Climate Change 'An Issue of Human Survival for Sinking Island Nation   [archive]
by Ray Lilley, AP/USA Today, 6/5/2008
The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific Ocean told an environment conference Thursday that climate change is an issue of human survival, not economic development.

The World Food Crisis   [archive]
from the Boston Globe, 6/8/2008
Food prices continue to rise because of increasing demand, high energy costs, climate change, speculation, export/import bans, and subsidies. The long-term impact has yet to be fully felt around the world. How many people does the United Nations World Food Program assist each year?

Satellite Analysis Shows Disappearing Rain Forest in Papua New Guinea   [archive]
by Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 6/3/2008
A new satellite analysis of logging in Papua New Guinea shows that the country has been losing about 1,400 square miles of rain forest, or about 1.4 percent of its total forest cover, each year.

Science

Climate Change Could Impact Vital Functions of Microbes [archive]
from ScienceDaily, 6/8/2008
Global climate change will not only impact plants and animals but will also affect bacteria, fungi and other microbial populations that perform a myriad of functions important to life on earth. It is not entirely certain what those effects will be, but they could be significant and will probably not be good, say researchers June 3 at a scientific meeting in Boston.

As Energy Bills Soar, Japanese Test Fuel of Future [archive]
From AFP, 6/8/2008
As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes.

Carbon Market

EU Carbon Prices Hit Two-Year Highs  [archive]
from CarbonPositive, 6/9/2008
EU carbon prices have hit their highest level in 25 months on the soaring world oil price. Carbon prices have now risen more than 40 per cent over the last four months.

Oil Shock Brings Cheer at Last to EU's Carbon Market  [archive]
from AFP, 6/2/2008
After slumping to prices that had made it a near-laughing stock, the European Union's carbon market, the Emissions Trading System (ETS), has been given a useful boost by, of all things, oil.

Industries Allied to Cap Carbon Differ on the Details  [archive]
by Jad Mouawad, New York Times, 6/2/2008
Some of the most powerful corporate leaders in America have been meeting regularly with leading environmental groups in a conference room in downtown Washington for over two years to work on proposals for a national policy to limit carbon emissions.

Politics/Legislation

Senate Leaders Tank Warming Measures  [archive]
by Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 6/7/2008
Senate leaders yesterday abruptly pulled back legislation that would have mandated major cuts in US greenhouse-gas emissions after they came a dozen votes shy of ending a GOP filibuster.

UK, Poland, Germany Plan EU Renewables Pact  [archive]
by Pete Harrison, Reuters, 6/6/2008
Germany, Britain and Poland plan to table proposals at this week's meeting of European Union energy ministers that would allow nations to join forces in pursuing their renewable energy targets, diplomats said on Thursday.

Climate Crash  [archive]
Editorial from the Washington Post, 6/8/2008
With Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) committed to making climate change a priority if elected president in November, the leadership that has been missing for nearly eight years may finally come from the White House.

Russia Swings to Openness on Clean Energy  [archive]
From Reuters, 6/4/2008
Russia this week pledged budget funds for clean energy and called for limits on greenhouse gas emissions in a reversal of the country's earlier reluctance to embrace the Kyoto Protocol and energy efficiency.