The Courier-Journal to take a close look at global warming (Louisville Courier-Journal) In the days to come, The Courier-Journal and courier-journal.com will be taking an in-depth look at climate change on both a global and local level. In a special report, Courier-Journal reporter James Bruggers will explain how global warming may affect Kentucky and Indiana, what is being discovered in some of the world's most ecologically sensitive areas why climate change is real and how we all [News Source]

EDITORIAL: Governors Sound Global Warming Alarm (RedNova) By The Idaho Statesman, Boise Jun. 13--A bipartisan group of Western governors doesn't offer global-warming solutions. But the governors sound a critical alarm and send an important message to the region. [News Source]

Schwarzenegger calls on Western governors to fight global warming (Mohave Valley News) SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) - Western states must work together to reduce greenhouse gasses in the fight against global warming, said California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday at the annual meeting of the Western Governors' Association. [News Source]

Our View: Governors sound global warming alarm (The Idaho Statesman) A bipartisan group of Western governors doesn't offer global-warming solutions. But the governors sound a critical alarm and send an important message to the region. All Westerners, and their local and state governments, have a role — and a stake — in global-warming decisions. [News Source]

Australian Think Tank: Global Warming ‘Threat To Asia Pacific Security’ (Free Internet Press) Rapid global warming poses a variety of security threats to the Asia Pacific region that have been "seriously underestimated," according to a new study. The report, released Tuesday by a Sydney-based think tank, paints a grim scenario of disease, food and water shortages, natural disasters, territorial tensions and mass population movements threatening political stability in the region. Rising [News Source]

Study: Global warming may cause polar bear cannibalism (Daytona Beach News-Journal) ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism and some conservationists believe global warming is to blame. [News Source]

Gore to spread word about climate change (Sydney Morning Herald) Former US vice president Al Gore plans to train 1,000 messengers he hopes will spread out across the country and present a slide show about global warming that captures the essence of his Hollywood documentary and book. [News Source]