Global warming threatens Joshua trees (KABC-TV Los Angeles) Global warming poses a danger at the fragile ecosystem of Joshua Tree National Park. [News Source]

Obama, Who Vowed Rapid Action on Climate Change, Turns More Cautious (New York Times) Has the administration scaled back its global-warming goals, at least for this year, or is it engaged in sophisticated misdirection? Maybe some of both. [News Source]

Chu wants labs to work on energy, climate change (BizJournals) In a speech today at Sandia National Laboratories, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu compared unchecked global warming to riding on the Titanic. [News Source]

Clemson hosts global warming talk (Anderson Independent-Mail) Clemson University will host a discussion about global warming, "Climate Change Discussion," April 16 [News Source]

Congressional subcommittee holds climate change hearing here (Desert Trail) TWENTYNINE PALMS — The potential loss of the Joshua tree from the Joshua Tree National Park due to climate change was only one of many points made during a long-ranging hearing of the Congressional Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands this week. [News Source]

Report: Climate Provision Would Allow Global Warming ‘Victims’ to Sue (Fox News) The Washington Times reports that a provision in a bill authored by Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman of California and Edward Markey of Massachusetts would allow global warming victims to sue.  [News Source]

Seals and robotic subs monitor Antarctic climate change (CNN) Elephant seals equipped with electronic tags and robotic mini submarines using sonar were just two projects during the International Polar Year (IPY) that aimed to investigate the effects of global warming in polar regions. [News Source]

DA says climate change should prompt Asia to push green revolution (GMA News) MANILA, Philippines - Expert studies showing Asia, including the Philippines, as among the regions most susceptible to the adverse effects of climate change, should serve as a strong impetus for its leaders to band together in convincing rich economies to fulfill their pledge of bankrolling research and development (R&D) efforts that will lead to a new Green Revolution, Agriculture Secretary ... [News Source]

Retreat of Andean glaciers foretells global water woes. Bolivia accounts for a tiny fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions. But it will soon be paying a disproportionately high price for a major consequence of global warming: the rapid loss of glaciers and a subsequent decline in vital water supplies. [News Source]

When glaciers start moving. In theory, the world’s governments have over seven months to craft a new treaty to slow climate change. But in reality, only a few weeks of scheduled UN negotiations remain--and, still, opinions vary in how countries should cut greenhouse-gas emissions. [News Source]

Global warming could take bite out of midwest corn. 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]