Energy from pig slurry helps fight climate change. As the world struggles to reduce pollution causing climate change, attention has focused fossil fuels. But U.N. scientists say farming and forestry - the main source of income for one in three workers worldwide - account for 30 percent of the greenhouse gases heating the Earth. [News Source]

Texas lags as nation shifts to green policies. As Congress and the Obama administration reshape how Americans consume energy, the state that produces more energy than any other is mostly fighting the process. [News Source]

Gore-backed Hara sees profit from low-carbon economy. An environmental start-up backed by Al Gore's venture capital firm aims to take advantage of coming U.S. climate change legislation by helping companies like Coca Cola and even cities cut pollution. [News Source]

Mutual funds take their stand on climate change. Climate change is moving up the agenda of mutual funds, with an increasing number voting in favour of resolutions that ask companies to assess the impact climate change is having on their business. [News Source]

California forests hold one answer to climate change. In the next two years, California is expected to roll out a statewide carbon market. Included may be provisions for offsetting heat-trapping pollution by investing in woodlands. [News Source]

Biomass power generates traction. While solar power is taking root in the sunny Southwest and wind power is growing from the Dakotas to Texas, other places are turning to trees and grass as their best bet for producing renewable energy, leading to a new building boom in "biomass" power plants. [News Source]

Cap-and-trade may hinge on farm vote. If Democrats are serious about enacting controls on greenhouse gases, they may have to win over farmers first. [News Source]

India says US domestic policy crucial to climate deal. U.S. domestic policy on curbing carbon emissions is crucial for a global climate deal this year, a top Indian negotiator said on Monday, adding rich countries also had to provide a commitment on funding for poorer nations. [News Source]

Study finds climate change boosts Tex storm flood risk. Climate change over the next 20 to 70 years can be expected to increase hurricane flooding in Corpus Christi, Texas, home of three U.S. refineries, according to a study by Texas A&M University sponsored by the National Commission on Energy Policy released on Monday. [News Source]

Global warming to hit Japan hard. Damage caused by global warming will cost Japan at least an extra 11 trillion yen each year by the end of the century, even if carbon emissions are halved by 2050, a government panel has predicted. [News Source]

Ho Chi Minh City among 10 cities most vulnerable to climate change. The peak tide level in HCMC has risen in the last two years and hit 1.55 meters last December, a record hike in over half a century. Dacca in Bangladesh, Shengzhen and Guangdong in China, Bangkok in Thailand, and Yangon in Myanmar also make the list. [News Source]