Fairwell, Fair Weather   [archive]
by Charles M. Blow, New York Times, 5/31/2008
According to the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, there have been more than four times as many weather-related disasters in the last 30 years than in the previous 75 years. The United States has experienced more of those disasters than any other country.

Sea Warming Threat to Fish Stocks   [archive]
from BBC, 5/30/2008
Global warming could pose a serious threat to fish stocks around Scotland's coast, according to a new study.

New Climate Report Foresees Big Changes in Water Supplies and Agriculture   [archive]
by Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 5/28/2008
The rise in concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from human activities is influencing climate patterns and vegetation across the United States and will significantly disrupt water supplies, agriculture, forestry and ecosystems for decades, a new federal report says.

Science

Climate Change Casts Marine Science Adrift [archive]
by Stephen Leahy, IPS, 5/27/2008
Climate change is altering the world's oceans in so many ways scientists cannot keep pace, and as a result there is no comprehensive vision of its present and future impacts, say experts.

Could US Scientist's 'C02 Catcher' Help to Slow Warming? [archive]
by David Adam, The Guardian (UK), 5/31/2008
A group of US scientists say they plan to build and demonstrate a prototype of a device that can "suck" carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, reducing the warming effect of the billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas produced each year, within two years.

Carbon Market

Toyota Denies Decision on Prius in US  [archive]
by Yuri Kageyama, AP, 5/30/2008
Toyota said Friday that nothing had been decided yet on using its California joint venture plant with General Motors to produce its Prius hybrid — a move that would mark the first North American plant for the hit "green" car. Major daily Tokyo Shimbun reported Friday that Toyota Motor Corp. was in talks with General Motors Corp. about producing the Prius, now made in only Japan and China, at a joint venture plant in Fremont, California.

Solar Stocks Rally as German Subsidy Concerns Ease  [archive]
by Nicholas Comfort and Jakob Lindstroem, Bloomberg, 5/30/2008
Solar stocks, including Q-Cells AG and Renewable Energy Corp. ASA, rallied after Germany's ruling coalition government agreed to implement smaller-than-expected subsidy cuts.

Global Biofuel Output to Soar in Next Decade  [archive]
by Sybille de La Hamaide, Reuters, 5/30/2008
Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would launch a new, low-cost hybrid car in Japan, North America and Europe in early 2009 as it seeks to cut the lead of Toyota Motor Corp in the green car race.Global production of biofuels will rise rapidly over the next decade, helped by high government blending targets and subsidies, the OECD and the UN's FAO food agency said in a report published on Thursday.

The Big Chill on Carbon Offsets  [archive]
from The Christian Science Monitor, 5/29/2008
An overview of the global state of carbon trading, arguing that before Congress attacks global warming with a cap on greenhouse gases – and then allows firms to pollute if they buy "carbon offsets" elsewhere – lawmakers should consult the UN's abysmal record in this slippery type of trading.

Politics/Legislation

UN Talks Halt Plans to Absorb C02 [archive]
by Madeline Chambers, Reuters, 5/30/2008
Nearly 200 countries agreed on Friday to a moratorium on projects to fight climate change by adding nutrients to the seas to spur growth of carbon-absorbing algae. The moratorium, while not politically binding, is of political importance.

Chances Dim for Climate Change Legislation [archive]
by Marc Gunther, FORTUNE, 5/30/2008
An influential coalition of Fortune 500 companies and environmental groups that was formed to support climate-change legislation has splintered over the Lieberman-Warner bill that is headed next week to the Senate floor.