Global warming could create 150 million ‘climate refugees’ by 2050. Global warming will force up to 150 million "climate refugees" to move to other countries in the next 40 years, a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation warns. [News Source]

Mandela leads global elders coalition to halt climate change. The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders, urged all heads of state to attend the climate change talks in Copenhagen and reach a binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050 to halt global warming. [News Source]

Coal-rich US puts faith in CO2 storage. The government estimates there are several hundred years’ worth of coal to be recovered in the US. It would take a massive effort to replace coal production. That is why the US believes the world must learn to capture and store carbon if it is to cut emissions significantly. [News Source]

Medina to go green. The Grand Mufti of Egypt announced that Medina will be the first Islamic city to go green, as part of a seven year plan to make the faith more environmentally friendly by teaching about climate change in Islamic schools, using renewable energy in mosques and encouraging green habits in places of pilgrimage. [News Source]

Philippines typhoon toll reaches 16. Philippine authorities on Monday reported two more deaths from Typhoon Mirinae, which smashed into the storm-weary nation at the weekend, bringing the total number of those killed to 16. [News Source]

Money is the key to the success of Copenhagen. In brutally simplistic terms, the essence of any deal will be to pay the developing countries of the world, led by China and India, to cut back on the carbon dioxide pouring out of their now-mushrooming economies. [News Source]

Global warming could create 150 million ‘climate refugees’ by 2050. Global warming will force up to 150 million "climate refugees" to move to other countries in the next 40 years, a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation warns. [News Source]

Mandela leads global elders coalition to halt climate change. The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders, urged all heads of state to attend the climate change talks in Copenhagen and reach a binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050 to halt global warming. [News Source]

Coal-rich US puts faith in CO2 storage. The government estimates there are several hundred years’ worth of coal to be recovered in the US. It would take a massive effort to replace coal production. That is why the US believes the world must learn to capture and store carbon if it is to cut emissions significantly. [News Source]

Plan for coal-fired plant in SD shelved. Developers announced that they have decided not to build the $1.6 billion Big Stone II project near South Dakota's border with Minnesota, bringing to an end one of the larger environmental debates in the state in recent years because of mounting public concerns about global warming and energy policy. [News Source]

Medina to go green. The Grand Mufti of Egypt announced that Medina will be the first Islamic city to go green, as part of a seven year plan to make the faith more environmentally friendly by teaching about climate change in Islamic schools, using renewable energy in mosques and encouraging green habits in places of pilgrimage. [News Source]