Art, science team up on global warming (Wisconsin State Journal) Local artists and scientists are working together to create an art exhibit to help the public understand global warming. [News Source]

Wasteful efforts to curb global warming (BBC News) In this first of two articles arguing for and against radical spending on climate change, Bjorn Lomborg says we should be addressing other problems instead. [News Source]

Group launches online campaign against TXU coal plants. A nonprofit environmental group has launched a new Web site opposing TXU's plan to build 11 new coal-fired power plants. [News Source]

Gasification may turn coal into ‘clean’ fuel. Some energy experts say a new technology called coal gasification, like one planned for northern Minnesota, could be the answer to the pollution problems of traditional coal . [News Source]

Could lower gas prices be bad? Daniel Akst argues that our addiction to oil's main danger is its contribution to global warming. [News Source]

Arctic ice anomaly shocks scientists. The European Space Agency says satellite images show, for the first time, dramatic openings over large areas in the Arctic's perennial sea ice pack. [News Source]

World Bank addresses climate change. The World Bank plans to help developing countries better address the impact of climate change, including the effect of droughts and floods on agriculture and how rising sea levels threaten coastal areas. [News Source]

Climate change conference scheduled in Helena. Montanans from all walks of life and from all corners of the state will be looking for a coherent message on global warming to send to lawmakers this weekend in Helena. [News Source]

County groups join push for global warming awareness. At least nine Oakland County religious and environmental organizations will host screenings of "An Inconvenient Truth" in an attempt to inspire viewers to change their own energy use habits and to advocate pre- vention of global warming on a broader scale. [News Source]

Hot issue in state race: global warming. Oregon's two major candidates for governor disagree over renewable energy and auto emission standards. [News Source]

Carbon trade seen as essential for California. California's new greenhouse gas reduction rules will need trading of the right to emit heat-trapping gases to meet their goals, experts said. [News Source]