Connecting the Global Warming Dots  [archive]
by Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 1/14/2007
Global warming is now largely undisputed, but the the proof still lacks the sharpness and detail needed to get people to change their behavior.

Don't Wait to Save the Polar Bear  [archive]
by Kassie Siegel, Center for Biological Diversity, 1/8/2007
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced a proposal to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act because of the loss of its sea ice habitat from global warming, marking the first legally binding admission by the Bush administration of the reality of global warming.

Analysis: Rising Carbon Emissions Set Energy Challenge  [archive]
by Gerard Wynn, Reuters, 1/9/2007
Bold action on climate change requires a massive shift towards low carbon energy by 2050, and the next decade is critical as emissions and temperatures rise.

Science

Scientists Link Greenhouse Gases to Chaotic Climate [archive]
by Robert Lee Hotz, Los Angeles Times, 1/8/2007
The transition from a global ice age to global greenhouse 300 million years ago was marked by repeated dips and rises in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and wild swings in temperature, with drastic effects on forests and vegetation, researchers reported Science.

Carbon Market

China Benefits from Rise in Carbon-Credit Trading  [archive]
from Marketwatch, 1/8/2007
Chinese corporations and the government, through tax receipts, are major beneficiaries of the new system of trading in global carbon credits, according to a media report.

Dell, The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org Launch Global Carbon-Neutral Initiative  [archive]
Dell Press Release, 1/9/2007
Dell, The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org today announced a joint, global carbon-neutral initiative to offset the carbon dioxide produced when customers power their computer systems.

The Zero-Carbon Luxury Beach Resort  [archive]
by Gemma Bowes, The Guardian (UK), 1/14/2007
The world's first 'zero-carbon' five-star resort is being developed by architects in London. It will have no negative environmental impact and each of its 35 villas will be totally self-sufficient, using only energy from the sun and wind and producing little waste or carbon emissions.

Do Carbon Offets Live Up to Their Promise?  [archive]
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, 1/10/2007
Consumers purchase carbon offsets to relieve greenhouse-gas guilt, but there's no easy way to keep offset companies accountable.

Politics/Legislation

U.N.: Global Warming Leadership Thin  [archive]
by Jenny Barchfield, TIME Magazine, 1/9/2007
The chief of the United Nations' effort against climate change said Monday there is widespread recognition of the seriousness of global warming but a lack of leadership has created a sense of helplessness.

Schwarzenegger Proposes 'Revolutionary' Energy Plan  [archive]
by Ian Hoffman and Janis Mora, Contra Costa Times, 1/14/2007
In the state's biggest immediate step toward cutting global warming pollution, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week began shifting California's 26 million cars and trucks off petroleum-based fuels and toward alternatives that emit less greenhouse gas.

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European Union Proposes Cleaner, More Competitive Energy Market  [archive]
by James Kanter, New York Times, 1/11/2007
European Union officials on Wednesday challenged governments to loosen their grip on national energy sectors, calling for a fresh wave of competition and investment in infrastructure and technology to ease dependence on powerful exporters like Russia and to combat global warming.

Six Senators Back Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Cuts  [archive]
by Chris Baltimore, Reuters, 1/12/2007
Six U.S. senators, including potential 2008 presidential contenders from both major parties, unveiled legislation on Friday that would force power plants and industry to curb heat-trapping greenhouse gases, seeking to cut emissions to one-third of 2000 levels by 2050.