Climate change to impact on cotton (SeedQuest) Coming to grips with climate change will have a major impact on production of Australian rural commodities, adding an “environmental squeeze” to the traditional “cost price squeeze”, a leading CSIRO scientist said today. [News Source]

Big CO2 emissions from U.S. passenger cars. The automobile fleets of General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler each create more carbon pollution than American Electric Power, one of the largest electricity producers in the U.S. [News Source]

‘Dead zone’ startles scientists. Ocean scientists took their first look Tuesday into the oxygen-starved "dead zone" spreading off the Oregon Coast and were shocked by what they saw: a lifeless wasteland of thousands of dead crabs, starfish and no live fish at all. [News Source]

Carbon emission deal between Chinese chemical plant, World Bank approved. The United Nations has approved a Chinese chemical plant's sale of greenhouse gas emission credits to the World Bank in the largest-ever emission reductions deal. [News Source]

How to make the US green. Trading pollution may help the United States reduce greenhouse-gas emissions -- even without an American signature on the Kyoto Protocol. [News Source]

Stronger hurricanes spawn bigger storm surges. Stronger hurricanes forecast for the next few decades could flood major cities including Miami and New Orleans, environmental scientists said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Geothermal generation sluggish with higher costs. Geothermal generation, once in the spotlight as an alternative energy source for oil following the 1973 oil crisis, has turned sluggish with higher costs and difficulties to secure sites for plants. [News Source]

Jay-Z tour to stress water crisis. Rapper Jay-Z is to use his forthcoming world tour to visit poor regions where clean water is lacking. [News Source]

China to solve problems on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. China's Ministry of Railways will take measures to deal with problems relating to cracking and heaving caused by permafrost along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. [News Source]

Angelides calls governor soft on emissions. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides accuses Schwarzenegger of trying to dismantle legislation to cut greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Emissions cap good for California. By phasing in emissions reductions and creating incentives for new environmental technologies, California can create a model for the nation to emulate and put itself at the forefront of the clean-energy market. [News Source]