Maldivian ministers train for underwater cabinet. Ministers in the Maldives have taken diving lessons ahead of an underwater cabinet meeting that will highlight the threat global warming and rising sea levels pose to the low-lying atoll nation. [News Source]

Emissions initiative in Whitman’s cross hairs. If elected governor next year, Republican Meg Whitman vows to suspend California's landmark initiative against global warming on her first day in office. [News Source]

Copenhagen agreement in doubt. There are growing fears a new global climate agreement will not be reached in Copenhagen in December. [News Source]

Global warming is good for you. After losing several high-profile members over its climate policy, the US Chamber of Commerce spent much of this week attempting to convince the public that it does believe global warming is a serious concern that Congress should act upon. But in comments recently submitted by the group to the EPA, the group advanced a very different view. [News Source]

Divisions in US over emissions. If anyone was still straining to see where the fault lines lay in the American debate over climate change, last week's dust-up at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce provided some clarity. [News Source]

New climate bill supports further natural gas production. Natural gas continues to gather political fans, evident by a new climate bill last week that aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and includes incentives for more natural gas production and implementation. [News Source]

Meetings to discuss coal power plant. The Environmental Protection Division is holding a public meeting Tuesday to answer questions about permits for the proposed Plant Washington coal-fired power plant north of Sandersville. If approved, it would be the first coal-fired power plant built in Georgia in decades. [News Source]

S.F. renters get set to join mandatory composting effort. With just 17 days to go before the nation's first mandatory composting law goes into effect here, most of the eye-rolling is over. [News Source]

Suncor response perfect Greenpeace antidote. Avoiding a possible physical confrontation with an unpredictable, publicity-hungry group such as Greenpeace makes a good deal of sense. [News Source]

Ketsana signals need for ‘no regrets’ adaptation plan. Typhoon Ketsana, which swept into the Philippines and left hundreds of people dead and massive devastation in its wake, should serve as a wake-up call to the government. [News Source]

Reality of climate change. U.S. action on climate change will show the world that policymakers in the United States care about the neediest and are committed to stopping this worldwide threat to peace and stability. [News Source]