ExxonMobil Accused of Using Big Tobacco Tactics on Global Warming (Environment News Service) WASHINGTON, DC , January 5, 2007 (ENS) - ExxonMobil has adopted the tobacco industry's disinformation tactics to cloud the scientific understanding of climate change and delay action on the issue, the Union of Concerned Scientists claims in a new report published Wednesday. [News Source]

Pearson accuses airlines of failing to take climate change seriously (AFP via Yahoo! News) Environment minister Ian Pearson has accused British, Irish and US airlines of failing to take global warming seriously, branding Ryanair "the irresponsible face of capitalism." [News Source]

Pearson accuses airlines of failing to take climate change seriously (AFP via Yahoo! News) Environment minister Ian Pearson has accused British, Irish and US airlines of failing to take global warming seriously, branding Ryanair "the irresponsible face of capitalism." [News Source]

New environment minister committed to issues of global warming (Hamilton Spectator) Canada's new environment minister says he hopes to get the proposed Clean Air Act through Parliament. John Baird says the Harper government is committed to going further to address global warming and climate change than initially outlined last year. [News Source]

Pearson accuses airlines of failing to take climate change seriously (AFP via Yahoo! News) Environment minister Ian Pearson has accused British, Irish and US airlines of failing to take global warming seriously, branding Ryanair "the irresponsible face of capitalism". [News Source]

Merkel, Bush talk climate change (CNN.com) WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are pledging closer cooperation on combating global warming and in trying to prod a Middle East peace, brushing aside lingering differences between the two countries. [News Source]

Ancient global warming was jarring, not subtle, study finds (Los Angeles Times) Foreshadowing potential climate chaos to come, early global warming caused unexpectedly severe and erratic temperature swings as rising levels of greenhouse gases helped transform Earth, a team led by researchers at UC Davis said Thursday. [News Source]

Greens vow for climate change proof govt (RTÉ News) The Green Party is to outline how, if in Government after the next election, it would ensure all policies were climate change proofed to reduce global warming. [News Source]