Schwarzenegger OKs chemical exposure research. California will become the first U.S. state to try to measure how its residents are absorbing chemicals from common products under a "bio-monitoring" bill signed on Friday by Gov. Schwarzenegger. [News Source]

Lower Makefield joins campaign for clean energy. Lower Makefield Township jumped on the clean energy bandwagon last week, becoming the first community in the Commonwealth to make a sizable commitment to renewable energy through SmartPower's Clean Energy Communities Campaign. [News Source]

Most in U.S. say Congress short-sighted. Americans are very worried about the long-term future of the country, and they don't think Congress is paying attention to big issues on the horizon, like global warming. [News Source]

Industry due for tough love on emissions, Ambrose says. Conservative Environment Minister Rona Ambrose vowed yesterday to get tough with oil producers and auto makers when the government introduces its plan to deal with smog and climate change this fall. [News Source]

Upper ocean has cooled slightly in recent years, despite warming climate. Between 2003 and 2005, the top layers of the world's oceans cooled slightly, but scientists aren't sure where the heat went. [News Source]

U.S. on track with greenhouse goals, but too easy? Washington is sticking to goals for curbing greenhouse gases under a yardstick shunned by most of its allies as too easy. [News Source]

$1,000,000,000,000: the cost of capping greenhouse gas emissions. The costs of curbing greenhouse gases has been estimated at $1 trillion. But that is less than the cost of the adverse impacts of climate change. [News Source]

Global warming as a hot investment opportunity (Market Watch) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A very important trend involving global warming is sweeping the planet. [News Source]

Green law to target energy industry.

The Conservative government plans to get tough with the oil and gas industry along with other large greenhouse-gas emitters when it unveils its long-awaited green plan next month.

Global Warming Is More Than Just A Green Issue (Scoop.co.nz) Climate change must be viewed as much more than an environmental issue if the world is to understand and tackle the scope and nature of the threat it represents, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said last night. [News Source]

TXU may be sued over plans for coal plant. Dallas-based TXU faces a possible lawsuit over its plans for a coal-burning power plant in Central Texas – a lawsuit financed by a Dallas oilman and developer with ties to top GOP officeholders and Texas environmentalists. [News Source]