Venture capitalist Doerr makes pitch for green tech. Buzz echoed in the ballroom at the Cleantech Venture Network conference this week in San Francisco, where venture capitalists gathered to discuss the future of alternative energy investments. [News Source]

Exxon Valdez: Still a shock. In scale, there's been nothing similar since the Exxon Valdez disaster devastated Alaskan waters, shorelines and fish populations. As Puget Sound's experience shows, though, the threat of oil spills remains. [News Source]

Follow the chopsticks. China's relentless economic growth has created severe environmental problems and depleted its natural resources. So it is heartening when China takes steps to curb its appetites. [News Source]

EAC piles up pollution credits for sale to EU. The Electrical Authority of Cyprus has produced several hundred thousand tonnes of dioxide less than its allowance and so it may now sell back the "pollution credits." [News Source]

Rubbish disposal faces major review. Waste bosses will have to change the way they dispose of rubbish if they are to escape Government fines. [News Source]

Petroleum rebels acquiring a taste for vegetable power. Scientists and activists say interest in biofuels has grown with rising oil prices, global warming and a distaste for the politics surrounding crude oil. [News Source]

Seeking fiscal health without gas tax. Several efforts across the country are experimenting with ways to increase state revenue for road maintenance and construction without raising gasoline taxes. [News Source]

Global warming and public policy. What is the relationship between science and public policy when it comes to global warming? [News Source]

Climate change not to blame for Larry’s force. Cyclones will become more intense as the planet heats up, although the ferocity of individual storms such as Cyclone Larry cannot be blamed on global warming, say Australian scientists. [News Source]

Warning about warming. The Ad Council, famous for bringing the American public socially conscious mascots like Smokey the Bear, McGruff the Crime Dog and Hoot the Owl, is now taking a stab at global warming. [News Source]

Gore praises Seattle’s efforts in combating global warming. Gore spoke as Nickels officially unveiled a proposed plan to get the city to meet the treaty's goal of cutting climate-changing gases such as carbon dioxide to 7 percent below 1990 levels. [News Source]