Head of NOAA talks about climate change (Carmel Valley Leader) 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]

Pay for climate change, RP to urge rich nations (Philippine Daily Inquirer) The Philippines will be making common cause with the Group of 77 developing countries in pressuring rich nations to take responsibility for global warming and bankroll the implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures around the world. [News Source]

Legally binding climate treaty less likely

Negotiators and diplomats are working on a scaled-back version of a global climate change treaty that could be agreed by next month's deadline, without firm U.S. commitments.

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Democrats advance contentious climate bill

Despite a Republican boycott, Senate Democrats pushed a climate bill through a key committee but the panel chairman said she's willing to amend it to attract Republicans.

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Stephen Colbert And Al Gore Debate What To Do About Global Warming (VIDEO) (The Huffington Post) What's Your Reaction? On Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert took on the topic of what to do about climate change. In his segment, Formidable Opponent where he debates himself using a split screen, he comes to a stalemate over what Al Gore says about free market solutions to global warming. [News Source]

RP asks First World to fund climate change response (Philippine Daily Inquirer) The Philippines will be supporting the call of the Group of 77 developing countries for rich nations to take responsibility for global warming and bankroll the implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures around the world. [News Source]

Rapid change threatens foundations of human health - report. Rapid changes already underway to the Earth's climate, ecosystems and land cover threaten the health of billions, undermining key human life-support systems and threatening the core foundations of healthy communities worldwide, according to a new report released Wednesday. [News Source]

The nitrogen fix: Breaking a costly addiction. A single patent a century ago changed the world. Now, in the 21st century, we are set to live with consequences that could be just as devastating, and even more wide-ranging, than climate change. It is like a drug mainlined into the planet’s ecosystems, suffusing every cell, every pore — including our own bodies. [News Source]

Study finds vital peatlands neglected. Draining and burning of the world's peat bogs accounts for about 5.5 percent of global carbon emissions but are currently excluded from governments' climate targets and U.N. talks, a study found on Wednesday. [News Source]

Companies start lobbying group backing climate bill. Several big utilities and other companies have formed a lobbying group to support pending legislation to limit greenhouse gases and counter the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been critical of some Congressional climate change proposals. [News Source]

Why we need a “local energy” movement. Unlike cherries, electrons don’t need to be shipped in crates on freighters, trucks or trains. But that doesn’t mean that getting electricity from Oregon to California is free. It isn’t. [News Source]