Climate Change: Russia Skeptical of Global Warming (Time Magazine) Moscow's support is key to passing a meaningful treaty at December's climatesummit in Copenhagen. But Russia -- one of the world's largest polluters-- is sounding more skeptical about global warming than ever [News Source]

NOAA head addresses issue of climate change (La Jolla Light) People will have to adapt themselves to changes in their daily lives brought on by global warming, says the new administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "It's a new world we are entering, one highly modified by climate change," said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, also a noted marine ecologist who is on leave from her post at the University of Oregon while in her NOAA job ... [News Source]

Can Senate trio salvage a climate bill?

A trio of senators — each with differing politics —  on Wednesday announced a rescue effort for troubled climate legislation and quickly got some key backing.

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Vegetarians take on climate change (BigPond News) Climate change campaigner Al Gore wants us to turn vegetarian to help combat global warming. [News Source]

Pew survey finds decline in public’s belief that global warming is real (MinnPost) Just before Congress began tackling climate change legislation this week, the Pew Research Center released a new survey showing a sharp decline in public’s belief that global warming is real. [News Source]

UN expects US to commit to fight against climate change - Summary (EARTHtimes.org) Barcelona - The United Nations' top climate change official said Wednesday he expected the United States to table concrete proposals against global warming at December's Copenhagen climate conference. The US Senate was expected to reach an agreement ... [News Source]

Scientist Warns Meat Consumption Causes Global Warming (HispanicBusiness.com) LONDON (UPI) -- A British authority on global warming says people will need to give up meat if the world is to be saved from catastrophic climate change. [News Source]

Fredericks: Global warming is just one part of the equation (Stillwater Gazette) Regarding the letter, "It's time to stop freaking out about global warming," published on Oct. 23, I would like to say, respectfully, that Lu Shaughnessy should heed her own advice and "stop freaking out" about global climate change. [News Source]

GM’s money trees. In Brazil, people with some of the world's smallest carbon footprints are being displaced — so their forests can become offsets for SUVs. [News Source]

It’s a dirty business — the new gold rush that is blackening Canada’s name. Canada faces a dilemma as it prepares for next month’s UN climate summit. It wants to present itself as environmentally responsible but also wants the profits from tar sands, which cover an area of Alberta’s natural coniferous forest larger than England. [News Source]

Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel. European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican boycott forced a delay of votes in a key Senate committee, demonstrating the deep partisan rift. [News Source]