Public unhappy with NRC relicensing process. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials received an earful of criticism and concerns surrounding Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant's proposal to extend its operating license beyond 2012 during the first public meeting on the issue. [News Source]

Global warming may spread rash of concern. Bad news for those who love the outdoors — a study from Duke and Harvard says global warming will make poison ivy larger and more toxic. [News Source]

Australia gets tough on water. A lack of rainfall, drought and fears over global warming have forced many local authorities in Australia to introduce tough restrictions on water consumption. [News Source]

High energy costs threaten economy. Rising energy prices are pushing up inflation and increasingly threaten the U.S. economy, former Federal Reserve Chairman testified Wednesday. [News Source]

Climatic disorders cannot impact monsoon. Climatic disorder over UP, responsible for fog-less winters and summers sans loo (dry hot winds) this year, will not impact monsoon. Reason being that while fog and loo depend on local phenomenon, monsoon is a global phenomenon and depends on various factors. [News Source]

Greener water and light. Promoting simple consumer energy efficiency may sound pretty uninspiring alongside grand visions of multi-billion-dollar nuclear power plants and desalination plants, yet it's amazingly easy. [News Source]

Cheating our way towards Kyoto. The Howard Government is all for green consumerism because it helps mask the reality. [News Source]

They’ve got to be green. Dozens of contractors and installers are familiar with more traditional materials and systems but are, well, green when it comes to building green. [News Source]

Treasury nominee could aid economy and environment. The environmental left hopes George Bush's pick for Treasury secretary, Henry Paulson, will serve as a voice of the green agenda within the administration. [News Source]

PanAfrica: Development Sector Must Engage On Climate Change (AllAfrica.com) The scientific evidence -- from hurricanes in the Caribbean to floods in Asia, droughts in Africa and the melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets -- all points towards one thing: that human induced climate change is not something of the future but something we are already in the middle of. [News Source]

Group works to raise awareness of global warming (Asbury Park Press) OCEAN TOWNSHIP -- Julia Driscoll, Sarah Clader, Kenny Hunt and a 20-foot-by-20-foot vinyl inflatable globe decorated with flames were in Ocean Township today, as part of effort to depict the problem of global warming. [News Source]