Software predicts where El Niño will strike next. El Niño events periodically wreak havoc on the world's weather. However, forecasting the weather during an El Niño event could soon be as simple as joining the dots, thanks to software that maps the world's climate as an interconnected network [News Source]

New killer whale types at risk from Antarctic warming. A new study has indicated that two newly identified types of killer whales that hunt prey off of Antarctic sea ice risk losing food sources to global warming and melting. [News Source]

“New” killer whale types at risk from Antarctic warming. Two newly identified types of killer whales that hunt prey off of Antarctic sea ice risk losing food sources to global warming and melting, according to a new study on the whales' movement patterns. [News Source]

Congress blows hot and cold over tax breaks for wind energy. Wind is now one of the country's fastest-growing electricity sources. But uncertainty about key federal tax credits threatens to knock the wind out of the wind-power industry. [News Source]

Carbon Credit Program generates $8 million for farmers, ranchers. More than 2,300 farmers and ranchers will receive checks in the mail this week for capturing and storing carbon dioxide in their soil through the National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. [News Source]

Begley Jr. talks about environmental issues at Burlingame conference. The actor — who has appeared on "St. Elsewhere," "Six Feet Under" and, more recently, in the reality series "Living with Ed" — said there are simple and cheap ways to help save the planet. [News Source]

Gas mania will fuel provincial economy. The United States' pain is Canada's gain when it comes to energy. A new report from CIBC World Markets says electricity and natural gas prices will surge as North American utilities shift from coal-fired generation to cleaner burning natural-gas generation. [News Source]

Gas mania will fuel B.C. economy. Concern about global warming effects of coal-fired generating plants - some of the world's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions - are driving a switch to gas generation. [News Source]

NRG agrees to lower its pollution. A coal-fired power plant planned for Jewett, Texas, won't increase the facility's total air pollution under an agreement announced Monday between NRG Energy Inc. and two key environmental groups. [News Source]

Green groups drop opposition to Texas coal plant. Environmental groups have dropped opposition to the expansion of an NRG Energy Inc Texas coal plant after the company agreed to offset some of the unit's greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

IPCC ‘wrong’ on logging threat to climate. Pristine temperate forest stores three times more carbon than currently estimated, and 60% more than plantation forests, concludes new research in Australia thatr suggests increasing their potential role in combating global warming and strengthening the need to protect them. [News Source]