Inuit Climate Change Petition Rejected (New York Times) The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an arm of the Organization of American States, has declined to rule on a complaint by native Arctic peoples that global warming caused by gases from the United States violates their right to sustain their traditional ways. The agency told the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, which represents 150,000 people in northern Alaska, Canada, Russia and ... [News Source]

Overconfidence Leads To Bias In Climate Change Estimations (Science Daily) Just as overconfidence in a teenager may lead to unwise acts, overconfidence in projections of climate change may lead to inappropriate actions on the parts of governments, industries and individuals, according to an international team of climate researchers. [News Source]

Sydney asked to plunge into dark to spotlight climate change (AFP via Yahoo! News) Residents of Sydney are being urged to plunge Australia's largest city into darkness for one hour in a bid to highlight the perils of climate change, officials said. [News Source]

Impact of global warming on sea level rise underestimated (EARTHtimes.org) OSLO - Global warming may cause the world's ocean levels to rise by as much as 140 cms (4 ft 7 in) by 2100, according to new findings published in the online edition of the journal Science. Researchers said that the current projections of sea level rise might not be correct, as the impact of climate change had been under estimated. [News Source]

Climate change threatening Alpine ski resorts (The Post and Courier) Global warming poses a serious threat to Alpine ski resorts and the regional economies that depend on them, especially in Germany. [News Source]

Climate change: ‘It is, in fact, a crisis’ (Berkshire Eagle) LEE — Like former Vice President Al Gore, Thomas Stokes, coordinator of the Climate Crisis Coalition, believes that the issue of global warming is no longer solely the purview of environmentalists. [News Source]