Global warming behind record 2005 storms: experts (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The record Atlantic hurricane season last year can be attributed to global warming, several top experts, including a leading U.S. government storm researcher, said on Monday. [News Source]

Global warming behind record 2005 storms-US expert (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A leading U.S. government storm researcher said on Monday that the record hurricane season last year can be attributed to global warming. [News Source]

Global warming behind record 2005 storms-US expert (AlertNet) MONTEREY, Calif., April 24 (Reuters) - A leading U.S. government storm researcher said on Monday that the record hurricane season last year can be attributed to global warming. [News Source]

UTA first to meet two international standards. The Utah Transit Authority has become the first transit agency in the world to satisfy strict international standards on both environmental protection and efficient management, along the way saving $1.3 million in business costs and cutting 3 million pounds from its greenhouse-gas emissions. [News Source]

The green line: pig sties clean-up attracts country’s first carbon credits. Mexico's 17.5 million piggies are depositing so much manure in the feedlots that the fumes are contributing to global warming. And these little piggies are going to the international carbon trading market. [News Source]

Wind powers Hyogo Pref. govt buildings in Kobe. The Hyogo prefectural government has installed wind-powered generators on two of its buildings in Chuo Ward, Kobe, to help increase awareness of global warming. [News Source]

Stores jumping on eco-bandwagon. While the eco-movement of the 1980s drew a tree-hugging, granola-crunching fringe crowd, today's greening of the retail sector is different, rooted in the conventional consumer. [News Source]

No Bar Code. An evangelical Virginia farmer says a revolution against industrial agriculture is just down the road. [News Source]

Renewable energy still struggling. Renewable energy sources are back in favour due to the recent surge in world oil prices but they still have a long way to go to capture a major share of the energy production market. [News Source]

Call to invest in renewable energy sources. Energy Minister Moritz Leuenberger has called for sustained efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions in a bid to combat global warming. [News Source]

Spectacular orchids double due to global warming. Here comes a different-looking British countryside; clear evidence of climate change affecting the numbers and range of Britain's wild flowers has been found for the first time. [News Source]