Indonesian forest fires may fuel global warming: experts (AFP via Yahoo! News) The annual recurrence of carbon-rich haze caused by illegal fires in Indonesia's vast tropical peatlands may help fuel global warming if left unchecked, experts warn. [News Source]

Tempest erupts over hurricanes.

The planet may be warming, but what started out as a polite discussion about hurricane trends turned plain hot in Boulder Colorado.

Energy-conscious try to find solutions. More than 300 energy-conscious people piled into a movie theater in downtown Ventura on Tuesday night to bravely stand before a microphone to share ideas on efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels and to brainstorm community solutions. [News Source]

US, EU agree to boost cooperation on environment. The United States and the European Union agreed tighter cooperation on renewable energy, "clean coal" and other environmental policies yesterday, despite splits over the UN's Kyoto Protocol on global warming. [News Source]

Commission set to reject ‘overblown’ CO2 plans. French and Polish CO2 allocations plans look set to be ditched as the European Commission prepares for the next phase of the EU trading scheme to reduce emissions of global-warming gases (2008-2012). [News Source]

Machen: UF will be one of first to join climate pact. Calling global warming a "frightening phenomenon," University of Florida President Bernie Machen announced Wednesday that UF will be among the first universities in the nation to commit to going "climate neutral" in future years. [News Source]

Indonesian forest fires may fuel global warming. The annual recurrence of carbon-rich haze caused by illegal fires in Indonesia's vast tropical peatlands may help fuel global warming if left unchecked, experts warn. [News Source]

Global warming linked to deadly fungal disease in amphibians. A recent study by researchers from Imperial College in London has shown that the changes in global temperatures have pushed huge number of amphibians in Spain to the brink of extinction, thereby upsetting the ecosystem. [News Source]

Gordon Brown defends UK’s record on global warming. Chancellor Gordon Brown refused to commit to setting annual global warming targets today - and took a swipe at Tory leader David Cameron's record on the environment. [News Source]

Global warming . . . I’ll drink to that! If global warming continues, a handful of people in a southern Greenland town may have reason to celebrate. [News Source]

Bee threat puts crops at risk. Climate change and pesticides could seriously damage global food production and wreck farming economies by playing havoc with honey bees, Australian scientists warned yesterday. [News Source]