Climate change issue is hotting up for foresters (The Scotsman) THOSE involved in planting have to consider global warming when making plans now for healthy woodlands in the future, writes IAN JOHNSTON. [News Source]

Blair confident of practical energy-saving measures on global warming (Independent) Tony Blair hopes to force climate change back onto the agenda at the G8 summit - even if only in private talks with other leaders. [News Source]

Climate change consequences may be devastating (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) Climate change is the most daunting issue facing the world, and with some of the most devastating consequences if it isn’t addressed, California’s top environmental official said Friday in Rohnert Park. [News Source]

Blair confident of practical energy-saving measures on global warming (Independent) Tony Blair hopes to force climate change back onto the agenda at the G8 summit - even if only in private talks with other leaders. [News Source]

Chirac to call for united approach to global warming at G8 summit (AFP via Yahoo! News) French President Jacques Chirac reportedly said he would call for shared responsibility in dealing with global warming and other urgent issues at this weekend's G8 summit. [News Source]

“Dead zone” threatens shrimp fishery. Agricultural runoff in the Mississippi River continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico, suffocating sea life and threatening a once-thriving Louisiana industry. [News Source]

New age nuclear. Nuclear energy produces no greenhouse gases, but it has many drawbacks. Now a radical new technology based on thorium promises what uranium never delivered: abundant, safe and clean energy - and a way to burn up old radioactive waste. [News Source]

Rep. Thompson invites Al Gore to bring his traveling environmental slide show to the district. In California's First Congressional District, concerns about flooding and climatic changes that could profoundly affect the area's agricultural base are sparking concerns among Representative Mike Thompson's constituents. [News Source]

Like `driving the future’. Under pressure from Big Oil, car manufacturers rounded up electric cars in 2003, taking them off the road for good. [News Source]

S.D. gets a green star from EPA. San Diego leaders yesterday celebrated the city's ranking as the top local government in the nation when it comes to using electricity generated by environmentally friendly methods. [News Source]

A time for judicial restraint Frustrated in their attempts to get Congress and the president to support draconian restrictions on so- called greenhouse gases, environmental activists now are counting on the U.S. Supreme Court to impose their agenda by judicial decree. [News Source]