World Bank to step up action against global warming (EARTHtimes.org) Washington - Leading member nations of the World Bank agreed Sunday to step up the lender's role in fighting global warming, urged donors to boost help for the poorest countries and welcomed the growing strength of emerging economies like China as ai... [News Source]

Global warming a ‘planetary emergency,’ says Nobelist Gore (The Ledger Independent) PALO ALTO, Calif. -- For years, former Vice President Al Gore and a host of climate scientists were belittled and, worst of all, ignored for their message about how dire global warming is. [News Source]

Australian PM debates Iraq, climate change with challenger Rudd (AFP via Yahoo! News) Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday engaged in a testy debate with his Labor Party opponent Kevin Rudd on Iraq and climate change in their only face-off before the November 24 election. [News Source]

Rally for climate change leaders (The Daily Telegram) To help slow global warming, Step It Up Lenawee is calling for an assembly at City Hall’s Laura Haviland Statue at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. We march four blocks east to St. Mary’s Activity Center, where a rally will occur from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Part of hundreds of simultaneous rallies nationwide “Step It Up 2: Who Are Climate Change Leaders?,” our rally will feature city and county officials, ... [News Source]

Top NASA scientist to talk at UM about global warming (Helena Independent Record) MISSOULA - James Hansen, NASA's top climate change scientist, will talk about human impacts on global warming Monday at the University of Montana. [News Source]

Top NASA scientist to talk at UM about global warming (Helena Independent Record) MISSOULA - James Hansen, NASA's top climate change scientist, will talk about human impacts on global warming Monday at the University of Montana. [News Source]