Going, Going, Green  [archive]
by Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated, 3/6/2007
A look at how climate change affects the sports world. To counter the looming environmental crisis, surprising and innovative ideas are already helping sports adapt.

Climate Change Pushes Diseases North: Expert  [archive]
by Jeremy Clarke, Reuters, 3/9/2007
Global warming is pushing northwards diseases more commonly found in developing countries, posing a risk to the financial and physical health of rich nations, the head of a livestock herders' charity said.

A Climate for Change  [archive]
by Jeffrey Sachs for TIME Magazine, 3/6/2007
Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of Poverty, provides a short thought piece on global approaches to climate change, including a Post-Kyoto agreement.

U.S. Insurers Seen as Lagging on Global Warming  [archive]
by Lilla Zuill and Ed Leefeldt, 3/8/2007
When 100 of the world's leading companies joined together to endorse an initiative to fight global warming last month, major European insurers were on the front line. Conspicuously on the fringes were U.S. insurers.

Science

Miniature Lab Ice Spikes May Hold Clues to Warming Impacts on Glaciers [archive]
from AScribe Newswire, 3/7/2007
Tiny lab versions of 12-foot tall snow spikes that form naturally on some high mountain glaciers may someday help scientists mitigate the effects of global warming in the Andes.

Greenhouse Gas Threat from Tropical Peatland Under Investigation [archive]
from ScienceDaily, 3/9/2007
A leading environmental researcher at the University of Leicester is to head an international team to protect an area that stores up to 70 billion tonnes of carbon. The CARBOPEAT project will investigate the Carbon-Climate-Human Relationships of Tropical Peatlands.

Electricity from the Sea [archive]
by Adrian G. Uribarri, LA Times, 3/10/2007
Dreams of converting ocean energy into electricity are moving closer to commercial reality.

Carbon Market

Look, No Footprint   [archive]
by Fred Pearce, New Scientist, 3/10/2007
In this overview of the current carbon market, Fred Pearce explores the question of whether buying offsets really cleanses the consumer of carbon guilt.

Environmental Group Behind the TXU Deal Hires a Banker  [archive]
by Andrew Ross Sorkin and Felicity Barringer, New York Times, 3/1/2007
Environmental Defense has hired Perella Weinberg Partners, the boutique investment bank, to advise it as the group takes on an unusual role in the middle of the $38 billion buyout of TXU, the Texas energy giant. Click here for related article on Texas' energy gap.

Norway Plans Carbon Trade System "Tougher" Than EU  [archive]
by Alistair Doyle, Reuters, 3/9/2007
Norway plans a carbon dioxide (CO2) quota trading system for 2008-12 that the government said on Thursday would be "much tougher" in fighting climate change than the European Union's scheme.

Greenhouse Gas Credit-Training Beckons Investors  [archive]
by Laura Mandaro, MarketWatch, 3/5/2007
The United States might have turned its back on the Kyoto Protocol but U.S. investors have not, tapping the roughly $25 billion in carbon emissions trading that's a direct result of the global environmental agreement.

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Bank of America Banks $20 Billion to Grow Green Economy  [archive]
from GreenBiz.com, 3/6/2007
The United States might have turned its back on the Kyoto Protocol but U.S. investors have not, tapping the roughly $25 billion in carbon emissions trading that's a direct result of the global environmental agreement.

Politics/Legislation

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EU Agrees on Ambitious Plan to Battle Global Warming  [archive]
by Paul Ames, Jan Sliva and Aoife White, AP, 3/9/2007
European Union leaders agreed to fight climate change with more windmills, solar panels and efficient light bulbs, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power by 2020.

'Don't Discuss Polar Bears:' Memo to Scientists  [archive]
by Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters, 3/2/2007
A Fish and Wildlife Service memo says that requests for foreign travel "involving or potentially involving climate change, sea ice, and/or polar bears" require special handling, including notice of who will be the official spokesman for the trip.

Taking Climate Legislation to the Hill  [archive]
by Karoun Demirjian, Chicago Tribune, 3/8/2007
Climate Change concern has prompted a flurry of legislative activity on Capitol Hill, with four major bills, soon to be five, vying for support and votes, and some measure appearing likely to pass.

Pelosi Reveals Who's Who on Global Warming Panel  [archive]
from the Washington Post, 3/12/2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has announced the 15 members of the committee, formally known as the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.