US Democrats unveil climate change bill (BigPond News) Democrats in the US House of Representatives have formally unveiled a 932-page bill to fight climate change. [News Source]

Climate change bill unveiled (Gulf Times) AFP/Washington Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Friday formally unveiled sweeping legislation to fight climate change and said the 932-page bill enjoyed broad national support. [News Source]

Climate change top threat to health, doctors say (Guardian Unlimited) Senior doctors today published a report warning that climate change is the biggest threat to global health of the 21st century. Rising global temperatures would have a catastrophic effect on human health, the doctors said, and patterns of infection would change, with insect-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever spreading more easily. Heatwaves such as occurred in Europe in 2003, which ... [News Source]

Climate change top threat to health, doctors say (Guardian Unlimited) Senior doctors today published a report warning that climate change is the biggest threat to global health of the 21st century. Rising global temperatures would have a catastrophic effect on human health, the doctors said, and patterns of infection would change, with insect-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever spreading more easily. Heatwaves such as occurred in Europe in 2003, which ... [News Source]

Deep CO2 cuts may be last hope for acid oceans. The indisputable fact that burning fossil fuels is slowly turning the oceans into an acid bath has been largely ignored by industrialised countries and their climate treaty negotiators, concluded delegates at the World Oceans Conference in Manado, Indonesia. [News Source]

Climate bill seeks a broad coalition. The bill was hailed by a diverse group including some of the country's biggest utilities and industries, a huge chunk of the environmental movement and leading Democrats. [News Source]

Oil refiners to get break under U.S. climate bill. Oil refiners would be given 2 percent of greenhouse gas emission permits under a proposed climate change bill that Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are writing, according to a document describing that legislation. [News Source]

Can China go green? Beijing has big plans to curb pollution and start a cleantech industry. But the global recession and looming trade frictions will test its resolve. [News Source]

Sea increasingly hostile to Marunda fishermen. Fishermen in the Marunda coastal area of North Jakarta are struggling to make ends meet as they have to cope with the impact of toxic waste and climate change. [News Source]

Draft U.N. climate texts mark step towards treaty. The United Nations took a step toward a new climate treaty on Friday by publishing the first draft negotiating texts to help bridge a "great gulf" between options for rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Most voters support the fight against global warming. As House Democratic leaders try to cobble together a coalition on climate change legislation, a poll released this week suggests that most voters support their general efforts. [News Source]