Forestry climate change policy debate welcome (Scoop.co.nz) The Minister of Forestry, Jim Anderton, has welcomed a pamphlet produced by the forestry industry suggesting ideas for climate change policy. [News Source]

Climate Change students help CryoSat-2 Arctic campaign (SpaceRef) In an unusual step, European scientists participating in the ESA CryoSat validation experiment on the Greenland ice sheet will soon be joined by six students from the Climate Change College. [News Source]

Scientists Group to Refute Global Warming Claims (Scoop.co.nz) A group of leading New Zealand climate scientists has announced today the formation of the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition, aimed at refuting what it believes are unfounded claims about anthropogenic (man-made)global warming. [News Source]

UN acknowledges climate change (Sydney Morning Herald) A United Nations panel on climate change has noted for the first time the likelihood that global warming resulting from human activities is causing heat waves and other abnormal weather phenomena as well as Arctic ice mass loss. [News Source]

UN acknowledges climate change (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) A UN panel on climate change has noted for the first time the likelihood that global warming resulting from human activities is causing adverse weather. [News Source]

Global warming wreaks havoc in Malaysia (Business Day) KUALA LUMPUR — Rising temperatures from global warming are creating violent storms in Malaysia which have killed several people and set buildings ablaze, a report said Sun-day. [News Source]

Reduce Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases: Do-It-Yourself Tips (PR Web via Yahoo! News) Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 30, 2006 -- Global warming describes the rise in temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere due to the release of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. [News Source]

U.N. panel notes global warming may be causing climate change (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ A United Nations panel on climate change noted for the first time the likelihood that global warming resulting from human activities is causing heat waves and other abnormal weather phenomena as well as Arctic ice mass loss, according to a draft report seen by Kyodo News on Sunday. [News Source]

Reduce Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases: Do-It-Yourself Tips (PR Web) Learn how to reduce global warming and greenhouse gases. By making simple substitutions, you can save money while reducing skin cancer from ozone depletion and coastal flooding from rising ocean levels. (PRWEB Apr 30, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3F1YS1IYWxmLUluc2UtU3VtbS1IYWxmLVplcm8= [News Source]

Global warming: What’s for sure, what’s maybe (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Global warming has the feel of breaking news these days. Polar bears are drowning; an American city is underwater; ice sheets are crumbling. Time magazine proclaimed that readers should be worried. Very worried. There are new hot-selling books and a batch of documentaries, including one starring former Vice President Al Gore and his climate-evangelist slide show that is touted as "the most [News Source]