Could wind power work in Florida? At present, wind provides only 1 percent of U.S. electricity, but a federal report predicts the wind could be providing 20 percent of American power by 2030. [News Source]

McCain and Obama share energy goals, not methods. With fuel topping $4 a gallon, energy now ties the economy in polls as voters' top concern, and the presidential candidates spent the past week trying to outflank each other on an issue that's thinning billfolds from Maine to California. [News Source]

Meltdown: How long does the Arctic have? New evidence suggests that the Arctic ice cap could disappear in summer within the next five years, leaving environmentalists in despair but oil men delighted. [News Source]

Solar energy to be chief weapon against climate change: PM. India will put solar energy generation at the forefront of its battle against climate change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced here Monday while releasing the national action plan on climate change. [News Source]

CO2 turning ocean acidic. The Pacific Ocean is becoming more acidic faster than scientists expect, largely because of carbon dioxide omitted by cars and power plants. [News Source]

North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say. The North Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away Arctic sea ice, according to scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. [News Source]

World of change in winemaking. The 45th parallel is more than an exercise in geography. It symbolizes and connects the increasing globalization of flavors, changing climate concerns and the eternal search for good wines at bargain prices. [News Source]

Study finds submerged trees store carbon for millenniums. Trees, submerged in fresh water aquatic systems can store carbon for millenniums, a significant longer period of time than trees that fall in a forest, researchers say. [News Source]

India focuses on solar enery in new climate plan. India has unveiled a national plan to deal with the threat of global warming, focusing on renewable energy for sustainable development while refusing to commit to any emission targets that risk slowing economic growth. [News Source]

German test facility to start CO2 sequestration. A power plant just outside of Berlin is expected to test carbon sequestration for the first time this week. The technology, which would see coal-fired power plants pumping CO2 underground, could help reverse climate change. But it could also be dangerous. [News Source]

Eco-town plan in danger of being slashed back. Plans to create 10 eco-towns could be dramatically scaled down after a catalogue of problems was identified. [News Source]