Public doesn’t warm to gloom and doom. Despite nearly two decades of panicky reports about a planet melting down, only 35 percent of Americans say global warming "will pose a serious threat to you or your way of life in your lifetime," according to a recent Gallup Poll. [News Source]

Science-for-hire hazardous to health. After decades of tobacco science, polluters are enlisting the Office of Management and Budget in efforts to undermine environmental laws. OMB has proposed mandatory guidelines that would require impossibly comprehensive risk assessments before issuing new documents or rules. [News Source]

Santorum, Specter must improve environmental votes. Will today's leaders step up to the plate to confront 21st century challenges with smart energy solutions? [News Source]

Gil Spencer: global warming is scary in more ways than one. It’s called "Season Creep" - lilacs and honeysuckle are blooming six days early; frogs are starting their mating season 12 days early; Canadian geese, robins and whip-poor-wills are arriving earlier. [News Source]

Governor lands on correct side of climate issue. California cannot be an island in the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Climate change no-shows. Since neither Congress nor the Bush administration has shown any stomach for requiring automakers to make more efficient cars that produce less greenhouse gas, leadership has passed to the state of California. [News Source]

Let’s make buildings climate-friendly, too. The proposal is for a "climate neutral" policy, requiring that building projects financed with state bonds contribute no net increase to statewide emission of greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Kevin Phillips: America under the influence of oil. Kevin Phillips, a former aide to Nixon and author of the new book "American Theocracy", knows about the influence of the oil industry. [News Source]

Majority don’t feel global warming will kill planet: poll. About one-quarter of Canadians believe global warming will lead to the destruction of the planet, a new opinion poll suggests. [News Source]

Warming’s OK by ‘Peggers. According to the Leger Marketing survey, the majority of Canadians who don't think global warming will kill the planet, according to a new opinion poll. [News Source]

Polar explorer Albert of Monaco warns on global warming. 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]