Environmental group will push Detroit automakers for more hybrids. To emphasize consumer demand for hybrid vehicles, members of a national non-profit organization are scheduled to bring their messages to Detroit automakers this afternoon. [News Source]

Ford drops focus on hybrids, shifts to biofuels. In a sharp shift of strategy, Ford Motor Co. plans to focus less on hybrid technology and more on a wider range of alternatives to traditional gasoline-powered engines, Ford Chief Executive Bill Ford told employees of the automaker. [News Source]

BA says time to speed up alternative fuel research. British Airways, Europe's third-largest airline, said it wanted to start working with fuel makers on researching biofuels amid pressure on airlines to reduce emissions and the cost of jet fuel. [News Source]

Will fruit be the new oil? Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a more economical way to use fructose, the sugar in fruit, as an alternative to petroleum in the development of raw materials used to build plastics, fuels and pharmaceuticals. [News Source]

Tibetans should hold on to yak dung. The world's highest railway, linking Tibet with the rest of China, may bring many changes to the region, but environmental experts suggest Tibetans keep one tradition intact: burning yak dung for fuel. [News Source]

Gas-guzzler ban on agenda A ban on imports to Australia may be slapped on the worst gas-guzzling cars in an effort to fight global warming. [News Source]

Fired up about power plant progress. We Energies project in Oak Creek, Wisconsin is on schedule, but opponents continue to fight the construction. [News Source]

Celebrities lose focus on AIDs. Environment and health issues garner Hollywood's attention. [News Source]

The court steps in. It's hard to know whether to be happy or sad that the U.S. Supreme Court is going to consider a landmark case on global warming. [News Source]

Turning up the heat. Almost 50 years of scientific inquiry into global warming resulted in a large body of research … but little concern among the public. [News Source]

Supreme Court Takes Up Global Warming Debate (RedNova) By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court plunged on Monday into the acrimonious debate over global warming and whether the government should regulate "greenhouse" gases, especially carbon dioxide from cars. [News Source]