Live Earth: Thousands gather to draw attention to global warming (USA Today) In a global series of concerts featuring aboriginal dancing, imitation chimpanzee cries and a lot of reunited rock bands, musicians and celebrities called for fans to take action against global warming. [News Source]

Sanders, McKibben and guests preach gospel of climate change (Boston Globe) With "Live Earth" over and a Statehouse vote on a climate change bill ahead, more than 250 people packed a high school cafeteria Sunday for a town meeting on global warming, with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and author Bill McKibben telling them the movement to curtail it is gaining ground but far from adequate. [News Source]

U.S. Rejects Gas Taxes to Fight Climate Change (Angus Reid) (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Most people in the United States believe global warming is a dangerous issue, but reject a proposal to increase fuel taxes as a way to curb pollution, according to a poll by Zogby Interactive released by MSN. 51 per cent of respondents consider climate change is an urgent threat, while 42 per cent disagree. [News Source]