Blow to the budget may be good for the planet. Eskom's 31.3% tariff hike has infuriated anyone with a lightbulb or laptop. But there could be a silver lining to this cloud. [News Source]

Kenya set to tap power from renewable energy. Kenya is fast-tracking its plan to boost renewable energy as hydro power increasingly becomes unreliable due to erratic rains. Several such power projects are scheduled to kick off next month. [News Source]

Climate info, please. Tucked deep in the massive piece of energy and climate legislation passed late last month by the House, is a provision aimed at helping the public and private sectors adapt to unavoidable climate change. [News Source]

Get ready for even foggier summers. The Bay Area just had its foggiest May in 50 years. And thanks to global warming, it's about to get even foggier. [News Source]

Polar bear populations shrinking with sea ice. A major international report says the increasingly rapid loss of Arctic sea ice is already taking a toll on polar bears and Canada should reconsider its decision not to include the mighty predators on its list of endangered species. [News Source]

Scientists warn carbon dioxide may soon make coral reefs extinct. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is already above the level that condemns coral reefs to extinction, with catastrophic effects for the oceans and the people who depend upon them. [News Source]

Tropical coral reefs face ‘imminent destruction’ say experts . A meeting of leading wildlife experts - led by Sir David Attenborough - today warned that tropical reefs face 'imminent destruction' unless the world cuts the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. [News Source]

Great Barrier Reef will be gone in 20 years, says Charlie Veron. The Great Barrier Reef will be so degraded by warming waters that it will be unrecognisable within 20 years, an eminent marine scientist has said. [News Source]

Warming is hitting poor hardest, new report warns. The nations most enriched by energy-driven economies will be the least affected by the climate change their consumption causes, according to a report released Monday by the humanitarian group Oxfam International. [News Source]

Oxfam dubs climate change greatest threat to humanity. The damaging effects of climate change on hundreds of millions of the world's poor — hunger, lack of water, forced migration — is the single greatest threat to humanity this century, says a major new report by Oxfam. [News Source]

Shrinking sheep? Ewe’ve got to be kidding me. The average body size of the typical Soay ewe – a rare type of sheep found on a remote Scottish island – has shrunk by about five percent over the past 24 years as a result of milder winters, researchers say. [News Source]