Brokaw joins fight against global warming (USA Today) Tom Brokaw is giving Al Gore some company in the effort to raise awareness of global warming. The former NBC anchorman is host of Global Warming: What You Need to Know, which doubles as an explainer and call to action for average Americans. It premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. on the Discovery Channel. [News Source]

Water to be tested. Water quality along the Waccamaw River and Highway 9 in the Myrtle Beach, SC area is being tested through a new water quality testing program. [News Source]

Multifaceted threat. A new report adds another insidious effect from global warming: acidification of oceans that could destroy coral and tiny shelled sea creatures, ultimately undermining the marine food chain. [News Source]

G-8 hot air. The worst the G-8 can do about global warming is do nothing. That appears to be the group's position this year as it prepares to meet in St. Petersburg. [News Source]

When ‘green’ catches on. Technologies that are becoming increasingly available and affordable could help reduce ordinary North Carolinians' energy bill, improve air quality and, bit by bit, even slow global warming. [News Source]

Brokaw joins fight against global warming (AP via Yahoo! News) Tom Brokaw is giving Al Gore some company in the effort to raise awareness of global warming. The former NBC anchorman is host of "Global Warming: What You Need to Know," which doubles as an explainer and call to action for average Americans. It premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. on the Discovery Channel. [News Source]

Global warming promtps marine life census in Antarctica (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Global warming in Antarctica is allowing scientists to undertake a census of marine life. The ice shelves of Antarctica are melting as the frozen continent warms up more quickly than any other place on earth. [News Source]

Global warming prompts marine life census in Antarctica (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) Global warming in Antarctica is allowing scientists to undertake a census of marine life. [News Source]

Climate change seen affecting crop yields (Bangkok Post) Climate experts have warned of a drastic decline in Thai agricultural crop yields due to hotter weather and more frequent occurrence of natural disasters triggered by climate change and global warming. [News Source]

GM and Ford gas delusions. The US auto industry is awash in incentives as it tries to compete against foreign makers that have better-established fuel-efficient models. [News Source]

Global solutions. The $2 billion air pollution-reduction plan introduced last month by the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles won deserved applause. [News Source]