Yo, Kyoto – Bush shifts his stance on global warming (Financial Times) The spectacle of US President George W. Bush exhorting other countries to follow his lead in tackling climate change came as a puzzle last week to many. [News Source]

Climate Change: Minefields Ahead (Scoop.co.nz) At first sight, the government’s response to the challenges of global warming looks responsible and moderate. [News Source]

Study: Climate change may hike heat deaths (UPI) U.S. scientists have determined global warming might cause a sharp increase in heat-related deaths by the 2050s, up by as much as 95 percent in some areas. [News Source]

Drought, warmth bring record low water levels in Lake Superior Drought and mild temperatures have pushed Lake Superior’s water level to its lowest point on record for this time of year, continuing a downward spiral across the Great Lakes. [News Source]

Climate change top issue, CEOs declare

Canada’s top chief executive officers have reached an “unprecedented consensus” on the need to combat global warming and their obligation to do more to help.

Bedbug epidemic that’s turning Great Britain into Great Bitten An epidemic of bedbugs is sweeping the nation, fuelled by air travel and warmer summers. [News Source]

Coal is still king, but wind energy grows in India If wind power has a reputation of being on the fringes - an expensive technology that has more to do with environmentalist dreams than electricity production - India is also proving it to be a viable energy source, even in the developing world. [News Source]

London heading down greener path London mayor Ken Livingstone has won influential allies in his quest to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Green campaign hitting palm oil demand Palm oil, used as food and in products ranging from cosmetics to biofuel, has come under fire from environmentalists in Europe and America who say the rapid expansion in palm cultivation is responsible for vanishing tropical forests and wildlife. [News Source]

Bush struggles to stay relevant in climate debate U.S. President George W. Bush, hosting major polluting nations last week, sought to convince skeptics that he wants to help shape the next global deal on climate change, despite his long history of shunning such efforts. [News Source]

Greenhouse gas emissions focus of 10-city group

Worcester will be in the energy/climate spotlight this week with two summits planned, one at the DCU Center and the other at Clark University.