Meteorologist says man not cause of climate issue. Dave Dahl, chief meteorologist at KSTP in the Twin Cities, told Hudson Rotarians that man is not the culprit when it comes to global warming or climate change issues. [News Source]

It’s bats and bullfrogs vs cute and furry. The pressures of global warming have pushed environmental issues beyond the domain of "greenies." They have also highlighted the biodiversity preservation imperative beyond saving the whale and wearing khaki on safari. [News Source]

Jellyfish appear early, then retreat in Delaware. No one is certain why these jellyfish arrived in such numbers when they did, but some scientists believe massive jellyfish blooms may be related to subtle changes in ocean water temperatures or in acidification of the oceans caused by carbon dioxide. [News Source]

Grass, algae, wheat straw = energy. Economic models suggest that when the feds require utilities to adopt more renewable energy the East Coast too will rely on biomass. [News Source]

First ‘climate friendly’ labels appear on foods. Sweden is to become the first country to slap "climate-friendly" labels on food products. The hope is that the labels will prompt consumers to buy greener products, but there are worries that some companies may use the scheme to "greenwash". [News Source]

Largest Arctic glacier to lose Manhattan-sized ‘tongue.’ A group of scientists and climate change activists who are closely monitoring the Petermann glacier's ice tongue believe the rapid flow of ice is in part due to warm ocean currents moving up along the coast of Greenland, fuelled by global warming. [News Source]

Greenlight given for first eco towns. The government gave the green light Thursday to four so-called "eco towns," claiming it is playing a leading role globally in promoting carbon neutral communities. [News Source]

Britain gives green light to four new “eco-towns” Britain gave the green light on Thursday to four new towns that will provide 10,000 homes built to strict environmental standards by 2016. [News Source]

Leaders tout Northwest’s energy potential. Government and energy experts say the Pacific Northwest is a region rich in energy resources with the potential to provide the United States and Canada with a significant portion of its energy needs. [News Source]

World dependent on fossil fuels for a century. The world will remain heavily dependent on fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal for the rest of this century, despite the best efforts of governments to move toward renewable energy, an energy economist said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Report: Obama’s win a blow to coal. A new report funded by an environmental group argued Monday that President-elect Barack Obama's victory last week signals another strike against the construction of two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas. [News Source]