Science on climate change wrong: report (The West Australian) Politicians may have got the science on climate change wrong and don't realise how bad the situation is, a new report says. The report, by the Australian National University's centre for climate law and policy, says policy-makers have not understood how the carbon cycle works. [News Source]

US Midwest floods show impact of global warming (Straits Times) WASHINGTON - FLOODS like those that inundated the United States Midwest are supposed to occur once every 500 years but this is the second since 1993, suggesting flawed forecasts that do not take global warming into account, conservation experts said. [News Source]

Western governors mull climate change (Moldova.org) Governors from the Western United States, holding their annual meeting this week, say climate change is a key issue.Even conservative governors say that they have accepted that global warming is under way, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Gov. C.L. Butch Otter of Idaho said that he has no question about that -- although he is unsure how much human actions can influence its course.Utah Gov. Jon ... [News Source]

Georgia judge cites carbon dioxide in denying coal plant permit. A judge has thrown out a permit for a new coal-fired power plant because it did not set limits on carbon dioxide emissions -- the first time a court decision had linked carbon dioxide to an air pollution permit. [News Source]

Penguin decline indicates state of world oceans. The struggle of penguins to survive is a clear sign that the world's marine systems are in trouble. Of the 17 penguin species more than half are listed as endangered or vulnerable. [News Source]

Global warming takes a toll on coral reefs. Long suffering from land-based pollution, habitat destruction, and overfishing, coral reefs now must also contend with climate change, which has accelerated their global decline. [News Source]

Squid, lobster numbers rise as fish fall due to warming. Scientists from the University of Rhode Island say rising sea temperatures linked to global warming is the primary cause of shifts in the abundance and types of species living in the bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound. [News Source]

A new twist in penguins’ already uncertain future. P. Dee Boersma has been watching the penguins of Punta Tombo for almost 30 years and now sees a new threat to their survival: a changing climate. [News Source]

Canary in a tux? Penguin woes signal sea problems. The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say. [News Source]

Keeping the lights on in a low-carbon world. Whether state efforts and plans by energy companies to broaden portfolios can keep the lights on remains to be seen. It’s a big order and one of the most important of our time: Meet demand, maintain affordable prices, protect the Earth. [News Source]

Experts urge states to invest in CO2 carbon capture and storage. Capturing and storing carbon emissions from power generation holds the key to managing climate change amid rising use of polluting oil, gas and coal, an international CO2 conference heard in The Hague on Monday. [News Source]