Alaska courts global warming case (Anchorage Daily News) In an important case affecting how the nation will deal with global warming, a dozen states lined up at the U.S. Supreme Court last month to ask the federal government to impose emission standards for carbon dioxide on new automobiles. [News Source]

Hackett Environmentalist Joins Gore In Global Warming Fight (The Morning News) FORT SMITH -- Robert McAfee of Hackett joined forces with Al Gore in the former vice president's initiative to raise awareness about -- and action to slow -- global warming. [News Source]

Global warming might be a very real problem (The Auburn Citizen) POPLAR RIDGE - Many people attribute the warmer winters within the past few years to the effects of global warming. And according to doctoral students Ishi Buffman and Sam Simkin, the idea isn't that far off. [News Source]

Climate is right for tackling global warming (Boston Globe) Dear Beth: Thanks for encouraging young people to get involved with global warming issues. This is indeed the biggest challenge facing our future. In addition to the suggestions that you make about learning how to save energy at home and school, I hope you'll also remind your readers that the scale of the problem requires political as well as personal ... [News Source]

British expert to speak in SA on global warming (Sunday Times) Sir Nicholas Stern, whose report on the costs of ignoring climate change made world leaders sit up and take notice, is to speak in South Africa on January 19. [News Source]

Eco-conscious consumers pay to ease global warming guilt (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Jill Cody used to feel guilty whenever she drove her car or flew on an airplane. She worried about pumping heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contributing to global warming. [News Source]

Top scientist says impact of global warming is now being felt in Greece (Kathimerini) One of Greece's top environmental scientists has warned that the country has to deal with a series of serious problems caused by global climate change which has already begun to have an impact on the environment. [News Source]

Hackett Environmentalist Joins Gore In Global Warming Fight (The Morning News) FORT SMITH -- Robert McAfee of Hackett joined forces with Al Gore in the former vice president's initiative to raise awareness about -- and action to slow -- global warming. [News Source]

OTHER VOICES: Global Warming Problem for All (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) The plight of the polar bear, together with a lawsuit, has forced an admission from the Bush administration: Global warming is real. [News Source]

Giant Ice Shelf Breaks Free in Arctic; Climate Change Cited as Major Factor (Washington Post) TORONTO, Dec. 29 -- A giant ice shelf has snapped free from an island south of the North Pole, scientists have said, citing climate change as a "major" reason for the event. [News Source]

Scientists: Climate change behind ice-shelf break (Houston Chronicle) A giant ice shelf has snapped free from an island south of the North Pole, scientists said Thursday, citing climate change as a "major" reason for the event. [News Source]