Nepal-Norway agree on combating global warming (EARTHtimes.org) Kathmandu - Visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Friday said Nepal and Norway had agreed on ways to combat problems created by global warming. Premier Stoltenberg was speaking at the end of his whirlwind tour of the Himalayan nation whi... [News Source]

Climate Change Panel To Meet Again (CBS 13 Baltimore) A task force planning Maryland's response to global warming meets Friday in Baltimore County as the group prepares its final recommendations. [News Source]

Study: Ethanol may add to global warming (AP via Yahoo! News) The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming. [News Source]

Studies: Clearing Land For Biofuels Will Exacerbate Global Warming (Free Internet Press) Clearing land to produce biofuels such as ethanol will do more to exacerbate global warming than using gasoline or other fossil fuels, two scientific studies show. The independent analyses, which will be published Friday in the journal Science, could force policymakers in the United States and Europe to reevaluate incentives they have adopted to spur production of ethanol-based fuels. President ... [News Source]

Study: Ethanol contributes to global warming (Denver Post) The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse-gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of unexpected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming. [News Source]