Americans Consider Global Warming An Urgent Threat, According To Poll   [archive]
from ScienceDaily, 10/4/2007
A growing number of Americans consider global warming an important threat that calls for drastic action, and 40% say that a presidential candidate's position on the issue will strongly influence how they vote, according to a national survey conducted by Yale University, Gallup and the ClearVision Institute.

Witness: Global Warming Changes Face of High Alps  [archive]
by Sam Cage, Reuters, 10/7/2007
Certain areas of the Alps are providing high-visibility examples of climate change, in the form of bare, eroded rock where there used to be glaciers.

A Swiftly Melting Planet  [archive]
by Thomas Homer-Dixon, New York Times, 10/4/2007
Op-Ed: Arctic ice cap melted this summer at a shocking pace. But we shouldn’t be shocked, because scientists have long known that major features of earth’s interlinked climate system of air and water can change abruptly.

Science

From Gaia to Geoengineering: A Radical Cure for Global Warming [archive]
By John Tierney, New York Times, 10/1/2007
The reaction of John Tierney, major science writer for the New York Times, to Lovelock and Rapley's letter published in Nature.

Carbon Market

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Chicago Climate Exchange Announces International Growth  [archive]
by Beth Marlowe, Medill Reports, 10/2/2007
The Chicago Climate Exchange, the only exchange in North America for trading greenhouse-gas emissions, announced global expansions in Brazil and India Tuesday.

Poll: Americans Would Pay Extra to Curb Global Warming  [archive]
from ENS, 10/3/2007
The first results of a new quarterly survey called the GfK Roper/Yale Survey on Environmental Issues found that 74% of the Americans polled would support local regulations requiring all newly constructed homes to be more energy efficient. They supported this policy even when told it would increase the initial cost of a new home by roughly $7,500, while saving about $17,500 in utility bills over 30 years.

How Small Business Can Slow Global Warming  [archive]
from Fortune/CNNMoney, 10/3/2007
No entrepreneurial firm can tackle huge environmental issues singlehandedly, but there is strength in numbers, says a green-business advocate.

The Green Job Boom  [archive]
by Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney, 10/7/2007
To hear environmentalists tell it, investing in renewable energy will create an explosion of new jobs. Estimates of just how many jobs vary widely, and not all economists believe that there really will be any kind of boom.

Politics/Legislation

Paris Adopts 'Climate Plan' to Slash Emissions in City  [archive]
from AFP, 10/1/2007
Paris on Monday adopted a plan aimed at slashing the city's greenhouse-gas emissions and energy use, as France gears up for a high-profile conference on the environment.

Quebec Introduces Carbon Tax, Canada CEOs Urge More  [archive]
from Reuters, 10/1/2007
Quebec province slapped the country's first carbon tax on energy firms on Monday, as Canadian business leaders urged "environmental taxation" to rein in greenhouse-gas emissions.

U.S. Agency Analysis: Three Competing Senate Climate Bills Achieve the Same End  [archive]
from AP, 10/2/2007
Three competing Senate proposals calling for limits on greenhouse gases would have roughly identical success in curbing global warming, but only if other nations also significantly cut heat-trapping emissions, a U.S. government analysis says.

Pumping Iron Into Ocean Gets Chilly Reception  [archive]
by Curtis Morgan, Miami Herald, 10/7/2007
A global-warming solution or just more ocean pollution? A ship docked in Fort Lauderdale is at the center of a scientific and environmental controversy.