Insurers urged to adapt to global warming (FT.com via Yahoo! News) The insurance industry must do more to address the negative effects that global warming may have on its business and its customers, according to a report released on Tuesday. [News Source]

BROWN’S CONFERENCE SPEECH LACKED URGENCY ON CLIMATE CHANGE (Friends of the Earth) The Chancellor’s speech failed to show urgency on tackling climate change, Friends of the Earth said today. [News Source]

Climate change may hurt Asian economies (USA Today) Hotter temperatures and higher sea levels could devastate Asian economies, displace millions of people and put millions more at risk from infectious disease, according to a climate change report released Monday. [News Source]

Why the frogs are dying. Climate change is no longer merely a matter of numbers from a computer model. With startling swiftness, it is reordering the natural world. [News Source]

A rising tide of chemicals and sewage. Despite years of cleanups, bans on certain chemicals and increasingly stringent regulations, pollution in Puget Sound remains pervasive. [News Source]

Hotter planet brings chilling outlook for ag. A complex web of factors, including climate change, explosive growth and galloping urbanization, will reduce -- dramatically in some years -- the supply of clean surface and underground water. [News Source]

Warming, melting Arctic forces native Alaskan village to move. With the waters rising all around and ever fierce storms blasting the settlement, the Inupiaq of Shishmaref are being forced to move far away from the seas they have always depended upon. [News Source]

Fifty flights an hour forecast as airport expansions spark climate change anger. Scotland's major airports have put themselves on a collision course with environmentalists after finalising a 25-year expansion plan that could double the number of flights. [News Source]

Maine college makes green pledge. The tiny College of the Atlantic in Maine has vowed to offset all of its greenhouse gas emissions, making it the first college in the nation to seek to fully mitigate its impact on global warming. [News Source]

Climate change worsening the plight of the poor. The Deputy Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines, Andrews Adjei-Yeboah has said climate change increases the vulnerability of poor people by adversely affecting their health and livelihoods. [News Source]

Groups take aim at climate change. Regional organizations on Monday launched a campaign designed to fan flames of enthusiasm for fighting climate change in San Diego County. [News Source]