Japan Selects 41 Priority Countries For Aid On Climate Change (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA)) TOKYO, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The Japanese government has selected 41 priority countries for assistance under its "financial mechanism" on climate change for developing countries in a bid to take a lead in the battle against global warming, Kyodo news agency quoted government sources as saying Saturday. [News Source]

Climate Change’s $75 Billion Bill (Forbes) Economic cost of natural catastrophes rises by 50% in 2007 driven by climate change, according to Munch Re. [News Source]

Ban Ki-moon On Death Of Climate Change Scientist (Scoop.co.nz) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to Bert Bolin - a pioneering scientist on global warming and co-founder of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC) - who has passed away at the age of 82. [News Source]

New Guinea’s glaciers melting fast

New Guinea has had glaciers for millennia sitting atop mountains three miles high, but those tongues of ice are melting. Researchers tracking climate patterns hope to get there before they're gone.

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Letter: Man-caused global warming a hoax (AG Weekly) As a plant scientist, I am concerned that Idaho and most states are planning to limit and reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. This is being done to supposedly reduce global warming. [News Source]

Climate Change Catches On, Slowly, As Issue (Hartford Courant) Former Vice President Al Gore could never quite turn his passion for global climate change into an effective campaign issue — at least not while he was running. [News Source]

Climate Change Catches On, Slowly, As Issue (Hartford Courant) Former Vice President Al Gore could never quite turn his passion for global climate change into an effective campaign issue — at least not while he was running. [News Source]

ENVIRONMENT Japan selects 41 priority countries for aid on climate change (Japan Today) TOKYO — The Japanese government has selected 41 priority countries for assistance under its "financial mechanism" on climate change for developing countries in a bid to take a lead in the battle against global warming, government sources said Sunday. [News Source]