Reflective roof paint repels the heat. On bright days, the rooftop of the Anaheim Hilton is so blindingly white that it looks like a mirror positioned directly at the sun. That dazzling glare might just be the greenest thing to happen to the top of a building since solar panels. [News Source]

Climate change could redraw national borders. In the past, national borders were determined by war, revolution, or, as is the case with many former colonies, someone in a pith helmet doodling on a map. But in the 21st century, the job could be done by global warming. [News Source]

Texas mulls massive `Ike Dike’ to prevent flooding. The grand idea for what would probably be the biggest seawall in the nation faces some major hurdles, chief among them a price tag of up to $4 billion. But many say it is time to find a permanent means of protecting Galveston. [News Source]

Climate change could redraw national borders. In the past, national borders were determined by war, revolution, or, as is the case with many former colonies, someone in a pith helmet doodling on a map. But in the 21st century, the job could be done by global warming. [News Source]

Britain may go back on its pollution pledge. A draft copy of the Government’s energy strategy, due to be published today, reveals that ministers have considered scrapping a commitment made three months ago intended to prevent the UK from buying so-called “carbon offsets” from developing nations. [News Source]

Reflective roof paint repels the heat. On bright days, the rooftop of the Anaheim Hilton is so blindingly white that it looks like a mirror positioned directly at the sun. That dazzling glare might just be the greenest thing to happen to the top of a building since solar panels. [News Source]

Texas mulls massive `Ike Dike’ to prevent flooding. The grand idea for what would probably be the biggest seawall in the nation faces some major hurdles, chief among them a price tag of up to $4 billion. But many say it is time to find a permanent means of protecting Galveston. [News Source]

Senate eyes public transit as climate change solution. Federal strategies for tackling climate change are doomed without concerted efforts to keep Americans out of their cars — efforts that will necessarily include a greater emphasis on public transit, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Senate lawmakers Tuesday. [News Source]

Renewables are a waste of time, says James Lovelock. Britain should abandon its "vain" attempts to stop climate change by increasing its reliance on renewable energy and concentrate on flood defences, the environmental pioneer James Lovelock has said. [News Source]

UK needs total energy revamp for 2050 carbon goal. Britain will need completely new transport and energy infrastructure to meet its ambitious carbon emissions target for 2050, the head of the Energy Technologies Institute said. [News Source]

Chu warns China on emissions. China's greenhouse-gas emissions growth is on course to wipe out gains from Western conservation efforts unless it intensifies clean-up efforts, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told audiences in China Wednesday. [News Source]