Deadly fungus devastating populations of amphibians. A devastating fungus is sweeping the world, wiping out entire populations of amphibians at such a rate that Brookfield Zoo biologists are helping pull together a massive "Noah's Ark" project. [News Source]

World has to look at alternative energy sources. Soaring oil prices and growing environmental constraints is forcing the world to look for alternative sources of energy and switch to renewable bio-energy sources such as sugarcane and sunflower seeds, a United Nations agency says. [News Source]

Why the world is not about to run out of oil. Despite today's obsession with the idea of “peak oil”, what really matters to the world economy is not when conventional oil production peaks, but whether we have enough affordable and convenient fuel from any source to power our current fleet of cars, buses and aeroplanes. [News Source]

South Africa to benefit from emission mechanism . South Africa to benefit from the expansion of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) that gives “carbon credits” to projects in developing countries based on clean energy sources. [News Source]

EcoAction takes demands to PSU. A phalanx of student activists converged Tuesday on Old Main, demanding that Penn State reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and take a more aggressive stance on global warming. [News Source]

Teenagers ask city for action on global warming. Calling themselves the future citizens of Alaska, three high school students stood up before the Juneau Assembly Monday night and asked them to take action on global warming. [News Source]

Conservatives looking at non-binding U.S.-led rival to Kyoto. Environment Minister Rona Ambrose says Canada is considering joining a U.S.-led effort to curb greenhouse emissions outside the framework of the Kyoto Protocol. [News Source]

Canada backs breakaway six-nation climate group. Canada's new Conservative government, which is openly skeptical about the Kyoto climate change protocol, said on Tuesday it backs a breakaway group of six nations that favor a voluntary approach to cutting emissions of greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Cars miss pollution target - and makers blame you. Carmakers will be more than a decade late in meeting their target to produce less polluting vehicles because people are buying bigger, more powerful models [News Source]

State leads feds on climate but not gases. California's governor and top lawmakers are talking tough, prompt action to battle climate change, yet unlike its pioneering restrictions on air pollutants, the state is taking more measured steps in regulating greenhouse gases. [News Source]

No lack of hot air around here. A host of new environmental scare books are out or on the way. [News Source]