Future generations will take the heat. More of us will be gasping — and dying before our time — because of the air we will breathe in the years to come, scientists predict. [News Source]

Global warming may lead to business opportunities. Report predicts large potential profits in everything from rising demand for renewable energy sources to the widespread trading of carbon credits. [News Source]

Balmy Arctic stymies climate modelers. When it comes to predicting climate change, the Arctic Ocean is one big question mark. [News Source]

Prepare now for rising sea. Temperatures are increasing, the sea level is rising and coastal communities should begin preparing, as well as cutting emissions of greenhouse gases leading to global warming. [News Source]

Batten down. National Hurricane Preparedness Week draws to a close this weekend, but in many ways we are still in the midst of our national hurricane preparedness year. [News Source]

Coal gasification may get closer look. Wisconsin should explore the potential of an emerging technology for making electricity from coal, particularly as the United States considers whether to impose taxes or other limits on emissions of carbon dioxide, members of the state Public Service Commission said Thursday. [News Source]

Wal-Mart could enter ethanol business. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. called a meeting of alternative fuel makers, suppliers and experts in a step toward possibly offering ethanol-based fuel made from corn at its 383 U.S. gas stations, a company spokesman said yesterday. [News Source]

Danish prince talks of ‘energy independence.’ If you're tired of paying $3.60 for a gallon of gasoline, maybe a lesson in renewable energy by Denmark is in order. [News Source]

Farm in Alachua producing bio-gas made from animal waste. As the nation looks to agriculture for renewable fuels from crops and other sources, University of Florida researchers have developed a manure management system in Alachua that produces energy. [News Source]

Nuke fusion reactor gives nation a headstart. A nuclear fusion device will be built in China by the end of the year, which will help scientists try to come to grips with the new source of power before the rest of the world. [News Source]

Nuclear fallout. Jervis Bay will almost certainly be home to a nuclear reactor if Australia moves down the path of adopting nuclear power [News Source]