Global warming affecting Scottish birds? (UPI) EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 2 (UPI) -- A survey of Scottish birds finds that global warming may be having an effect, with some once-common birds moving north. [News Source]

CANADIAN OPPORTUNITIES FROM GLOBAL WARMING (Quebecois Libre) Several documentaries that pertained to global warming and climate change were broadcast across Canada during the final week of June 2006. Recent discoveries concerning the geological and climate history of Canada have indicated that Southern Canada may have been a subtropical rainforest during an earlier time period while the average annual temperature of the Arctic may have been above the [News Source]

A bright idea: How changing light bulbs helps beat global warming (and cut bills) (Independent) The simple use of current technology could have a dramatic impact on global warming, if only we would adopt it. The low-energy light bulb - like the one shown here - and other efficient lighting systems could prevent a cumulative total of 16 billion tons of carbon from being added to the world's atmosphere over the next 25 years, according to a report by the International Energy Agency. [News Source]

The problem with global-warming cures (NorthJersey.com) THANKS TO Al Gore's movie, the global-warming debate is back on our political radar screen. We can let the scientists sort out the accuracy of his vision of a world tilting toward ruin. [News Source]

Cycle of life in ocean spinning into extremes. The ocean is behaving strangely along the west coast in the latest of a string of unusual years. Models suggest climate change is causing disruptions among organisms off the coast. [News Source]

Michigan is losing its cool. Global warming is becoming a phenomenon Michiganders can't help but notice, having a noticeable effect on the state's weather, ecosystem, and recreational sporting. [News Source]

Biodiesel puts on a suit. In recent years, biodiesel has started to make inroads in industries that consume large amounts of fuel. [News Source]

Some legislators thinking green. California environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers have embarked on an ambitious campaign to catapult the state ahead of the nation on a number of green initiatives. [News Source]

Taming hunger for fossil fuel key to less warming. What to do about a warming world? [News Source]

Pine cones abound as trees prepare for worst. Signs of fall are in the air -- and in the gutter -- even though we're barely into July. [News Source]

State cities slow to join global-warming fight. After the United States rejected a worldwide agreement on climate change, environmentalists decided to tackle the issue of global warming one city at a time. [News Source]