Dry Mushrooms Could Slow Climate Change (Planet Ark) WASHINGTON - Sometimes it's just too hot to eat, even if you're a mushroom -- and that could help curb climate change. [News Source]

Utilities putting new energy into geothermal sources. Geothermal energy may be the most prolific renewable fuel source that most people have never heard of. Although the supply is virtually limitless, the massive upfront costs required to extract it have long rendered geothermal a novelty. [News Source]

Websites - and the challenges they throw down - can help people reduce energy use. Whether it's to reduce energy bills or to combat global warming, more people are turning to Web-based tools to track their energy consumption and associated carbon emissions. [News Source]

Sea pollution clamp ‘crucial’. A two-day meeting in the region is focusing on what steps member countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia can do to take 'real action' to tackle sea pollution. [News Source]

Seoul eyes more cycle lanes to cut air pollution. The Seoul city government plans to lay out 207 kilometers of cycle lanes across the capital by 2012 in an effort to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in the city and promote healthy lifestyles. [News Source]

Sour taste for Florida’s citrus. Florida's orange producers have escaped any devastating hurricanes so far this season. But in recent years, the big storms have been worse. They've contributed to a 40% decline in orange crops in the last five years. [News Source]

European climate backlash puts global deal at risk. Europe's plan to lead the world towards a deal on fighting climate change has been seriously imperilled by a backlash by Italy, Poland and other east European nations wary of the short-term costs. [News Source]

Neil Young on gas guzzlers: Long may you run. Forget boxy e-cars. The rock star's '59 Lincoln Mark IV - all 5,000 pounds and 19.5 feet of it - gets upwards of 100 mpg. His new venture aims to convert more guzzlers into thrifty natural gas/electric hybrids. [News Source]

Man and tiger in deadly conflict amid floods and shrinking territory in Bangladesh. Many blame a “perfect storm” of environmental problems — rising sea levels, the silting up of rivers, annual floods and salination of fresh water supplies for the conflict between man and tiger. [News Source]

Hunger hotspots of the future revealed. Where in sub-Saharan Africa will climate change hit hardest? When it comes to food supply, prospects for much of the centre and east of the region are looking grim. [News Source]

Coca-Cola agrees to cut water use and stabilize emissions. Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest soft-drink maker, vowed to more efficiently use water and stabilize its carbon-dioxide emissions linked to global warming under an agreement released last week with the World Wildlife Fund. [News Source]