Hot Summer Nights Could Mean Global Warming (CBS 2 Chicago) It's not just the hot days, but our hot nights that have given scientists new reason to worry about global warming. CBS 2’s Steve Baskerville reports on the heat trend that experts really can’t ignore. [News Source]

Anger at £200m reduction in environmental budgets. Environmentalists have reacted with dismay to the news that wildlife protection, waste management, protection of fisheries, canal repairs and flood defence would all have to be scaled back because of massive emergency funding cuts at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. [News Source]

Leaders plan biofuel initiative. St. Louis is ready to make its "moon shot" in biofuels, say local business, civic and science leaders. [News Source]

Crowds flock to green car festival. Ipswich residents and people from surrounding communities descended on the Town Hall parking lot Saturday, July 29 for Ipswich Citizens Advocating Renewable Energy (ICARE)’s Green Car and Transportation Festival. [News Source]

Answer to power crisis is blowing in the wind. Cape Town, South Africa, will soon have access to wind-generated electricity - which will also help contribute to reducing the effects of global warming. [News Source]

Environmentalists hit beaches. New Jersey needs to adopt a more comprehensive approach to managing its 127 miles of coastline or lose what many consider the state's prime attraction, environmentalists urged Wednesday. [News Source]

Clinton, Mayors Team Up To Fight Global Warming (Local6.com Central Florida) Former President Bill Clinton and the mayors of some of the world's largest cities have teamed up to form a new initiative to combat climate change and to promote energy efficiency. [News Source]

Global Warming Likely Causing More Heat Waves, Scientists Say (National Geographic) It's a safe bet that global warming is causing more heat waves, climate experts say. But it's difficult to link any specific event, such as this year's extreme temperatures, to climate change, they caution. [News Source]

Bill Clinton Takes On Climate Change (CBS News) Former President Bill Clinton has joined the mayors of some of the world's largest cities, as well as British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in a new initiative to combat climate change and promote energy efficiency. [News Source]

Whidbey fights climate change (Whidbey News-Times) Global warming is a hot issue these days. Former Vice President Al Gore is getting rave reviews for his movie about climate change. President George Bush finally admitted last year that human activity “may” be causing global warming. [News Source]

The Big Question: What is Carbon Trading, and Can it Save the World from Global Warming? (Common Dreams News Center) The Big Question: What is Carbon Trading, and Can it Save the World from Global Warming? [News Source]