Could Utan uranium fight global warming? (Deseret Morning News) An executive for a Utah mineral exploration company told Congress Tuesday that the best way both to fight global warming (from carbon fuels like oil and coal) and protect federal lands at the same time is to promote nuclear energy — and allow more uranium mining in places such as Utah. [News Source]

Blair urges global warming fight (Channel 4) Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said that tackling global warming during the economic downturn was important if the world was to avoid the future costs of climate change. [News Source]

Africa: ‘Climate Change Does Not Wait for Recessions’ (AllAfrica.com) Kampala — Lack of money and technical know-how makes it difficult for poor farmers to participate in the Kyoto Protocol's carbon trading mechanism aimed at reversing global warming. Meanwhile, the global economic crisis may further undermine investment in carbon trade in African countries. [News Source]

Technological “Solutions” to Climate Change (Scientific American) Dear EarthTalk: What are some of the leading proposed technological fixes for staving off global warming, and how feasible are they? -- James Harris, Columbus, Ohio [More] [News Source]

Prominent climate researcher to speak at UH on global warming March 5 (EurekAlert!) ( University of Houston ) Warren Washington, a leading expert in climate research from NCAR, will address global warming during a presentation at University of Houston. He will present recently observed 20th-century climate changes and compare them with climate model simulations extending into the 21st century and beyond. He will discuss climate models, showing computer simulations of future ... [News Source]

Global warming - NASA, CISCO PARTNERING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING (North Denver News) NASA and Cisco Inc. announced Tuesday a partnership to develop an online collaborative global monitoring platform called the"Planetary Skin" to capture, collect, analyze and report data on environmental conditions around the world. Under the terms of a Space Act Agreement, NASA and Cisco will worktogether to develop the Planetary Skin as an online collaborativeplatform to capture and analyze ... [News Source]

Despite Snow — and Irony — a Climate Protest Persists (Time Magazine) Though muted by a sudden snowstorm, a protest on Capitol Hill against global warming attempts to redraw the climate change debate along lines of social justice [News Source]

Can “Assisted Migration” Save Species from Global Warming? (Scientific American) Camille Parmesan didn't mind having her early work denigrated by Rush Limbaugh during his on-air program. "Actually, I was quite pleased with that," she says of the radio show host, who derided her studies on the geographic shifts of a butterfly species because of climate change. "I thought if I got his goat that heavily, then I must be making an impact." That was in 1996, and since then she ... [News Source]

Churches press Prime Minister on climate change response (Christian Today) Church of England bishops urge Prime Minister to secure a strong just and effective response to climate change [News Source]

Bishops press Prime Minister on climate change response (Christian Today) Church of England bishops urge Prime Minister to secure a strong just and effective response to climate change [News Source]