Patrick Takahashi: Global Warming and the Afterlife (HuffingtonPost) How then is global warming related to the afterlife? No, nothing to do with afterlife being hell, although that might make for a entertaining movie. Simply, for both, logic seems almost irrelevant. [News Source]

Environmentalism sprouts up on corporate boards. About 25% of Fortune 500 companies now have a board committee overseeing the environment, compared with fewer than 10% five years ago, experts estimate. [News Source]

Giant retailers look to sun for energy savings. The nation’s biggest store chains are are seizing a chance to bolster environmental credentials, and gain a tax advantage, by installing solar roof panels. [News Source]

Climate change threat to Brazil’s soya exports. Brazil’s soya exports could slump by more than a quarter over the next 12 years as a result of climate change, according to a study to be presented at an agribusiness conference opening in São Paulo on Monday. [News Source]

Global warming threatens indigenous peoples. Global warming and limited access to land and other resources threaten many indigenous peoples, the UN food agency warned Friday. [News Source]

Global warming boosts garden pest. Milder winters caused by climate change are providing a boost to plant-damaging aphids, scientists have warned. [News Source]

Scientists stumble upon ‘carbon-capture’ farming. State and federal officials are trying to determine whether the tules and cattails could be put to use combating global warming through what they call "carbon-capture" farming. [News Source]

Around the world on zero emissions. Louis Palmer has driven thousands of miles through Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Australia, New Zealand, Minturn and now Summit County, Colorado, and he hasn’t spent a dime on gasoline, thanks to his solar taxi. [News Source]

Japan Power Exchange to start carbon-credit trading in October. The Japan Electric Power Exchange will start trading carbon credits in October on a trial basis as part of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's goal to cut greenhouse gases by more than half, officials said. [News Source]

N.Y. among 21 US cities to disclose carbon output. More than 20 U.S. cities, including New York, Las Vegas and Denver, have agreed to measure their carbon footprints, with a system some 1,300 companies have been persuaded to use, in an attempt to find ways to curb emissions blamed for warming the planet. [News Source]

High street banks face consumer boycott over investment in coal projects. British environmental groups are looking to boycott banks that fund coal projects while trumpeting their own green credentials. [News Source]