Is Global Warming Cooler than Expected? LONDON  – Several leading authorities on climate change have given a guarded welcome to research suggesting the Earth may warm more slowly than scientists had expected. [More] [News Source]

Haida group dumps man behind ocean fertilization. A California businessman has been dumped by the small Haida organization for which he designed a controversial ocean fertilization project last year in an attempt to stimulate plankton growth. [News Source]

Ehrlich: Stop the decay of our planet’s life-support system. Five hundred scientists across the globe warn of society-wide impacts if we fail to stem the overdevelopment and exploitation of our biosphere: "We must work hard to solve these global problems, starting today." [News Source]

Climate change: Environmentalists question whether Gov. Jerry Brown’s actions match his rhetoric. The world is fast approaching a tipping point after which the damage caused by climate change can't be undone, Gov. Jerry Brown told a technology summit Thursday. Some environmentalists, however, say Brown's actions don't match his rhetoric. [News Source]

Gulf restoration draft plan lacks required priority list, spending allocation plan. The federal-state body that will oversee the spending of billions of dollars in Clean Water Act fines resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Thursday released a “draft initial comprehensive plan” for spending the money on projects that will restore the coast’s natural resources and also benefit the Gulf Coast’s economy. [News Source]

Powerful friends and cozy relationships helped Cheniere cut through regulation. Cheniere Energy Inc.’s success as the nation’s undisputed leader in exporting liquefied natural gas is a direct result of its ability to obtain a unique regulatory status. [News Source]

Gov. Brown keeps pressing climate change crusade. Gov. Jerry Brown warned scientists and policymakers Thursday that they are losing the war on climate change and urged them to become advocates for the planet. [News Source]

Oil sands deals lose traction. At least a half dozen energy companies have come up dry in efforts to attract the rich bids they envisaged when they put oil sands assets on the auction block in the past year, showing downward pricing pressure on a sector touted as the cornerstone of Canada’s economic growth. [News Source]

Haida Salmon Restoration Corp. drops lead scientist ahead of second experiment. The Haida Salmon Restoration Corp., the group responsible for releasing 100 tonnes of iron sulphate in the international waters off Haida Gwaii, says it has also dumped its lead scientist Russ George. [News Source]

Enviros question whether Gov. Brown’s climate change actions match rhetoric. The world is fast approaching a tipping point after which the damage caused by climate change can't be undone, Gov. Jerry Brown told a technology summit Thursday. Some environmentalists, however, say Brown's actions don't match his rhetoric. [News Source]

German beer brewers foaming over fracking. The fight over fracking in Germany has taken an unexpected turn: German breweries are now warning that the controversial method of extracting natural gas from rock layers deep in the earth would affect their ability to brew the best beer. [News Source]