Campbell fails to light way on green issue. UK Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell admitted today that his house did not have a single energy-saving lightbulb. [News Source]

Chemicals dumped near canal. Poisonous chemicals dumped near the Oxford Canal in the UK could have devastated wildlife and caused lung damage to humans, said environmental health officers. [News Source]

Non-recyclers antisocial, says minister. Environment Minister Bradshaw said those who refused to behave in an environmentally-responsible way were costing their neighbours money through council tax bills and adding to global warming. [News Source]

Ghost festival leaves clouds of smoke. Clouds of ash and smoke from incense and the burning of paper money marked Mid-summer Ghost Festival, a centuries-old custom that often comes at the expense of air quality on the already polluted island. [News Source]

Indonesian forest fires flare, region holds breath. Choking smoke from Indonesian forest fires marks the return of an annual hazard across the region which authorities appear powerless to stop and that only one thing can be relied upon to contain -- rain. [News Source]

Floods in India leave almost 200 dead, 860,000 displaced.

The flood situation in four Indian states remained grim Wednesday with almost 860,000 people displaced, officials said, as the death toll from the latest lashing monsoon rains rose to 197.

Climate Change Threatens Pollination Timing (Newswise) One of the most insidious impacts of global warming will be changes in the timing of ecological events which can disrupt natural communities. At a special session on this subject at the ESA annual meeting, University of Maryland's Dr. David Inouye presents three decades of data suggesting climate change impacts on pollination ecology in mountain environments. [News Source]

Blair urges home pollution checks.

Tony Blair told BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat that individuals as well as governments must do their bit to tackle climate change.

Blair seeks home audits to check pollution air: change a light bulb, change the world. Householders are to be encouraged "to do their bit" to combat global warming but steep rises in the cost of air travel and motoring were ruled out by the Government yesterday. [News Source]

Superheated July just shy of record. The summer heat wave that has killed more than 200 people across the nation made July the hottest month in the USA in 70 years and the second-hottest on record, government climate researchers said Monday. [News Source]

NASA looks to uncover complexities of clouds. The largest uncertainty in predicting climate change is how to fully account for clouds' effects at trapping or reflecting the sun's energy. [News Source]