Black Carbon Pollution Emerges As Major Player In Global Warming (Science Daily) Black carbon, a form of particulate air pollution most often produced from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels and diesel exhaust, has a warming effect in the atmosphere three to four times greater than prevailing estimates. soot and other forms of black carbon could have as much as 60 percent of the current global warming effect of carbon dioxide, more than that of any greenhouse gas ... [News Source]

Curbing soot could blunt global warming (Straits Times) PARIS - SHARPLY reducing the amount of black carbon - commonly known as soot - in the atmosphere could help slow global warming and buy precious time in the long-term fight against climate change, according to a study released on Sunday. [News Source]

Curbing soot ‘may blunt global warming’ (Daily Telegraph) SHARPLY reducing the amount of black carbon - commonly known as soot - in the atmosphere could help slow global warming and buy precious time in the long-term fight against climate change, according to a study. [News Source]

Curbing soot ‘may blunt global warming’ (Adelaide Now) SHARPLY reducing the amount of black carbon - commonly known as soot - in the atmosphere could help slow global warming and buy precious time in the long-term fight against climate change, according to a study. [News Source]

Curbing soot could blunt global warming: study (AFP via Yahoo! News) Sharply reducing the amount of black carbon -- commonly known as soot -- in the atmosphere could help slow global warming and buy precious time in the long-term fight against climate change, according to a study released Sunday. [News Source]

Senate panel clears climate change bill (AG Weekly) BOISE, Idaho - The Senate Resources and Conservation Committee voted 6 to 3 on Monday in favor of a resolution that would ask two state agencies to submit a report on climate change to the Legislature, with support from GOP senators split over the controversial subject matter. [News Source]

Former Chilean president travels to Antarctica to probe global warming (People’s Daily) Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos joined members of the Socialist International Commission for a Sustainable World Society and some scientists in traveling to the Antarctica to probe global warming on Saturday. The group was la ... [News Source]

McCain sticks to climate-change stance (Miami Herald) Since his last try for the presidency in 2000, John McCain has listened closely to the evidence on global warming, agreed with scientists that pollution is much to blame and concluded that the United States must limit its emissions from fossil fuels. [News Source]

McCain mum on global warming (Houston Chronicle) Since his last try for the presidency in 2000, John McCain has listened closely to the evidence on global warming, agreed with scientists that pollution is much to blame and concluded that the United States must limit its emissions from fossil fuels. [News Source]