Schwarzenegger calls on Western governors to fight global warming. Western states must work together to reduce greenhouse gasses in the fight against global warming, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday. [News Source]

Climate is biggest security challenge. Climate change now poses a graver long-term security risk to Australia than terrorism, with a high likelihood it will produce destabilising civil conflict. [News Source]

Aircraft emissions. Airliners burn tax-free, high-octane fuel, which dumps hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2 into the most sensitive part of the atmosphere. [News Source]

More companies weighing environmental cost of travel. When a jet flies round-trip from Los Angeles to New York, it leaves behind an estimated 1,600 pounds of carbon dioxide in the skies-- and that's per passenger. [News Source]

Climate-change expert blasts Owens (Rocky Mountain News) Colorado has done "very, very little" to address the global warming issue, largely due to lack of leadership from Gov. Bill Owens, a University of Colorado public policy expert told about 160 colleagues at a climate meeting Friday. [News Source]

Experts Available to Discuss Global Warming and Wildlife (Newswise) If you're looking for experts to discuss the impact global warming has on wildlife and large-scale ecosystems, call the National Wildlife Federation. [News Source]

‘Global warming causing genetic change’ (Independent Online) Some species of animals are changing genetically in order to adapt to rapid climate change within the timeframe of just a few generations, scientists say. [News Source]

Global Warming Has Forced Animals to Evolve Already (Common Dreams News Center) Global Warming Has Forced Animals to Evolve Already [News Source]

Global warming leads to genetic changes in animals, says study (EARTHtimes.org) cientists have come to believe that several species of animals are changing genetically to adapt to the phenomenon of global warming. They say smaller animals like squirrels, some of the birds and insects, which are capable of breeding quickly, are showing signs of new behavioral patterns in order to increase their chances of survival. [News Source]

Britain appoints climate change ambassador (Independent Online) British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, credited with helping to push global warming up the international agenda, has strengthened her campaign by appointing a climate change ambassador. [News Source]

Climate change modifying animal genes: study (People’s Daily) Evidence is piling up that climate change has led to genetic modifications in a diverse range of animals including birds, squirrels and mosquitoes, scientists said on Thursday. [News Source]