Vermont Demonstrators March Against Global Warming (WCAX 3)

Global warming and its impact on climate change are high profile issues in Vermont this week. Advocates of strong controls on carbon dioxide emissions are holding a five-day walk to demand action on the national level.

California’s action could spur feds, other states to cut emissions, experts say. California's new effort to curb greenhouse gases will slow global warming by just a tiny fraction of a degree, but it may be a catalyst for others and spur innovations. [News Source]

Global warming plan could be costly. California's ambitious plan to curb global warming will be costly to businesses and consumers, experts said, and its effect on the climate could be negligible-- unless other states and nations follow. [News Source]

Lowly fruit fly bears ‘disturbing’ news. Scientists report a clear signal from three different continents that climate change is going on and that it has altered the genetics of fruit flies. Other creatures may not be able to adapt so rapidly. [News Source]

San Francisco is among four cities to file amicus brief in watershed global warming case. Litigation has been filed against the EPA, challenging them for failure to regulate greenhouse gas pollutants, the leading cause of global warming. [News Source]

‘A critical step’ on global warming gives powerful player more authority. Air Resources Board stands to gain great influence over CA economy as a result of global warming bill. [News Source]

Making good on California’s global warming gambit. Under California's new global warming bill, can industry rise to the challenge of what amounts to the nation's strictest curbs on carbon dioxide emissions? [News Source]

Schwarzenegger signs landmark global warming deal. Under a landmark deal reached Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats, California would become the first state to impose a limit on all greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement calls for the state to reduce its emissions of carbon dioxide by 25 percent by 2020. [News Source]

Assembly sends global warming bill to Schwarzenegger. Combating global warming, CA lawmakers on Thursday sent Schwarzenegger a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to force its major industries to cut their carbon emissions. [News Source]

What global warming bill would do, who’s affected. AB 32 requires California's Air Resources Board to develop a program to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, a cut of about 25% from today's levels. [News Source]

California sees ‘greenrush’ in global warming move. Bill supporters believe business can make more money by switching to energy-efficient systems and developing clean technologies. [News Source]