Climate change debate deserves widest discussion (Otago Daily Times) Geoff Kearsley responds to the furore he created with his opinion piece on climate change. [News Source]

Cobb’s stance on climate change (Canowindra News) Member for Calare, John Cobb, says he is prepared to out himself as a climate change sceptic to bring a “voice of reason” to the debate about Australia’s response to global warming. [News Source]

Group climbs Mt. Major to draw attention to environmental issues. The group addressed the need for immediate actions to curb global warming emissions in New Hampshire. [News Source]

A green fervor sweeps the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. In a controversial venture, officials plan to halt open grazing, eradicate rodents, restore "degraded" grasslands, improve wetlands, and plant many trees and shrubs. [News Source]

ADB calls for alternative fuel-producing crops. Promoters of bio-fuels need to come up with second and third generation energy crops that will not compete with food crops, African Development Bank (ADB) president Donald Kaberuka has said [News Source]

Tories launch attack on Liberal green plan. The federal Conservatives open up a new front this week in their public relations war against Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's green shift plan. Conservatives will start running anti-Dion radio advertisements Tuesday in Nova Scotia, with particular emphasis in the riding of Scott Brison. [News Source]

Alaska sues over listing polar bear as threatened. The state of Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Monday, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. [News Source]

US raised issues of global warming with India. Describing the rapid economic growth of India and China based on coal and other hydrocarbons as "a problem", US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said Washington has "repeatedly" raised the issue of global warming with the two countries. [News Source]

Bush rules on fuel economy hit from 2 sides. Consumer groups and environmentalists say the Bush administration's new rules are too weak to shift the country from gas-guzzling cars, while Detroit complains they're too burdensome. [News Source]

Fossils add more proof of global climate shift. Fossils uncovered from the Antarctic form the basis for further understanding of global cooling that occurred during the mid-Miocene epoch. [News Source]

Untouched forests store 3 times more carbon. Untouched natural forests store three times more carbon dioxide than previously estimated and 60 percent more than plantation forests, said a new Australian study of "green carbon" and its role in climate change. [News Source]