Renewing a Call to Act Against Climate Change (New York Times) Bill McKibben, who was one of the first laymen to warn of global warming, is now the philosopher-impresario of the program of climate-change rallies called Step It Up. [News Source]

Toyota: Auto industry obligated to help solve problem of global warming (Detroit News) WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor North America President Jim Press will tell a House committee Wednesday that the auto industry has "an obligation to be part of the solution, not the problem," when it comes to global warming and climate change, according to a draft of his testimony obtained by The Detroit News. [News Source]

Climate Change on Agenda for U.S. Auto (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Amid calls for higher gas mileage standards and worries about global warming, U.S. auto industry leaders plan to highlight their work to develop alternative vehicles and raise questions about the costs of a proposed fuel economy hike. [News Source]

Sobering News on Global Warming Requires Immediate Action (Energy Pulse) A new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued two weeks ago provides a sobering assessment of the impact global warming could have on the climate and has prompted government officials, environmentalists, and even some of the most skeptical conservatives to sit up and take notice. [News Source]

Global warming measures missing in Doha trade round: France (AFP via Yahoo! News) The struggling Doha Round of world trade talks lacks the necessary measures to curb global warming, French Trade Minister Christine Lagarde warned Tuesday. [News Source]

British government to publish climate change bill (AFP via Yahoo! News) The British government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets. [News Source]

Government to publish climate change bill (AFP via Yahoo! News) The government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets. [News Source]

Government to publish climate change bill (AFP via Yahoo! News) The government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets. [News Source]

British government to publish climate change bill (AFP via Yahoo! News) The British government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets. [News Source]

Is Global Warming a Hot New Litigation Frontier? (Law.com) Global warming has clearly become a hot topic for public debate. Can litigation be far behind? In fact, over a dozen lawsuits have already been brought in state and federal courts and more are anticipated. Attorneys Stuart M. Feinblatt and Monique Cofer discuss the major types of global warming litigation, some key defenses and some of the recent rulings. And they warn that although high legal ... [News Source]