeting large multi-dwelling units.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Flux was developed by Google X, which intends to engage in significant, innovative projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Buildings are responsible for about 40% of US carbon emissions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></span><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/06/flux-the-first-startup-to-spin-out-of-google-x-nabs-8m-for-its-eco-home-building-platform/"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><font color="#0563c1" face="Times New Roman">http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/06/flux-the-first-startup-to-spin-out-of-google-x-nabs-8m-for-its-eco-home-building-platform/</font></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><font face="Times New Roman">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>A federal judge has barred a proposal to mine coal on state land because it did not take the costs of climate disruption into account.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The precedent may prove significant—perhaps to the XL pipeline proposal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font><a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/07/02/federal_judge_rejects_mine_proposal_cites_coals_contribution_to_climate_change/"><font color="#0563c1" face="Times New Roman">http://www.salon.com/2014/07/02/federal_judge_rejects_mine_proposal_cites_coals_contribution_to_climate_change/</font></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>A new report finds that Caribbean coral reefs have declined at an alarming rate and most will disappear in the next two decades.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We could still take steps to help them recover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Climate disruption is not among the current primary problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/02/caribbean-coral-reef-lost-fishing-pollution-report"><font color="#0563c1" face="Times New Roman">http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/02/caribbean-coral-reef-lost-fishing-pollution-report</font></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>The share of renewables in German power continues to rise as fossil fuels and nuclear fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Renewables now provide 24.7% of the power consumed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font><a href="http://climatecrocks.com/2014/07/03/in-germany-fossils-down-renewable-up/"><font color="#0563c1" face="Times New Roman">http://climatecrocks.com/2014/07/03/in-germany-fossils-down-renewable-up/</font></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>With congress paralyzed by fossil fuel money much of the effective climate legislation is at the state level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Think Progress provides an overview, including a map of climate actors and deniers among governors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/01/3454502/is-your-governor-a-climate-denier/"><font color="#0563c1" face="Times New Roman">http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/01/3454502/is-your-governor-a-climate-denier/</font></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="Times New Roman">
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