Banks ‘contribute to global warming’ (The Australian) AUSTRALIAN banks and other financial institutions have invested in activities that are contributing to global warming, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) said. [News Source]

Banks ‘contribute to global warming’ (The Australian) AUSTRALIAN banks and other financial institutions have invested in activities that are contributing to global warming, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) said. [News Source]

Alaska students take global warming worries to Washington (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) WASHINGTON--Drew Cason laid a thin, legal-sized petition book in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski and began talking about the signatures it contained--the names of Alaska high school students who are concerned about global warming. [News Source]

Ancient And Modern Evidence Suggests Limits To Future Global Warming (PollutionOnline) Instrumental readings made during the past century offer ample evidence that carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere are warming Earth's climate, a team led by Duke University scientists has reported. But by analyzing indirect evidence of temperature fluctuations over six previous centuries, the team also found that the magnitude of future global warming will likely fall [News Source]

Big gas tax would cut oil dependence and spiraling debt (Salem Statesman Journal) After watching "Dimming of the World" on "Nova" recently, no thoughtful observer should be questioning global warming or climate change any longer. We need to wean ourselves off of petroleum products, and we must act quickly. [News Source]

Lasers shine light on climate change (E4: Engineering) A University of Hertfordshire (UH) team is developing an advanced laser-based instrument to help research into climate change for an atmospheric research aircraft. [News Source]