Global Warming Affecting Maryland (ABC 2 Baltimore) A climate-change report prepared for state lawmakers says temperatures and sea levels are expected to rise in Maryland in coming years. [News Source]

ESL plans to make building ‘green’. The ESL Federal Credit Union decided to make its six-story headquarters a "green building," seeking certification from the council. [News Source]

Pump uses less energy to desalinate water. A San Leandro company has developed an ingenious pump that greatly reduces the energy needed to extract salt from seawater, a small but vital innovation that could help transform ocean water into something fit to drink. [News Source]

California PUC sets energy targets. In a series of decisions Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission set energy savings goals for energy efficiency and approved several renewable-energy contracts. [News Source]

Businesses losing billions by wasting energy. Businesses are failing to take even simple steps to save energy, according to a major new report by industry leaders. [News Source]

Experts clash over viability of biofuels, alternative energy. Pre-eminent UC Berkeley scholars clashed Saturday over whether biofuels will help solve the energy crisis - or whether biofuel supporters are duping themselves and everybody else with empty promises. [News Source]

Understanding climate change. Much work has been done on historical climate data from terrestrial sources, such as the observatories at Greenwich, Edinburgh and Kew, the archives of National Meteorological Services, private institutions and individuals who kept climate data for their own research. [News Source]

Captains’ logs yield climate clues. The logbooks kept by every naval ship, ranging from Nelson’s Victory and Cook’s Endeavour down to the humblest frigate, are emerging as one of the world’s best sources for long-term weather data. [News Source]

Environment likely to be new subject in state schools. With the aim of raising awareness about the challenges posed by ‘Global Warming’ and ‘climate change’ the Gujarat State Board of School Textbooks is considering introducing a separate subject on environment. [News Source]

Climate campaigners staging march. Climate campaigners are due to stage a march and rally in Kent on the first day of a week-long protest against plans for a coal-fired power station. [News Source]

Chester cites uncertainty over coal. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven Chester says some of the most contentious issues facing his department right now are plans to build the first new coal-fired power plants in the state in nearly 20 years. [News Source]