National parks going carbon neutral. US National Parks participating in the 'Climate Friendly Parks' initiative have pledged to alter their operations dramatically over the next 20 years. And they hope to inspire millions of visitors to make similar changes. [News Source]

Wind power to drive green revolution. Until a few months ago it was thought impossible for Britain to approach generating 15% of its energy from renewables by 2020 as required by the EU. [News Source]

UN tells how to do it. Are you ready to clean up your environmental act? "Kick the Habit, a UN Guide to Climate Neutrality" can show you how. [News Source]

Detroit taps Hollywood to help sell green vehicles. Oscar-winning writer and director Paul Haggis owns four Toyota Priuses and is high on the waiting list to buy a $100,000 Tesla electric roadster. [News Source]

Marubeni Corp. targets 43% jump in carbon-credit sales by 2012. Sales to Japanese utilities and other local polluters may reach 100 million tons by the end of 2012, from the current 70 million tons, said Yutaka Hayashi, an emissions-credit trader with Japan's fifth-largest trading house. [News Source]

Cry me a river. As yet another scientific report pointed this week to the Murray's imminent death, the river still flows through one man's veins. [News Source]

Extreme weather. Flooding in the Midwest has some wondering if extreme weather is a fluke or an indicator of a changing climate. [News Source]

More and bigger jellyfish could be spotted at beaches. Jellyfish "blooms" may be a sign of sick seas, the combined consequence of environmental factors such as global warming, pollution, overfishing and habitat change. [News Source]

Drilling for votes. Republican presidential candidate John McCain tells voters worried about gas prices and oil imports that he’ll push for more offshore drilling, a move that carries environmental and political risks. [News Source]

New report to help reduce potential impact of climate change on environment. The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems. [News Source]

Rising food and oil prices will worsen refugee crisis: UNHCR. Instability created by surging oil and food prices may force increasing numbers of people from their homes in search of basic necessities, the head of the UN refugees agency warned on Friday [News Source]