Is more nuclear energy in California’s energy future? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggests that nuclear plants could help the state meet its aggressive long-term goals of reducing carbon emissions. [News Source]

South Korean scientists develop clean, non-cement concrete. A non-cement concrete that can help cut back on greenhouse gas emissions has been developed by South Korean scientists, the government said Monday. [News Source]

New central air units save energy. High temperatures lead to more air conditioning, which means more energy use, which means more greenhouse-gas emissions. That leads to global warming, which means more air conditioning! There's a way to break this cycle. [News Source]

Global warming pollution on the increase. The world pumped up its pollution of the chief man-made global warming gas last year, setting a course that could push beyond leading scientists’ projected worst-case scenario, international researchers said. [News Source]

Seeing beauty in financial meltdown. French author Hervé Kempf describes a scenario in which the very wealthy live lavishly and the middle class goes into debt trying to emulate that lifestyle, buying big cars, big houses and big toys. It's a recipe for global disaster. [News Source]

NF3 measured in air. The first atmospheric measurements of nitrogen trifluoride, a potent greenhouse gas, indicate that the man-made gas, which is used in manufacturing electronics, is much more prevalent in the atmosphere than industry estimated, according to researchers. [News Source]

Can skiing, hiking, hunting and fishing coexist with Colorado’s booming energy industry? The oil and gas debate on Colorado’s Western Slope is as rife with contradictions as the ridgelines and valleys of Garfield County are with drilling rigs. [News Source]

‘Impose carbon levy on farms’. The Rudd Government should abandon plans to include agriculture in its emissions trading scheme in 2015 - because it's impossible to determine farm emissions - and instead immediately levy a carbon tax to reduce farm sector emissions. [News Source]

Tougher emissions standards in works. Despite a delay last week, the state could begin the process of toughening Florida's auto emissions standards by year's end. [News Source]

U.N. chief urges climate change help despite slowdown. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged developed countries not to neglect climate change as they tend to a global economic slowdown and called on rich nations to help poor countries prone to global warming. [News Source]

New green group just warming up. A new environmental group, called the Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, has its sights set on Congress. [News Source]