Germany tests coal plant answer to climate change. Swedish energy company Vattenfall opened a small coal plant in Germany on Tuesday which will produce almost carbon-free power in a test of technology that could help the fight against climate change. [News Source]

Sustainability begins at home. Surveys show four out of five Australians are concerned about the environment, yet many people do not know where to start. The answer, however, could be close to home. [News Source]

Give up meat for a day a week: climate expert. People should refrain from eating meat for at least one day a week - if not more often - to help tackle climate change, the head of the world's leading authority on global warming says. [News Source]

Green energy investment could create 19,000 jobs in Arkansas. Environmentalists are urging a state panel to consider a new report that claims a $100 billion investment in renewable energy and conservation could create two million new jobs, 19,500 of them in Arkansas. [News Source]

UK to ‘climate-proof’ Bangladesh. The UK is giving £75m to help Bangladesh prepare for the impacts of climate change. The money will go to measures such as protecting houses, schools and farms against flooding, and introducing new crop strains. [News Source]

For forest owners, money does grow on trees. Alabama forestland owners can now earn money from their trees without sending them to the sawmill or paper mill while retaining ownership of their land. [News Source]

To win the presidential race, it takes energy. Not since the gas lines of the 1970s has energy loomed so large as it does in the race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama [News Source]

Massey awaits permits that would doom wind project. Massey Energy does not yet have several key approvals needed before it can begin blasting apart a mountain where environmental groups had hoped to instead encourage construction of a large wind-power operation. [News Source]

Climate shift could hurt corn yield by hindering pollination. Iowa's farmers may look forward to a longer growing season as the climate warms, but an Iowa State University weather expert warned Tuesday that warmer temperatures could interfere with corn pollination and, ultimately, yields. [News Source]

The spectacular icebergs captured on camera before they disappear forever. From deep blue to crystal green these giant icebergs are some nature's most awe-inspiring spectacles. [News Source]

In Haiti, a disaster for the global warming era. Experts have wrangled over the twin global warming goals of mitigation and adaptation — how much to focus on stopping global warming, and how much to focus on preparing for the inevitable changes to come. [News Source]