Slim pickings. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that about 18 per cent of global greenhouse emissions come from livestock production. That's more than all the cars, trucks and planes in the world. [News Source]

Eastern Europe’s carbon credit windfall. Thanks to Kyoto emission levels pegged to 1990, when pollution was worse, former Eastern Bloc countries now sell carbon credits to Japan. [News Source]

‘Clean coal’ policies absent, GAO finds. Federal policy-makers have taken few of the steps necessary if greenhouse emissions from coal-fired power plants are to be captured and stored underground, according to a new government report. [News Source]

A big sum of small differences. Consumer behavior affects virtually all man-made greenhouse-gas emissions because consumers drive the economy. A new study concludes that individual Americans cause and could cure most of the country's emissions problem [News Source]

Zambia: Coping with less and less water. Deforestation has affected the water cycle in one of Zambia's largest charcoal-producing regions, forcing residents to adopt unsustainable farming practices in the wetlands, say experts. [News Source]

Venetian Isles drinking water troubles persist. Four weeks after Hurricane Gustav sent storm surge into some parts of far-eastern New Orleans, the Sewerage & Water Board is still struggling to figure out how to make water potable again in the Venetian Isles subdivision. [News Source]

State’s future? Study says hotter, drier. A report released Wednesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists says Pennsylvania's rising temperatures will affect how much snow we get, how well things grow, how hot our summers are and everything else from birds' migration to tree diversity to health. [News Source]

Experts warn species in peril from climate change. Climate change threatens to kill off up to a third of the planet's species by the end of the century if urgent action isn't taken to restore fragile ecosystems, protect endangered animals and manage growth, scientists warned Wednesday as a wildlife summit opened. [News Source]

State reviews climate change impact on wildlife, economy. As evidence mounts that climate change could devastate Florida's environment, state officials say action is needed now to protect wildlife and an economy that depends on tourism, fishing and agriculture. [News Source]

Was storm an ill wind of future? Climate change will likely cause noticeable changes in the U.S. and southwest Ohio, experts said recently at the first of what will be a series of University of Dayton forums on energy and the environment. [News Source]

Report: tougher European climate rules would save money and lengthen lives. The EU has said it is prepared to raise its target for cutting greenhouse gases to 30 percent from 20 percent – but only if there are similar pledges to cut emissions from other countries in the industrialized world. [News Source]