Tough questions on future power. Bound by pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions, the British government must decide the shape of the country's electricity supply network for coming decades as demand booms and North Sea oil and gas run out. [News Source]

World Bank climate plan looks to South. Large-scale projects such as dams and nuclear power plants, more funding for renewable energy and greater market liberalisation by poor nations are all solutions to climate change according to an internal World Bank document. [News Source]

New win-win proposal to save rainforests and help developing countries. The new initiative would set up a mechanism whereby wealthy industrial nations pay developing countries to slow deforestation, and in doing so earn 'carbon credits.' [News Source]

Green is gold. Those attending an event known as the Green Trading Summit had two unshakeable convictions: global warming is doing damage to the environment, and efforts to reduce its severity have proven lucrative. [News Source]

Activists seek limits on greenhouse gases. Environmental activists relayed a 4-inch- thick stack of letters to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander on Wednesday asking him to push for greenhouse gas limits to combat global warming. [News Source]

Global warming could cause mass extinctions by 2050, study says. A new study suggests that global warming could threaten one-fourth of the world's plant and vertebrate animal species with extinction by 2050. [News Source]

Study on species loss bad news for WA. Western Australia is particularly vulnerable to widespread species loss caused by global warming, a new academic report says. [News Source]

Prevent greenhouse gases, save money. Austin is one of the top cities in the nation that's taking action to prevent pollution, but there are things you can do as well. [News Source]

Schwarzenegger backs steps to cut emissions. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed measures Tuesday to reduce industrial emissions of greenhouse gases but stopped short of calling for a hard cap on emissions, saying the state needs more time to decide if a cap should be imposed. [News Source]

Record set in 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. U.S. hurricane forecasters have added yet another storm to the record-shattering 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, taking the total to 28. [News Source]

Don’t let the customers drive. Trying to jump into the latest trend of engaging consumers interactively, GM opened itself up to parody advertisements by anti-SUV activists. [News Source]