State action urged on emissions. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted nothing to do with it. His top climate advisers endorsed it, then awkwardly retreated. Even environmentalists didn't press for a "gas tax," for fear of political backlash. [News Source]

Panhandle meltdown. Juneau doesn't face epic disasters such as loss of sea ice or polar bears, but the gradual warming of the region has captured the mayor's attention. [News Source]

Global warming is near its tipping point. By taking personal responsibility for the dilemma and forcing a shift in government policies and regulations, the noted Australian scientist and author Tim Flannery says there is still time to stave off the most egregious impacts of global warming. [News Source]

California is spreading the word on global warming. In Michigan, where automakers still reign, the Rev. Charles Morris cites scripture and California policy as he campaigns for curbs on tailpipe and smokestack emissions linked to disruptions in global weather patterns that can threaten water, power and food supplies. [News Source]

Warming Sound has lobsters in a pinch. Rising water temperatures could be to blame for the steep decline in lobsters and other cold-water species once found in abundance in Long Island Sound. [News Source]

Signs of a comeback for nuclear power. Two decades after Chernobyl, despite lingering concerns about what to do with the deadly waste nuclear reactors generate, there are signs that the U.S. nuclear industry's winter might be closer to a spring thaw. [News Source]

Environmentalists enjoy tax incentives. This year, U.S. tax laws offer some juicy incentives to reduce energy consumption, drive high-mileage hybrid vehicles and buy power-stingy appliances. [News Source]

Corzine puts state finances first. Governor Corzine used his first major environmental speech Saturday to plead for support for his hard-times budget, telling activists he needed to get the state's fiscal house in order before tackling issues of pollution and open space. [News Source]

State steps up on combatting global warming. If Washington won't, then Sacramento will. This state has set its own course many times over: on car tailpipe emissions, a ban on coastal drilling and abortion law. Now: greenhouse-gas controls. [News Source]

California can lead nation by tackling global warming. California has pioneered a long string of initiatives to reduce pollution and auto emissions and to promote energy conservation and efficiency. Now California is poised to the lead again, this time on the most serious threat to the environment: global warming. [News Source]

We’d better act now for our own good. We know now that collective human practices can and definitely do influence weather phenomena. [News Source]