Native landscape at former Mueller Airport being restored. When Mueller residents Janelle and Don Dozier sit on their balcony, their view includes not only the state Capitol off in the distance but also an uncommon swath of Blackland Prairie. [News Source]

A morally acceptable solution to climate change. Why are so many faith leaders from all around the world weighing in on climate change? Not a Catholic feast day goes by that Pope Benedict does not call for the faithful to reduce overconsumption and protect Earth's poorest people from drought and despair. [News Source]

Call Rudd and Wong’s bluff on climate policy. Whether the Great Barrier Reef survives global warming is now up to China and the US, specifically presidents Hu Jintao and Barack Obama. That is one of the few clear messages this week from Kevin Rudd and Penny Wong. [News Source]

Save the buses. American public transit ridership in 2008 hit a modern record of almost 10.7 billion trips, the highest since 1956, when the interstate highway system was authorized. So why are we now cutting public transit funding? [News Source]

Biking to work should be part of climate change solutions. Overall, bicycling as transportation, not just recreation, is growing. And it must continue to grow as part of the solution to climate change. [News Source]

We have the energy for a green future. For the best part of a decade, Britain has had no energy policy to speak of. As a result, we are grossly unprepared for the decade ahead, during which much of Britain's current electricity-generating capacity is due to be closed down. [News Source]

Farmers’ crops keeping US cool. While cities create a warm bubble known as the urban heat island, most farms have an opposite chilling effect. This "cool farms factor" has lessened the effects of global warming across the entire continental US, and could continue to do so, suggests new research. [News Source]

UN ’stunned’ by scale of bail-out. The UN's head of environment has been left "stunned" by the billions of dollars pumped into ailing companies following the global financial crisis. Achim Steiner said he had fought for years to secure much smaller sums to tackle poverty and climate change. [News Source]

Waxman under fire on climate change. Rep. Henry Waxman doesn’t have a deal moderates will support, has to backed off on threats, and, to top it off, has the president breathing down his neck to wrap up climate change so Congress can focus on health care reform this summer. [News Source]

Heat’s on for male sea turtles. Things are heating up in Australia's northern tropics but that's not good news if you're a sea turtle. New research shows rising temperatures because of climate change will result in the feminisation of turtle populations, making males extremely rare. [News Source]

Climate change may not spur wildfires. Although rising global temperatures could lead to much drier trees and forests around the world, that may not necessarily translate to an increased risk for wildfires, according to a new study in this month's issue of Ecological Monographs. [News Source]