Polar bears, hippos added to threatened species. Polar bears and hippos have joined the ranks of species threatened with extinction from climate change, unregulated hunting and other man-made dangers. [News Source]

Beyond CAFÉ. Despite pain at the pumps and profits for oil companies, fuel efficiency standards for cars have been stuck in political gridlock for nearly 20 years. Alternative routes to efficiency, include an idea called "feebates" that might be coming to your state. [News Source]

Hydrogen no magic bullet for U.S. energy woes. There are too many unresolved problems in mass-marketing hydrogen. [News Source]

Whole foods may be more Earth-conscious than patrons. What are all the sport utility vehicles doing in the Whole Foods parking lot, clogging the narrow aisles and emitting carbon dioxide, and lots of it? [News Source]

Our health depends on eliminating coal-fired plants. Close examination reveals that websites which tout coal as the magic solution to our long-term energy problems tend to be heavily biased. [News Source]

Global Warming Differences Resolved (San Francisco Chronicle) A nagging difference in temperature readings that had raised questions about global warming has been resolved, a panel of scientists reported Tuesday. "This significant discrepancy no longer exists because errors in the satellite and radiosonde data... [News Source]

Global Warming Differences Resolved (ABC News) Scientists Say Global Warming Differences Have Been Resolved With Corrections in Readings [News Source]

Global Warming Differences Resolved (AP via Yahoo! News) A nagging difference in temperature readings that had raised questions about global warming has been resolved, a panel of scientists reported Tuesday. [News Source]

China: Global warming melting glaciers (MSNBC) Glaciers covering China’s vast Qinghai-Tibet plateau are shrinking by 7 percent a year due to global warming and the environmental consequences may be dire, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. [News Source]

China: Global Warming Is Melting Glaciers (AP via Yahoo! News) Glaciers in western China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau, known as the "roof of the world," are melting at a rate of 7 percent annually due to global warming, the country's official Xinhua News Agency said. [News Source]

10 states, in challenge to U.S., plan suit to force better mileage rules for S.U.V.’s. The new suit is the first to take aim at federal fuel economy regulations. [News Source]