White House creates climate job

A scientist from the University of Rhode Island will soon join the White House in a new position that targets the worldwide issue of climate change.

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Eco-sexy Eagles’ ‘biolicious’ couture. The Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders unveiled their latest "eco-sexy" calender--and this year the focus was on global warming. [News Source]

Edgewood enters warming debate. Global warming, climate change, the green movement, sustainable energy, environmental awareness - there are almost as many names for environmental issues as there are opinions on the matter. [News Source]

State to put $500K toward Malta solar lab. The state will dedicate $500,000 from a utility lawsuit settlement to the creation of a solar energy laboratory at the Saratoga Technology and Energy Park, state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday. [News Source]

All Austinites may soon shoulder extra green energy costs. Austin's electric utility could soon reverse a long-standing practice of selling wind, solar and other renewable energy only to customers who choose to buy it, four Austin City Council members and a mayoral aide said this week. [News Source]

US and China ink clean tech pact. The world's two largest polluters edged a step closer to each other in the diplomatic dance towards an international climate change deal yesterday when they agreed to set up a jointly-owned energy research centre. [News Source]

Local vendors upset with new carbon-offset guide. The Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute want Canadians to be more environmentally friendly by buying the highest-quality carbon offsets. [News Source]

A modest proposal for global warming. Fighting global warming could be a modest money-maker for people who own a bit of forest. [News Source]

From 15 down to four: eco-towns get go-ahead. Four new eco-towns, designed to meet housing needs while using the highest green standards, were given the go-ahead by the Government today after a two-year selection process which has been mired in controversy and opposition. [News Source]

An alarm from 2055: act now to save the earth. A much sterner and more alarming polemic than “An Inconvenient Truth,” “The Age of Stupid,” directed by Franny Armstrong, will be taken by some as an emergency wake-up call to do everything possible to avert impending catastrophe. [News Source]

In Montana, the retreat of glaciers. The small graphics on a single sign, deep inside this incredible natural treasure says just about all you need to know about the drastic effects of rapid and intense climate change on the park and what's inside it. [News Source]