Cassavas get cyanide hike from carbon emissions. One of Africa's most important food crops is likely to become increasingly toxic as a result of carbon emissions, as research now shows that the increasing carbon dioxide in the air boosts cyanide levels in its leaves... [News Source]

Drawing critics, China seeks to dominate in renewable energy. When the United States’ top energy and commerce officials arrive in China on Tuesday, they will land in the middle of a building storm over China’s protectionist tactics to become the world’s leader in renewable energy. [News Source]

SEC turnaround sparks sudden look at climate disclosure. Federal regulators are preparing to launch "a very serious look" at requiring corporations to assess and reveal the effects of climate change on their financial health, according to a commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission. [News Source]

Learning to live with the floods. This is an anxious time for the people of Char Atra, an island in the middle of the Ganges. The monsoon is drenching South Asia, and millions of gallons of water are heading towards the Char from as far away as the Himalayas. Bangladesh is one of the countries most exposed to climate change. [News Source]

Krümmel accident puts question mark over Germany’s nuclear future. The recent accident at the Krümmel nuclear power plant in northern Germany was more serious than was previously known. Angela Merkel's Democrats are now finding themselves on the defensive with their plans to extend the life of German nuclear reactors. [News Source]

Debate on clean energy leads to regional divide. While most lawmakers accept that more renewable energy is needed on the nation’s grid, the debate over the giant climate-change and energy bill now before Congress is exposing a fundamental rift. [News Source]

Vision dimming for climate deal. European climate experts fear the prospects for a landmark treaty designed to roll back the threat of global warming, scheduled to be completed in Copenhagen in December, have faded badly after last week's summits in Italy. [News Source]

Global warming to open up north-east Arctic tanker route. A new "north-east passage" for shipping around Russia's Arctic coast and across the North Pole will be opened within a decade as global warming causes the ice cap to melt, Norway's foreign minister has predicted. [News Source]

At center ring in Senate climate debate - coal vs. natural gas. The climate bill pits the country's top power sources against each other. [News Source]

The Gore effect. Al Gore is a strong supporter of a campaign to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million — seemingly at odds with Canberra's ambition of a global deal to stabilise at a comparatively dangerous 450 parts per million. But Gore gave pragmatic support for the Government's plan on Sunday. [News Source]

Calif. climate change law cost underrated. California's fight against global warming will cost small businesses $183 billion per year in lost output, about 10 percent of state production, according to a business-funded study released on Monday. California passed the nation's first law to address climate change in 2006. [News Source]