Digging for answers. Off the Jersey Shore, scientists are drilling for clues in ancient sediments about how sea-level changes will affect us. [News Source]

FESA plea for earlier warning on weather. The State’s fire and emergency services have called for an expansion of weather forecasting to cope better with climate change and the predicted threat of more severe fires, floods and cyclones. [News Source]

Japan launches electric car campaign in eight cities. Japan is knitting together the efforts of large corporations — carmakers, power companies and other manufacturers — with initiatives from national, regional and municipal governments to jump-start the use of electric vehicles. [News Source]

Obama favors plug-in hybrids over hydrogen vehicles. When President George W. Bush was in the White House, he hyped hydrogen as the future of the automobile industry. But with President Obama now on the job, the next major step for the nation's cars and trucks comes with a plug. [News Source]

Climate bill splits industry coalition. As Congress writes legislation to fight climate change, the U.S. Climate Action Partnership - a key coalition of businesses and environmental groups - is divided over the fine print. [News Source]

Climate bill faces steep Senate climb. President Barack Obama’s plan for climate change legislation faces an extraordinarily tough climb in the Senate. For proof, look no further than to some of Obama’s closest allies. [News Source]

How Vivienne Westwood traded couture for the eco war. Vivienne Westwood would rather we saved the planet than bought her dresses these days, and her campaign against global warming has taken her everywhere from the G20 protests to... a first-class seat on a Virgin Atlantic flight? [News Source]

Britain accused of ‘double counting’ over climate aid to Bangladesh. A flagship British government fund to help victims of global warming in Bangladesh will break a pledge to supply climate funds on top of existing overseas aid, the Guardian has learned. [News Source]

Global warming sends dengue higher. The outbreak of dengue in Bhutan is an indicator of climate change, according to the world health organisation. [News Source]

Nigerian authorities warns on climate induced disasters. The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the country is prone to climate induced disasters that would have negative impact on the social well-being and economic potentials of the country if care is not taken. [News Source]

Small town fears quakes from geothermal energy project. Residents in this tiny Lake County community have complained for years about the earthquakes touched off by the geothermal energy projects that tap the vast reservoir of steam in the mountains behind their homes. [News Source]