Synagogues preach the value of going green. Preserving the environment is "something that is core to our values as Jews," Rabbi Jordan Millstein of Temple Sinai in Tenafly said in explaining why his synagogue hosted a green energy fair Sunday. [News Source]

Going green: A hard sell for consumers? President-elect Barack Obama wants America to kick its addiction to foreign oil. He also wants the energy industry to go "green" and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide it produces — CO2 that causes global warming. [News Source]

America’s disappearing forests. The mountain pine beetle, an insect pest, is destroying massive swaths of American lodgepole pine. The reason is two-fold -- drought and mild winters. And the beetle problem can worsen global warming. [News Source]

With Obama, new wind blowing on climate. President-elect Obama, in statements to governors, the nation and on the Web, is now promising a profound change in how the U.S. government -- and explicitly the White House -- will deal with global warming. [News Source]

Rich-poor rift adds hurdles to climate deal. World leaders led by President-elect Barack Obama may be needed to help agree even a modest U.N. climate treaty in 2009, after a rift deepened between rich and poor nations over funds and new goals to cut emissions. [News Source]

Prime Minister’s middle path on emission cuts. The Rudd Government will offer business and the renewable energy sector almost $2 billion of sweeteners as part of a middle-road strategy for tackling climate change. [News Source]

Poland climate talks wrap up. Delegates from around the world recently met in Poland for talks on climate change. [News Source]

Malta to join developed nations in UN Climate Change convention. Malta will be applying to join a group of 40 developed nations, including EU states and Japan, which lead in the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Obama left with little time to curb global warming. Since Clinton's inauguration, summer Arctic sea ice has lost the equivalent of Alaska, California and Texas. [News Source]

Australia unveils targets to cut pollution. Australia announced plans Monday to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by between 5 and 15 percent by 2020, angering environmental groups that had lobbied for much deeper cuts. [News Source]

Australia commits to July 2010 for carbon trade. Australia committed on Monday to adopting the most sweeping carbon trade scheme outside Europe in 2010, resisting industry calls for a delay, but its plan to cut greenhouse gases fell well short of demands by green groups. [News Source]