Lake Victoria degradation threatening livelihoods. According to environmentalists, over-fishing, pollution and other human activities along Lake Victoria as well as climate change are threatening to destroy Africa's largest freshwater lake resource. [News Source]

Green city to rise from river wetlands. At the mouth of China's Yangtze River, developers are plotting out a city for up to 400,000 people that they hope will be the world's first carbon-neutral city. But critics call it not feasible and 'commercial hype.' [News Source]

Carbon is cash crop for farmers. State farmers are being enlisted in the global warming fight, and new programs seek to help them make money in the process. [News Source]

Could China lead the green revolution? China, pilloried as the world's biggest polluter, has quietly taken a lead in moving to a low-carbon economy, according to a report by an independent climate advisory group. [News Source]

Despite sceptics’ noise, scientific consensus is growing. Anyone keeping up with current affairs could be forgiven for thinking scientists are riven with doubt over climate change. [News Source]

Hydro’s power not so green overnight. If you're up late watching David Letterman, your television is probably being powered by dirty coal shipped in from the United States. [News Source]

UK accused over greenhouse gases. Britain's CO2 emissions are increasing, contrary to government claims, according to two new reports. [News Source]

Bright future ahead in valley. If John Baardson's predictions come true, the next generation of energy tycoons may be right here in the Upper Ohio Valley. [News Source]

Climate chill came exactly 12,679 years ago. The findings of a study of pollens, minerals and other matter deposited in annual layers at the bottom of Lake Meerfelder Maar in Germany adds to evidence about conditions needed for abrupt climate shifts. [News Source]

Tory greenhouse-gas claims challenged by advisory panel. The Harper government might be overestimating how much its climate-change plan will lower greenhouse gases, says a federal advisory panel. [News Source]

Sudden past European chill shows climate volatility. A drastic cooling of the climate in western Europe happened exactly 12,679 years ago, apparently after a shift to icy winds over the Atlantic, scientists have said, giving a hint of how abruptly the climate can change. [News Source]