The green connection. China and Japan have strong reasons to heal old wounds; China requires technology in everything from advanced nuclear reactors to clean steel mills to hybrid cars, and Japan has every incentive to sell that technology to generate new business for its sluggish economy. [News Source]

Migratory mismatch. The early onset of Arctic springtime threatens to shrink populations of migratory species such as caribou, scientists say--rapidly rising temperatures mean that they are now out of sync with the plant growing season. [News Source]

Why Canada is the best haven from climate change. The best-to-worst rankings have been revealed in the first-ever climate change vulnerability index. [News Source]

Where have all Thoreau’s flowers gone? David Thoreau kept careful plant records during his stay at Walden Pond in the mid-1800s. Researchers have chronicled the fate of hundreds of plant species as the New England climate has changed since then, and they have detected a disturbing pattern. [News Source]

Canada best to escape climate change. A new study of nations’ vulnerability to the impacts of global warming found Canada was the most secure, while the Comoros Islands, off the coast of Africa, are least equipped to deal with future dangers. [News Source]

More potent poppies. Poppies will grow larger and produce more opiates as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, say scientists. [News Source]

Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on. In a rare "good news" announcement, climatologists now say the ice may not be in such a hurry to throw itself into the water after all. [News Source]

California emissions plan to explore use of offsets. Energy giant PG&E found a unique source of green energy last year: 5000 dairy cows on a Riverdale, CA farm. PG&E thinks its biogas project should offset part of the anticipated reductions that it would be required to make in emissions from its natural gas and coal facilities. [News Source]

Duke wants you to have green peace of mind. Duke Energy customers can now buy carbon dioxide offsets in $4-a-month increments to support green power production. [News Source]

A natural detox. Naturally occurring chemicals are destroying greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic much faster than previously thought. [News Source]

New satellite to shed light on Earth’s warming. NASA plans to launch a new satellite next year that will help scientists fill in a gap in their understanding of global warming: the role of clouds and airborne particles. [News Source]