DPW, environment office receive climate protection grant. Another step closer to breathing fresh air, on April 4, Medford was awarded a Diesel Retrofit Climate Protection Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. [News Source]

Global warming leads to freaky weather. As India reels under freak weather, the question is did we miss the early signs of global warming? [News Source]

Canadians more worried about climate change, support Kyoto targets: poll.

Climate change has jumped dramatically on the scale of Canadians’ worries over the last year and most people want the government to meet Kyoto targets, according to an environmental poll.

Yukon tackles climate change (CBC North)

Yukon’s new climate change strategy is the first step toward dealing with the impact global warming is bringing to the territory.

An ice-free Arctic … happening before our eyes. Summer at the North Pole may be gorgeous, but the news from there is devastating again this year. [News Source]

Climate science on trial. The 'hockey stick' graph--showing a sharp increase in temperature over the past 100 years after 9 centuries of relative stability-- has become one of the most scrutinized scientific graphs in recent memory. [News Source]

Shrinking glaciers in Washington bode ill for environment. With more glaciers than any state in the Lower 48, Washington state has emerged as a bellwether for global warming. [News Source]

Mayor wants to plant 649,000 trees. About one new tree for every man, woman and child in Seattle. That's what it will take to reach Mayor Greg Nickels' goal for regreening the city over the next three decades. [News Source]

Gore predicts shift in Bush climate policy. Former US Vice President Al Gore predicted on Tuesday that President George W. Bush would shift to do more to fight global warming, under Republican pressure from California to New York. [News Source]

Ice cores hold threat of climate timebomb. A climate change timebomb may be just 10 years away from detonating, according to the latest global warming evidence. [News Source]

Minister issues global warming alert. The current trends in global warming will have adverse effects on the tourism industry, Kenya's Environment minister Prof Kivutha Kibwana has said. [News Source]