Profile: Bjorn Lomborg. The Danish scientist provoked fury with his scepticism over global warming. Now he’s whipping up a different storm. [News Source]

South Dakotans will pay more in effort to curb climate change. But reining in greenhouse gases globally could end up costing the Miiller's - and everyone else in the state - an extra $38 a month in higher electric bills. [News Source]

Cap-and-trade might spur better conservation. At its core, climate legislation will drive up the cost of electricity from carbon-based fuels, namely coal. That will force conservation - energy efficiency through consumer sacrifice. [News Source]

Political climate for energy policies cools. Recent surveys show Americans cooling to global warming, and they're even less keen on environmental policies they believe might raise power bills or imperil jobs. [News Source]

‘Weather variations, not global warming cause glacier melt’. Himalayan glaciers, including the world's highest battlefield Siachen, are melting due to variations in weather and not because of global warming, Jammu University scientists have claimed. [News Source]

Green campaigners spread the light. An initiative to distribute 40,000 energy-saving bulbs for free among Abu Dhabi residents will offset the equivalent of carbon dioxide emissions produced by 2,000 cars, an official said on Saturday. [News Source]

Sunny outlook for solar power. Bruce and Roseanna Phillips are getting $17,000 worth of solar panels installed on the roof of their Cordova Park home for about $2,000. On top of that sweet deal, the bank of solar panels will generate enough electricity to take a big chunk out of their monthly power bill. [News Source]

Electric cars to power a charging industry. As makers from Tesla to Nissan Motor Co jockey to dominate the next generation electric-powered cars, a fight on which companies will control the lucrative market to fuel them is just getting started. [News Source]

Greens are climate opportunists: Wong. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has accused the Australian Greens of rejecting the federal government's emissions trading scheme (ETS) to improve their prospects at a possible double dissolution election. [News Source]

Turnbull should ‘eye Tories on climate.’ Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull should watch how conservative parties overseas are embracing the challenge of tackling climate change, a coalition of welfare, union and environmental groups says. [News Source]

Gas levels to surge by 2020: Federal prediction. The Australian Federal Government is putting more pressure on the Coalition to support its emissions trading legislation, releasing a report estimating Australia's output of greenhouse gases would be 20 per cent above 2000 levels by 2020 if the scheme is rejected [News Source]