Climate 2006: Rhetoric Up, Action Down  [archive]
by Richard Black, BBC, 12/29/2006
Though climate change became a popular cause in 2006, we are a long way from accomplishing the roughly 60% drop in emissions we'll need accomplish in the coming decades.

The Buzzwords for 2007 Are All Synonymous with Green  [archive]
by Lynette Evans, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/30/2006
No longer simply "nontoxic," "recycled" or "biodegradable," the term "green" now encompasses concepts such as sustainable production, fair trading, energy efficiency and local provenance.

Editorial: Climate: Another Year of Living Dangerously  [archive]
by Geoffrey Lean, The Star Tribune, 12/31/2006
Climate concerns have reached the highest levels of the political, religious and business worlds.

Science

Huge Arctic Ice Break Discovered [archive]
from BBC, 12/29/2006
Scientists have discovered that an enormous ice shelf broke off an island in the Canadian Arctic last year, in what could be sign of global warming.

Researchers: Warming May Change Amazon [archive]
by Michael Astor, Forbes, 12/29/2006
Researchers claim that global warming could spell the end of the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, transforming the Amazon into a grassy savanna before end of the century.

Carbon Market

U.S. Companies Explore Ways to Profit from Trading Emissions [archive]
by Claudia H. Deutsch, New York Times, 12/28/2006
A rapidly growing number of American companies are preparing for what they think will be a booming market after rules are approved.

PG & E Looks to 2006 to Help Customers Fight Global Warming [archive]
from KCBS San Francisco, 12/31/2006
Starting this spring, PG&E; customers will be able to sign up for the "Climate Smart" program, which will allow them to see their carbon footprint every month. The program's revenue will go toward forest conservation programs in California.

Politics/Legislation

U.S. Court Strikes Down 2004 EPA Smog Rules  [archive]
by Chris Baltimore, Reuters, 12/27/2006
Smog-reduction regulations proposed by the Bush administration in 2004 are too weak, a US court ruled Friday, sending the rules back to the Environmental Protection Agency for reworking.

Cities, Towns Step Up Global Warming Fight  [archive]
by Stephanie Simon, Los Angeles Times, 12/25/2006
Hundreds of cities, suburbs, and rural communities across the United States are taking bold steps to slash their energy consumption and reduce emissions of the pollutants that cause climate change.

Losing to the Greens  [archive]
by Robert D. Novak, Washington Post, 12/25/2006
As Democrats take control of Congress, once-firm opposition to the green lobby's campaign of imposing carbon emission controls is now weak.