Remember This: 350 Parts Per Million   [archive]
by Bill McKibben in the Boston Globe, 12/28/2007
This month may have been the most important yet in the two-decade history of the fight against global warming. But what may turn out to be the most crucial development went largely unnoticed

Antarctica's Adelie Penguins Extinct in a Decade?   [archive]
by Anne Casselman, National Geographic, 12/28/2007
Adélie penguins in Antarctica are in the midst of a major upheaval as climate change causes their icy habitat to warm up, experts say. Some populations of the birds are thriving, but most are declining rapidly

A Threat So Big, Academics Try Collaboration   [archive]
by Claudia H. Deutsch, New York Times, 12/25/2007
Rarely have academic researchers cross disciplinary lines--but global warming could change that, it seems.

Science

Year in Science Review: Global Warming, New Species [archive]
from USA Today, 12/26/2007
Global warming led the pack as the main science story of 2007. This was a year in which the topic moved from being theory to fact in the scientific world and, perhaps more important, in the minds of many Americans.

Carbon Market

Cardholders Using Plastic to Fight Global Warming [archive]
by Elspeth Pierson, Boston Globe, 12/26/2007
With businesses large and small looking for ways to "green" their image, and consumers flocking to green products, the major credit card companies are rushing to offer affinity cards that allow consumers to help fight global warming as they spend.

Hungary, Japan Sign Agreement on Carbon Credit Trading [archive]
from MTI, 12/30/2007
- Hungary signed a preliminary agreement with Japan on Tuesday on selling carbon credits to Tokyo, Hungarian Environment Minister Gabor Fodor told the press.

Politics/Legislation

California to Sue US for Denying Emissions Waiver  [archive]
from ClimateArk, 12/24/2007
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that he would sue the US government for not granting a waiver that would allow his state to enforce new standards on motor vehicle.

In Bush's Final Year, Agenda Gets Greener  [archive]
by Peter Baker, Washington Post, 12/29/2007
Bush cited the danger of climate change in his State of the Union address for the first time, proposed a plan to cut gasoline consumption and, by extension, greenhouse gases, and convened a conference of major world polluters to start work on an international accord to follow the Kyoto Protocol.

Bali's Business-as-usual Mandate  [archive]
by Janet Redman, Foreign Policy in Focus, 12/24/2007
Following two weeks of climate talks in Bali that brought together nearly 190 countries and more than 10,000 delegates, observers and activists, it looks like there’s very little to show for negotiations that were less about urgent climate action than business as usual.