Biofuels Study Heats Up Global-Warming Debate (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) A new study is heating up the global-warming debate. The report by The Nature Conservancy and the University of Minnesota concludes that converting land for biofuel crops results in major carbon emissions that make global warming worse. The study will be published in Science later this month. [News Source]

Bloomberg on Terrorism, Nukes and Global Warming (The New York Observer) After giving a speech at the United Nations about climate change, Michael Bloomberg told reporters that stopping global warming "is just as important as stopping nuclear proliferation" and "fighting terrorism." When I asked him to elaborate, Bloomberg said the dangers of terrorism and nuclear proliferation could be felt instantly, while the--also enormous--danger of global warming could be ... [News Source]

Chadbourne & Parke Launches Climate Change Practice (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Building on its international reputation in energy and environmental issues, Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that it has formed a Climate Change practice to help clients with the legal and economic impact of global warming. [News Source]

Ethanol May Add To Global Warming (KTHV Little Rock) WASHINGTON - 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]

Campaigns target global warming (Baltimore Sun) Candidates' plans to counter climate change Insurance companies refuse to underwrite new flood policies along coastal areas of the Eastern Shore. Rising sea levels eat away at islands in the Chesapeake Bay . The federal government blocks the state from enforcing greenhouse gas emissions from new cars and trucks. [News Source]

UN gathering to address climate change (The Charlotte Observer) The U.N. General Assembly is bringing together business leaders, activists and government officials for a debate on climate change starting Monday - an effort to keep up the momentum for a new treaty by 2009 to fight global warming. The two-day session is a follow-up to the international climate conference in December on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, where delegates from nearly 190 ... [News Source]

UN gathering to address climate change (AP via Yahoo! News) The U.N. General Assembly is bringing together business leaders, activists and government officials for a debate on climate change starting Monday — an effort to keep up the momentum for a new treaty by 2009 to fight global warming. [News Source]

Campaigns target global warming (Baltimore Sun) Candidates' plans to counter climate change Insurance companies refuse to underwrite new flood policies along coastal areas of the Eastern Shore. Rising sea levels eat away at islands in the Chesapeake Bay . The federal government blocks the state from enforcing greenhouse gas emissions from new cars and trucks. [News Source]

Youth conference addresses global warming issues (The Daily Texan) More than 200 Texans came to the UT campus over the weekend to participate in the Re-Energize Texas Summit, the largest statewide youth conference concerning global warming. [News Source]

Study: Ethanol may add to global warming (Rapid City Journal) WASHINGTON -- 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]

UN brings top players together for debate on climate change (CNews) UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly is bringing business leaders, activists and government officials together for a debate on climate change starting Monday to keep up the momentum for a new treaty by 2009 to fight global warming. [News Source]