Power companies on blacklist. Northern Ireland's big two power stations defended themselves today after being pinpointed as among the top 100 carbon-producing sites in the UK. [News Source]

His Adequacy hits out over climate change. Mr Gore was in Cannes for the European premiere of An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary on the "planetary emergency" of global warming, the issue to which he has devoted himself since his election defeat. [News Source]

Clinton says must “get off our butts” to stop warming. Former President Bill Clinton said on Saturday global warming is a greater threat to the future than terrorism and that the United States and other countries must "get off our butts" and do something about it. [News Source]

EU says US, China open to global emissions trade. The European Union's environment chief said on Friday the United States was open to discussing a global greenhouse gas emissions market, but the US government said it remained opposed to mandatory caps on emissions as called for by the Kyoto Protocol. [News Source]

EU nations say scarcity essential for CO2 market. European Union countries are not concerned about recent developments in the carbon dioxide (CO2) trading market and believe that scarcity is essential for the scheme to work properly, EU ministers said. [News Source]

In the Northwest, nuclear power takes a hit. The softening of political opposition to the nuclear industry that seems to be occurring elsewhere in the US is not yet changing hearts and minds in OR or WA. [News Source]

King coal again raises his sooty scepter. With high gas prices and the coming of Peak Oil, coal is making a big comeback these days. The industry says that it's not a question of whether we'll use coal - we'll need the energy - but how we'll use coal. [News Source]

Nuclear power splits EU despite common-policy bid. While the European Union attempts to form a common energy policy, one subject continues to divide: nuclear power. [News Source]

Where there is smoke… In a bid to protect non-smokers from the harmful effects of cigarette smoke, the Kenya government will ban smoking in public places with effect from next week. [News Source]

Saudi Arabia: It’s Not Easy Being Green. Environmental issues have never topped my agenda, nor have they particularly informed the decisions I make--but this has started to change, all over Saudi Arabia. [News Source]

City Light’s green goals will be put to the test in court. Tomorrow, the state Supreme Court hears a class-action lawsuit against "offset" programs used by Seattle City Light to meet its goal of zero net emissions of greenhouse gases. [News Source]