Heat for the tubs of China. China has quickly emerged as the world leader in using solar power providing hot water for showers and washing dishes in dwellings that often have no other source of heat the year round. [News Source]

Regional global warming plan urged Great Lakes governors and premiers need to adopt a regional strategy to combat global warming before its effects on the world's largest source of fresh surface water [News Source]

Warm air threat to icy pole, says study. British scientists have found the first evidence of rapid, broad-scale climate change in the air above Antarctica. [News Source]

New hurdle: Better mileage. As U.S. automakers cope with one of the most tumultuous periods in the industry's history, they now face a new hurdle -- improve the fuel efficiency of their trucks, minivans and SUVs. [News Source]

Putting Their Money. Residents of New Jersey have an option to pay a little more on electricity to protect the environment. [News Source]

China faces urban migration problem. China is a nation that's already facing energy supply and environmental pollution problems, the increasingly rapid urban migration poses huge issues. [News Source]

Plant earns draft permit. A coal-fired power plant proposed for east of Great Falls cleared a major hurdle Thursday, receiving a draft air-quality permit from the Department of Environmental Quality. [News Source]

Assault on the public’s right to know. As we celebrate the Freedom of Information Act’s fourth decade as law, we also watch its erosion. [News Source]

Keep Maine lights lit with nuclear power . Maine has a very serious and deepening problem with the energy we need to light and heat our homes and businesses, to run our computers and kitchen appliances and to do everything else that requires electricity. [News Source]

Antarctic air is warming faster than rest of world. Air temperatures above the entire frozen continent of Antarctica have risen three times faster than the rest of the world during the past 30 years. [News Source]

Caribbean coral suffers record death. A one-two punch of bleaching from record hot water followed by disease has killed ancient and delicate coral in the biggest loss of reefs scientists have ever seen in Caribbean waters. [News Source]