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]

Temperature rising in debate over climate change (Bradenton Herald) Both advocates and opponents of mandatory limits on greenhouse gases are preparing for a global warming debate that is heating up fast. [News Source]

ExxonMobil Subsidized Misleading of Public on Global Warming, Says Watchdog (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) In a nod to tobacco industry tactics, ExxonMobil has allegedly subsidized a $16 million campaign of misinformation about global warming between 1998 and 2005 in an attempt to create uncertainty in the public's mind about climate change. [News Source]

Scientists: ExxonMobil paid $16M to fool public on global warming (Pocono Record) WASHINGTON AP — ExxonMobil Corp. gave $16 million to 43 ideological groups between 1998 and 2005 in an effort to mislead the public by discrediting the science behind global warming, the Union of Concerned Scientists asserted Wednesday. [News Source]