Global Warming Concern Unites Groups (San Diego Business Journal) Four San Diego institutions have announced a partnership to increase awareness of global warming and the impacts it could have on the local climate. [News Source]

Global Warming Concern Unites Groups (San Diego Business Journal) Four San Diego institutions have announced a partnership to increase awareness of global warming and the impacts it could have on the local climate. [News Source]

How close is runaway climate change? In an extract from his new book on global warming, Paul Brown looks at how close the planet is to irreversible damage [News Source]

God, country and global warming. Volatile gas prices, threats to our national security, economic instability and global warming are just some of the challenges we face because of our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. [News Source]

Clean energy: Zooming forward. Diesel engines' emissions are getting healthier, thanks to government regulations and the need to offer drivers more options. [News Source]

Dutch experts say plan now for disastrous flood. A team of water experts from the Netherlands toured the Delta on Monday and Tuesday, saying its winding channels, straight-edge canals and miles of levees reminded them of their homeland. [News Source]

State offers hybrid rebates. In a dramatic turnaround from previous years, South Carolina is offering a number of tax incentives to encourage the use of alternative fuels. [News Source]

Green groups donate cash to governor races. U.S. environmental groups say they see states taking more aggressive action than the federal government on environment issues and are stepping up donations to gubernatorial campaigns this autumn. [News Source]

Brazil tells foreigners stay out of Amazon. Brazil rejected foreign proposals to buy and preserve land in the endangered Amazon. [News Source]

Starwood plans green hotels. Starwood Capital Group said it will launch a new brand - "1" Hotel and Residences - as a luxury, eco-friendly global hotel brand. [News Source]

Solar economically viable soon. The conventional wisdom is that solar energy needs tax breaks to be as cheap as fossil fuel electricity, but many industry experts disagree. [News Source]