Wind energy supply dips during cold snap. Britain's wind farms have stopped working during the cold snap due to lack of wind, it has emerged, as scientists claimed half the world's energy could soon be from renewables. [News Source]

Indo-German ocean fertilization experiment whips up storm of protest. Scientists on the Polarstern, an Indo-German research ship, have planned an ocean fertilization experiment that some argue will violate international law. [News Source]

‘Climate fix’ ship sets sail with plan to dump iron. The largest, and to date the most comprehensive experiment to soak up greenhouse-gas emissions by artificially fertilising the oceans set sail from South Africa earlier this week. [News Source]

Doing their part to fight global warming. Lackamas Elementary students are showing their strength in the fight against global warming and its effects on endangered species. The students raised $200 to purchase two acres of rain forest through a land trust in Ecuador that is home to the endangered jaguar and howler monkey. [News Source]

Boardwalk wood selection has Wildwood officials, environmentalists at odds. Harvesting the tropical hardwood for the boardwalk been linked to destruction of ecologically significant regions, which some scientists say contributes to global warming. [News Source]

A sustainable stimulus. How will the trillion dollars that’s going to be infused into the economy during the next two years be used? If former Maryland governor Parris Glendening has his way, the money will be invested in green infrastructure, including transportation and walkable communities. [News Source]

Greenhouse gases likely a low priority for Texas Legislature. The energy and environment issue is at the crux of the state's industrial and demographic future. Home to manufacturing and oil refinering plants up and down the Gulf Coast, Texas is the nation's No. 1 carbon dioxide emitter. [News Source]

Oil giant comes in from the cold. Exxon funded global warming denial for years. Yesterday, in an astonishing U-turn, it called for the imposition of green taxes. [News Source]

Exxon Mobil asks for carbon tax. The world's biggest oil company, Exxon Mobil, softened its hardline position on climate change by throwing its weight behind a tax on carbon emissions. [News Source]

Snowstorms don’t mean climate change threat has passed: expert. Because weather patterns in 2008 were partly shaped by a relatively strong La Nina it was often cooler than the last few years. Perhaps it is surprising then that early data indicates that 2008 is on track to be one of the 10 warmest years on record, [News Source]

Energy panel shake up signals action on climate. A liberal Massachusetts Democrat will take over a House subcommittee that will play a major role in drafting legislation on global warming and other environmental issues. [News Source]