Global Warming Could Kill World's Coral Reef in 50 Years [archive]
From ENS, 12/21/2007
Seventeen eminent marine scientists warn that world leaders face a race against time in preparing coral reefs. Their new study shows that levels of carbon dioxide could become unsustainable for coral reefs within 50

Disappointments on Climate [archive]
Editorial from the New York Times, 12/17/2007
In Bali, where delegates from 187 countries met to begin framing a new global warming treaty, America’s negotiators were in full foot-dragging mode, acting as spoilers rather than providing the leadership the world needs.

Science

Climatic Chain Reaction Caused Runaway Greenhouse Effect 55 Million Years Ago [archive]
from ScienceDaily, 12/21/2007
There are new findings regarding a phase of rapid global greenhouse warming that took place 55 million years ago. This period of climate change is regarded as the best fossil analogue to current and future greenhouse warming.

Carbon Market

PG&E; Signs First Agreement to Buy Ocean Energy [archive]
by Amanda Beck, Reuters, 12/18/2007
Utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company became the country's first utility on Tuesday to agree to buy renewable electricity made by the ebb and flow of ocean waves

San Francisco to Offset Some Emissions [archive]
by Adam Turner, Reuters, 12/18/2007
San Francisco will become the first U.S. city to offer a program to offset the impact of global warming by funding local green activities, the mayor said in an interview on Monday.

Politics/Legislation

E.P.A. Denies California Emission's Waiver  [archive]
by Micheline Maynard, New York Times, 12/19/2007
The Bush administration said Wednesday night that it would deny California's bid to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than federal law required as part of the state's efforts to fight climate change.

Bush Signs Bill to Increase Fuel Efficiency  [archive]
by Richard Simon and Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 12/20/2007
President Bush on Wednesday signed an energy bill designed to cut U.S. dependence on overseas oil by imposing the biggest increase in fuel-efficiency standards in 32 years and mandating a fivefold increase in the use of home-grown biofuels.

Brazil Launches Anti-Deforestation Plan  [archive]
by Michael Astor, AP, 12/21/2007
Brazil announced Friday it will create a landholder registry and send 700 more federal police to the Amazon River basin in a new effort to monitor and prevent deforestation in the environmentally sensitive region.