Climate-Change Deal Is `Daunting Challenge,’ UN Says (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Representatives from 170 nations failed to come up with proposals on how to slow global warming , heightening the differences between wealthy and developing countries, the United Nations and environmental groups said. [News Source]

Eroding Alaska towns get financial help

Six Alaska villages are getting $13 million in state aid to help relocate or mitigate  as Alaska tries to cope with the effects of global warming.

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Climate-Change Deal Is `Daunting Challenge,’ UN’s de Boer Says (Bloomberg.com) June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Representatives from 170 nations are far from agreeing on how to slow global warming as they wind up negotiations in Bonn, said Yvo de Boer , the United Nations' top climate-change official. [News Source]

US urges support for global warming fund (San Francisco Chronicle) The Group of Eight industrialized nations should back a special fund of up to $10 billion to provide money for developing nations to fight global warming, a U.S. official said Friday. The threats of climate change and soaring oil and food prices were among... [News Source]