More spring clouds on Seattle horizon? Cloudy springs, hot summers and much less snow in the mountains may be in Washington's future, according to a study done by the University of Washington. [News Source]

Mercury rising. Four Indian filmmakers are making short films on effects of climatic changes in India with financial support from the UK Environment Film Fellowship. [News Source]

FAA takes the wind out of wind farms. The federal government has stopped work on more than a dozen wind farms planned across the Midwest, saying research is needed on whether the giant turbines could interfere with military radar. [News Source]

Mother nature remembered once a year. World Environment Day celebrations in Turkey were overshadowed by the knowledge that Turkey still has much to do to create the public awareness necessary to protect nature. [News Source]

Venice: after the flood. The Moses scheme promised to save Venice from a watery grave, but the election of a new mayor has put a question mark over the project [News Source]

Environment Day-Portugal: one-way trip to disaster. Portugal is facing catastrophe as it heads down a path marked by rising emissions of greenhouse gases, wasteful use of water, unbridled construction activity and coastal erosion, environmentalists warn. [News Source]

Nuclear power is best for the future - Erwin. The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) offers an efficient and economical method of providing power to South Africa's coastal towns and cities, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin said on Monday. [News Source]

Australia will investigate nuclear power, Howard says. Australia, the holder of about 40 percent of the world's known uranium reserves, will investigate adopting nuclear power to ensure energy supplies and cut pollution from burning coal. [News Source]

Expert says offshore drilling in Virginia is inevitable. Drilling for oil off Virginia's coast was discussed at a forum sponsored by Congressional Quarterly magazine and Shell Exploration and Production. [News Source]

Ehlers lauded as green giant. Many of his Republican colleagues hail from red states. But U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers is thoroughly green. [News Source]

Steelworkers, Sierra Club forge partnership. An alliance between the United Steelworkers and Sierra Club is going national. [News Source]