US suffers world’s first climate change exodus: study (AFP via Yahoo! News) The first mass exodus of people fleeing the disastrous effects of climate change is not happening in low-lying Pacific islands but in the world's richest country, a US study said. [News Source]

Ministry eyes steps to stop migrating birds from being killed by wind turbines. The Environment Ministry is urgently trying to find ways to stop migrating birds from crashing into wind turbines amid government plans to dramatically increase this form of power generation. [News Source]

Alternatives heating up energy market. A Windsor company developing a system that uses animal manure to generate heat is among several Canadian efforts to tap into new sources of energy in the face of rising fuel and electricity prices. [News Source]

Japan sees biodiesel boost with new fuel standards. Japan, the world's third-largest oil consumer, will set out nationwide biodiesel standards this year in an effort to kick-start demand, but will not force refiners to sell it. [News Source]

U.S. disasters dull BP’s image. BP PLC's reputation as an oil company with a conscience has offered investors concerned about the environment the chance to grab a relatively ''green'' slice of the industry's enormous profits generated by record oil prices. [News Source]

U.S. fuel economy not improving. EPA reveals that vehicle weight and acceleration performance have increased since 1975, while car and light-truck fuel economy has remained relatively constant. [News Source]

250,000 Katrina evacuees seen as ‘climate refugees’. Some 250,000 evacuees from last year's Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast may never return permanently and should be considered "climate refugees," whose ranks around the world could grow until global warming is mitigated, an environmental expert said. [News Source]

N.J. among states planning to cut power-plant emissions. New Jersey and six other states have drafted a plan that would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2019. [News Source]

Greenhouse gas plan has some detractors. Proposed regulations that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by power plants in New York state are receiving mixed reviews from environmental, consumer and business groups. [News Source]

Arctic warming obvious to northern aboriginals. Like many aboriginal delegates here, John Keogak believes global warming is unleashing cultural as well as ecological upheaval in the Arctic. [News Source]

Group wants state to fight global warming. Sixty-four local officials, university professors, scientists, environmental groups, religious and civic leaders, including Northbrook Village President Gene Marks, are urging Illinois lawmakers to take "proactive steps" to address the threat of global warming. [News Source]