Global warming endangers U.S. corn production, study says (Los Angeles Times) The report by Environment America contradicts contentions that moderate warming would actually boost crop yields. The U.S. could lose $1.4 billion in annual corn revenue, the report says. Global warming could rob the U.S. economy of $1.4 billion a year in lost corn production alone, a national environmental group estimated in a report released Thursday. [News Source]

Blue Dog Democrats growling at Obama’s climate-change plan (The Globe and Mail) 'A struggle is under way among people with different ideas' about climate change [News Source]

Report: global warming could reduce corn crops (Chicago Tribune) Global warming could sock Illinois right in the Corn Belt -- to the tune of $243 million a year, a national environmental group estimated in a report released Thursday. [News Source]

$5 Solar Powered Kyoto Box Wins HP Climate Change Challenge (Fast Company Magazine) John Bohmer's Kyoto Box won the $75,000 Financial Times and HP Climate Change Challenge today thanks to an ultra-cheap and simple design with the potential to provide cooked food and clean water to billions. The $5 solar-powered consists of a black inner cardboard box and a silver foil-covered outer box that concentrate enough heat to cook food and boil water. Bohmer's invention could be a major ... [News Source]

Global warming sparks extreme responses (The Kalamazoo Gazette) WASHINGTON -- Shooting pollution into the upper atmosphere and creating artificial trees to eat carbon dioxide are among radical measures on the table before the Obama administration table for combating global warming. Global warming is so dire, the president's new... [News Source]

Is warming a threat to the American pika?

The American pika — a short-legged, hamster-sized fur ball that huddles in high mountain slopes — isn't built for long-distance travel.

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WASHINGTON, Tinkering with Earth’s climate to chill runaway global warming - a radical idea once dismissed out of hand … (Casa Grande Dispatch) That's because global warming is happening so rapidly, John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month. [News Source]

$5 Solar Powered Kyoto Box Wins HP Climate Change Challenge (Fast Company Magazine) John Bohmer's Kyoto Box won the $75,000 Financial Times and HP Climate Change Challenge today thanks to an ultra-cheap and simple design with the potential to provide cooked food and clean water to billions. The $5 solar-powered consists of a black inner cardboard box and a silver foil-covered outer box that concentrate enough heat to cook food and boil water. Bohmer's invention could be a major ... [News Source]

Obama seeks to shift climate talks International talks for a new climate treaty ended with little progress this week, leading the chief U.S. delegate to push for a smaller forum to "try and generate a new level of political will." [News Source]

Obama may fire pollution particles into stratosphere to deflect sun’s heat in desperate bid to tackle global warming (Daily Mail) Obama may fire pollution particles into stratosphere to deflect sun's heat in desperate bid to tackle global warming [News Source]

Obama may fire pollution particles into stratosphere to deflect sun’s heat in desperate bid to tackle global warming (Daily Mail) Obama may fire pollution particles into stratosphere to deflect sun's heat in desperate bid to tackle global warming [News Source]