Blowin’ and goin’. The American Wind Energy Association has proclaimed Texas as the new Numero Uno in wind power-generation capacity, breezing past historic leader California. [News Source]

Governor promotes ‘hydrogen economy’. Gov. Ted Kulongoski expressed strong support for hydrogen energy technology Monday and directed Oregon's Department of Energy to develop strategies for moving Oregon toward a "hydrogen economy." [News Source]

Disposables maker may be here to stay. Made from potatoes, corn and ground limestone, EarthShell's disposable dishes are microwave-safe and compostable. [News Source]

Hotel pampers worms to cut waste. Cape Town's oldest and most famous hotel, the Mount Nelson, has its own worm farm to help slash waste and, ultimately, tackle climate change. [News Source]

Toxic algae hit coastal areas. Holidaymakers have been banned from taking dips along two stretches of Italian coastline because of invasions of "toxic seaweed". [News Source]

S.African hotel pampers worms to cut waste. Thousands of earthworms guzzle tonnes of scrap food left over from the tables of the rich and famous at South Africa's plush Mount Nelson hotel, quietly doing their bit to save the planet. [News Source]

UK, Calif. to strike global warming deal (AP via Yahoo! News) British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced an agreement Monday to bypass the Bush administration and work together to explore ways of fighting global warming. [News Source]

Bush told storms link to global warming inconclusive (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Officials tracking the approach of the peak hurricane season told President Bush on Monday that data linking a series of devastating storms to global warming was inconclusive. [News Source]

Britain, Calif. to work together on global warming (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Britain and California will agree on Monday to work together to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming. [News Source]

Evangelicals present alternative on global warming (BPNews.net) WASHINGTON (BP)--A coalition of more than 110 evangelical Christians from various fields has issued a rebuttal to the arguments of evangelical leaders urging mandates to restrict human-induced global warming, calling instead for environmental policies it believes will more greatly benefit the poor. [News Source]

Global Warming Threatens 12 U.S. National Parks, Report Warns (National Geographic) A new study reports that the much loved landscapes of Yellowstone, Yosemite, and ten other U.S. national parks are at grave risk due to climate change. [News Source]