Leadership lacking from rich countries on climate change: IPCC chief (AFP via Yahoo! News) The head of the United Nations's scientific panel on climate change said in an interview published Monday that developing countries were unwilling to sign up to a global deal on cutting carbon emissions because rich countries were not leading the way. [News Source]

Mpls. awards climate change grants (5 Eyewitness News St. Paul) The city of Minneapolis awarded 25 climate change grants to engage residents to fight global warming. The city became the first city in the nation to award this type of grant... [News Source]

Govs to Attend Climate Change Meeting at Yale (Wired News) Governors and leading experts on global warming will attend a conference this week at Yale University to review state programs and develop a strategy to combat global climate change. [News Source]

Revisiting the global warming-hurricane link (The Christian Science Monitor) A new study underscores the difficulty of estimating global warming's effect on weather. [News Source]

Govs to Gather to Address Global Warming (Las Vegas Sun) Sun, Apr 13, 2008 (11:27 a.m.) Organizers hope a gathering of governors this week will be as effective in addressing climate change as a similar event that launched the conservation movement a century ago. [News Source]

Govs to gather to address global warming (The Charlotte Observer) Organizers hope a gathering of governors this week will be as effective in addressing climate change as a similar event that launched the conservation movement a century ago. As many as 10 governors and leading experts on global warming plan to attend the conference Thursday and Friday at Yale University, and review state programs and develop a strategy to combat global climate change. "I think ... [News Source]

Govs To Gather To Address Global Warming (CBS News) Organizers hope a gathering of governors this week will be as effective in addressing climate change as a similar event that launched the conservation movement a century ago. [News Source]

Govs to gather to address global warming (AP via Yahoo! News) Organizers hope a gathering of governors this week will be as effective in addressing climate change as a similar event that launched the conservation movement a century ago. [News Source]

African-bound cyclists to raise awareness about climate change (Channel NewsAsia) SINGAPORE : Two German nationals are embarking on a year-long journey around Africa on their bicycles from Monday. Ragna Schmidt-Haupt, 30, and Amiram Roth-Deblon, 33, are based in Singapore. Their aim is to raise awareness about global warming and climate change. [News Source]

Study: cosmic rays don’t cause global warming (Vietnam Net) A new study finds no link between incoming cosmic rays, global cloud cover and global warming, dealing another setback to those who claim climate change is triggered by cosmic rays rather than manmade greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Climate change: Yes we can (Dothan Eagle) Columnist Jim Cook weighs in on climate change. [News Source]