Museums Take Different Views on Climate Change (NPR) Global warming is a hot-button issue in the nation's capital. Two museums in Washington, D.C. -- the Smithsonian and the National Academy of Sciences -- are tackling the phenomenon in very different ways. One links it to natural warming cycles in the Arctic, the other to harmful interference by humans. [News Source]

Polar explorer Albert of Monaco warns on global warming (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Prince Albert II of Monaco reached the North Pole after a four-day journey by huskies over the frozen land, warning that the Arctic exploration offered a grim view of the effects of global warming. [News Source]

Polar explorer Albert of Monaco warns on global warming (AFP via Yahoo! News) Prince Albert II of Monaco reached the North Pole after a four-day journey by huskies over the frozen land, warning that the Arctic exploration offered a grim view of the effects of global warming. [News Source]

Smithsonian takes hard look at global warming (The Monterey County Herald) While hammering home the impact of global warming and the potential harm "to life on Earth," two Smithsonian Institution exhibits opening this weekend carefully sidestep the hot political issue of what should be done. [News Source]

Some 25 per cent of Canadians think global warming will kill the planet: poll (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) MONTREAL (CP) - About one-quarter of Canadians believe global warming will lead to the destruction of the planet, a new opinion poll suggests. [News Source]

A future without oil? Proponents of alternative fuels are seeing a rare convergence of technology, money, political will and motivated motorists. [News Source]

Japan hot and cold on warming. As the Japanese act more American -- choosing bigger houses and cars, turning the up the heat and the A/C -- Japan could become one of the Kyoto Protocol's most notable failures. [News Source]

Gathering cloud. The controversy over global warming has been simmering for about two decades now. But in the past year, there's been a surprising shift in the tone of the debate. [News Source]

Green chic: At last top celebrities wake up to plight of the planet Between the ads for diamond watches and designer bags in one of America's glossiest magazines, A-listers have gone green. [News Source]

Shades of green. Environmental activism, like many social causes, has tended to attract people who are young and unencumbered enough to put in long hours for little pay. But not all activist jobs these days require a vow of poverty. [News Source]

Report warns of global warming increase. According to a recent report by Clear the Air, there are very visible occurrences in nature to prove that global warming is not only real, but is advancing. [News Source]