Cities, states take on global warming problem (Dallas Morning News) With Washington lawmakers deadlocked on how best to curb global warming, state and local officials across the U.S. are adopting ambitious policies and forming international alliances aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Global warming: Can we adapt to a changing world? It's not surprising that Utahns, like other Americans, do not agree on what to do about global warming. The discord starts at the top. [News Source]

Green logo, but BP is old oil. No matter how much BP says it wants to create more environmentally sensitive sources of energy, its basic task is still to stick holes in the ground in search of oil. [News Source]

A carbon-neutral editorial. In Hollywood, carbon offsets are the successor to the Prius: the hippest way for stars to flaunt their conspicuous non-consumption. [News Source]

States fight global warming. When it comes to reducing pollution and greenhouse gases, the Bush administration and its allies in Congress have failed the American people. States and localities have therefore formed ranks to fight rampant emissions. Virginia should follow that trend. [News Source]

There’s been more rain, but droughts have lengthened. It seems like a climate contradiction: Texas has gotten more rain over the past 25 years. Yet the droughts in Texas have gotten longer and more intense. The reason? It's getting hotter, too. [News Source]

BP translates to ‘big problems’. The $13.1 million BP spent on advertizingin 2004 might have been better spent on maintaining the pipes through which its profits flow. [News Source]

EPA blacklists carbofuran, a pesticide that has killed birds. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to blacklist the pesticide carbofuran, claiming it's too toxic and has a track record of killing birds. [News Source]

Scientists: Aspen trees in West dying. Aspen stands have been hard hit in southwestern Colorado and northern Arizona. About 10 percent of the aspen in Colorado may have died or become afflicted with something in the past 5-10 years. [News Source]

States take up global warming fight (PhysOrg) Thinking the U.S. Congress has dropped the ball, state and local officials from California to North Carolina are trying to do something about global warming. [News Source]

DM diocese receives climate change grant (The Des Moines Register) The Des Moines Catholic Diocese has received a $5,000 grant to raise awareness of the implications of climate change to society. [News Source]