As ice melts, species will die and new territorial fights emerge. There is a whole catalogue of environmental, biological and social changes that would follow the loss, even if only during the summer, of Arctic sea ice. [News Source]

U.N. calls for more sophisticated biofuels debate. Countries must adopt a much more sophisticated approach to developing biofuels as a green energy option if they are to benefit the economy, the environment and society as a whole, the United Nations said Friday. [News Source]

Cambodian charcoal market is booming. The number of households projected to use charcoal as an energy source in Cambodia will rise to more than 1 million in 2015 from about 500,000 now, according to a 2008 study. That projected increase has raised concerns among environmentalists. [News Source]

Allow increased oil sands emissions, CEO urges. Alberta's oil sands producers should be allowed to significantly increase their greenhouse gas emissions, even if that means forcing other sectors to take on additional expensive obligations to meet Canada's climate change targets, an industry executive says. [News Source]

Poor nations fear empty climate deal. Poor nations are not blocking global climate talks but are simply demanding that rich nations meet existing commitments of financial help, a leading negotiator for the 77 poorest countries said. [News Source]

Australia ‘open’ to atomic energy. There has been a significant shift in support for nuclear power in Australia, according to a poll. [News Source]

GOP: Politics led EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. House Republicans accused the Environmental Protection Agency of a rush to judgment in deciding to regulate greenhouse gases in order to “fulfill the Obama administration’s political agenda.” [News Source]

Green groups clash over reliability of forest-based carbon offsets. The environmental group Greenpeace is attacking the legitimacy of a 13-year effort to produce carbon credits by saving Bolivia's rainforests -- an effort that other advocates defend as a pioneering and vitally necessary model for fighting global warming. [News Source]

Rising seas threaten cities. Shanghai rose from the sea and grew into a modern showcase. Those same waters threaten to reclaim it. [News Source]

Nomads forced to shoot camels in Kenya. Nomads in Turkana in Kenya's extreme north have been reduced to sacrificing their animals to survive a bruising drought. [News Source]

Lawyers call for changes in international law to help “climate exiles”. International law dealing with refugees should be amended to cover people affected by disasters attributed to climate change, environmental lawyers are arguing. [News Source]