Global-warming skeptic Sarah Palin now says it’s hurting Alaska (Chicago Tribune) But the former GOP vice presidential candidate contends gas drilling will help curb rising temperatures ANCHORAGE — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin acknowledged Tuesday that global warming is harming her state but said stepped-up natural-gas production could mitigate its effects. [News Source]

Birds face longer migrations due to climate change  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Some European birds will have to fly further as global warming shifts their breeding grounds northwards in the biggest challenge to the tiny migrants since the Ice Age, scientists said on Wednesday.  [News Source]

Birds face longer migrations due to climate change (AlertNet) Source: Reuters * Migratory birds face longer flights due to climate change * Breeding grounds move north in Europe * Biggest challenge to migrant birds since the Ice Age By Alister Doyle, Environment ... [News Source]

Birds face longer migrations due to climate change (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Some European birds will have to fly further as global warming shifts their breeding grounds northwards in the biggest challenge to the tiny migrants since the Ice Age, scientists said on Wednesday. [News Source]

EPA moves toward regulating carbon dioxide

The Obama administration took another step toward regulating carbon dioxide, issuing a notice Tuesday that the EPA will review whether those emissions should fall under the Clean Water Act.

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Study: Worst warming impacts are avoidable

Temperatures will rise no matter how much global warming emissions are curbed but catastrophic impacts can still be avoided if gases are cut by 70 percent, a new computer analysis projects.

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Global warming could impact local ag industry (The Hanford Sentinel) Kings County's $1.7 billion-a-year ag industry could be in for tough times, if predictions in a recent University of California climate change report come true. The report on global warming, announced last week, forecasts reduced snowpacks, less water available for agriculture, saturation of the air with carbon dioxide, more fertilizers needed to keep plants alive and worsening problems with ... [News Source]

World will not meet 2C warming target, climate change experts agree. Almost nine out of 10 climate scientists do not believe political efforts to restrict global warming to 2C will succeed, a Guardian poll reveals today. [News Source]

New battle expected after Gov. Sebelius vetoes coal-burning power plant bill. It’s a showdown over coal-burning power plants again. On Monday, as expected, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed legislation that would allow construction of the two 700-megawatt plants in southwest Kansas. [News Source]

Steep emissions cuts take a chunk of warming with them - study. Drastic, economy-changing cuts to greenhouse gas emissions will spare the planet only half the trauma expected over the next century as the Earth warms. And that’s the good news. [News Source]

World will not meet 2C warming target, climate change experts agree. Almost nine out of 10 climate scientists do not believe political efforts to restrict global warming to 2C will succeed, a Guardian poll reveals today. [News Source]