The planet’s future: Climate change ‘will cause civilisation to collapse.’ An effort on the scale of the Apollo mission to the Moon is needed if humanity is to have a fighting chance of surviving the ravages of climate change. [News Source]

Wild weather in the year ahead, scientists predict. Climate scientists warn of wild weather in the year ahead as the start of the global "El Niño" phenomenon exacerbates the impact of global warming. As well as droughts, floods and other extreme events, the next few years are also likely to be the hottest on record. [News Source]

Greenpeace warns Cebu province. Greenpeace urged the Cebu provincial government against dumping coal ash waste in a Naga City beach front property, warning that coal ash was "very toxic." [News Source]

Alaska natural gas gets new competition. Just as the prospects for the Alaska gas line seem to be growing brighter, new drilling techniques have unlocked vast pools of natural gas all over the Lower 48, from Texas to Pennsylvania. For now, demand isn't keeping up. Prices have swooned and drill rigs are idling. [News Source]

Birds fly higher with shrinking forest, warmer climate. More lowland birds of Malaysia are flying off to live in the highlands and this is an indicator of deforestation and climate change. [News Source]

Report predicts even hotter Southeast in decades to come. Due to global warming, the Southeast is likely to see twice as many days a year with temperatures hitting the 90 degree mark or hotter, according to a federal report released last month. [News Source]

€400bn energy plan to harness African sun. The world's most ambitious green energy project is about to take shape—a plan for a chain of mammoth sun-powered energy plants in the deserts of North Africa to supply power to Europe's homes and factories by the end of the next decade. [News Source]

Fresh blueprint for the low carbon economy. Ministers will this week make their third attempt in five years to map out a low-carbon future for the UK by publishing detailed proposals to cut greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Feuding climate camps seek Gore blessing. When climate change guru Al Gore arrives in Melbourne today, he will find a split conservation movement in vitriolic disagreement with itself. Both sides will be looking to Mr Gore for any sign that he endorses their position. [News Source]

Millions in restoration has done little to stem damage. Louisiana's barrier islands, called the state’s first line of defense because they slow waves and storm surge, once formed a large unbroken arc in the Gulf of Mexico. Erosion and storms, however, have created smaller islands. [News Source]

Satellite shows thinning of old Arctic sea ice. A new study using satellite imaging released by JPL scientists this week shows a substantial deterioration of the Arctic ice shelf since 2004. [News Source]