Could Ohio reverse its role in global-warming equation? Ohio is America's fourth-largest contributor to global warming. Some see that as an opportunity to create jobs as alternative energy booms. [News Source]

On the rise: The Thames in 2100. Could London face a flood like New Orleans? How long will the Thames Barrier last? And what is being planned for the future? [News Source]

Is Ford running on empty? To stem Ford's slide, William Clay Ford Jr. must preserve his family's legacy, fight off Asian automakers and somehow realize his ambition to make Ford the environmental leader among American auto companies. [News Source]

Red tide scientist’s lonely stance is attracting some supporters. Red tide blooms occur more or less annually now, big ones, lasting as long as two years, and producing a toxin that is one of the most lethal substances known to man. [News Source]

Too fat - but is it my fault? Weight gain may have as much to do with the temperature in our homes, the pollutants to which we are exposed and the medicines we take as the 'Big Two' causes: overeating and underexercising. [News Source]

Climate change and the church. The U.S. government does not officially accept that global warming is scientifically proven, but people of faith both in conservative and liberal denominations across the country increasingly are working to address it. [News Source]

Global warming: World dancing on a volcano, says Chirac. French President Jacques Chirac issued a stark warning here Sunday to his G8 partners, telling them "humanity is dancing on a volcano" and urging them to live up to commitments to combat global warming. [News Source]

Global warming takes toll on cherished mountains. The snows of Kilimanjaro may have been immortalized in the fiction of Ernest Hemingway, but in reality they are not long for this world. [News Source]

OSU tests new reactor design. It may seem a mere tangle of pipes and instruments to the untrained eye. To nuclear engineer Jose Reyes, it’s a sign of a coming nuclear-power plant revival in the United States — with electricity produced more safely and for less money than the atomic behemoths built in the 20th century. [News Source]

The energy debate: Wind. Britain is running out of power. North Sea gas supplies are dwindling and our nuclear reactors getting old. Replacing them will take a long time, but energy shortages won't wait. Wind farms can be built far more quickly - although they have also generated passionate opposition. [News Source]

Greener by degrees. In March 2004, Wyoming’s gusts were converted into energy for Logan’s electric utility, ushering in winds of change that officials say will persist far into the future. [News Source]