Declaration set . Seventy-five of the world's nations adopted the Manado Declaration on the final day of the World Ocean Conference talks in Indonesia late last month. The declaration is aimed at protecting the world's oceans and coastal communities from global warming. [News Source]

Flying into a brave new world. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions was the key issue for the aircraft and engine makers, maintenance providers and airport representatives who gathered in Washington last week for the second annual Eco-Aviation Conference. [News Source]

Combative lawyer aims to protect the planet. James Thornton, founder of the environmental law firm Client Earth, is a "pragmatic problem solver" but his legal firm took on the British Government this year to help stop the development of a coal-fired power plant. [News Source]

US climate debate plays key role in global fight to protect planet. The proposed U.S. climate law and U.N. treaty face fierce debate on how to balance environmental protection with economic growth. Until official measures are taken to further cut emissions, eco-conscious citizens remain a first defense to protect the planet. [News Source]

Youth speak out on climate change goals. Along with other prominent young Australians, including swimmer Ian Thorpe, Brooke Satchwell is participating in Power Shift, the biggest climate-change conference for young people yet seen in Australia. [News Source]

Deforestation, water pollution major threat to Sindh. Rapid deforestation, pollution of the Indus River and other water bodies, and massive erosion of coastal areas into the sea pose a major threat to the Sindh, World Wild Fund for Nature Pakistan officials warned. [News Source]

Buried code. The running joke in Washington is that nobody has read the 900-plus-page energy bill sponsored by Reps. Henry A. Waxman and Edward J. Markey, which the House will consider in coming weeks. [News Source]

A war of water. It would take a small mental shift to remove the environmental issues in Israel and Gaza from the "pending peace process" tray and upgrade them to urgent. These problems will not go away or wait until the resumption of serious peace talks. [News Source]

Climate change and the region’s role. Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge we face, threatening the trend towards increasing global prosperity that has lifted hundreds of millions of people from poverty. [News Source]

Climate change may act as ‘threat multiplier’ in strife-torn middle east, study shows. While it is unlikely that scarcities caused by climate change will start wars in the Mideast, they could become "threat multipliers" in an already conflict-ridden area, a report released on the weekend concluded. [News Source]

Clean energy is the best option for US. Global warming and unsustainable energy dependence are the signature economic issues of our day, providing enormous risks to future economic growth and unparalleled opportunities to create jobs and launch a different model of economic development. [News Source]