Technology, climate change spark race to claim Arctic resources (USA Today) Barren and uninhabited, Hans Island is very hard to find on a map, yet Canada and Denmark have both staked their claim to it with flags and warships. The reason: an international race for oil, fish, diamonds and shipping routes, accelerated by the impact of global warming on Earth's frozen north. [News Source]

America Needs To Rethink Global Warming (The Chattanoogan) There are a few inconvenient truths Al Gore, and the rest of America, should know about his global warming theory. Al Gore is selling the theory that carbon dioxide emissions from humans are the main cause for global warming. [News Source]

Gore urges quick U.S. action to avert global warming catastrophe (The Record) WASHINGTON -- Al Gore, a Democratic favorite for the presidency despite pronouncements that he's not running, spoke out on his signature issue Wednesday, warning of a ''true planetary emergency'' if Congress fails to act on global warming. [News Source]

Global warming likely to hurt poorest nations most, researchers say (Rocky Mountain News) Everyone on the planet will be touched by global warming, but the poorest nations may be hardest hit because they lack the resources to adapt to the harmful changes ahead, Boulder climate researchers say. [News Source]