Yogyakarta groundwater surface dropping 30cm a year. Since 2000, groundwater levels in Yogyakarta province have dropped by an average 30 centimeters a year because of climate change, Gadjah Mada University hydro-geologist Heru Hendrayana says. [News Source]

Gone with the wind. A collection of humble plants clinging to 600 million-year-old rocks on a distant mountain range and a small dragon given to promiscuous sex under a hot sun have forced planners to redraw the map for the southern hemisphere's biggest wind farm. [News Source]

A howl over a man-bites-dog story. They've been called "tree huggin maggots" and compared to cannibals. One person wondered if they ate their kids. Pet lovers are not happy with two New Zealand architects who published an environmental book this summer called "Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living." [News Source]

Lifting the lid on climate change talks. Rich countries bullying poorer ones, mud-slinging and back-stabbing - environmental summits can be vicious. [News Source]

Old king coal. The single biggest contributor to global warming is also one of Australia's biggest money earners. So can Australia wean itself off coal? And what would the implications be if it did? [News Source]

Environmental groups want to rework Columbia River Crossing for climate, costs. A coalition of environmental groups has called for a rethinking of the Columbia River Crossing suggesting changes that would make reducing greenhouse gas emissions a priority and promote public transportation and healthy neighborhoods. [News Source]

Making cleaner power pay off. In a little under a year, if all goes well, the operator of a power station in Taweelah will start getting paid to go green, as firms across the UAE’s industrial sector look at turning carbon emissions to their financial advantage. [News Source]

For peat’s sake, stop. A report published by Wetlands International concludes that wetlands are big sources of greenhouse gases--emitting at least 1.3 billion tonnes of CO2 a year as a result of human activity. [News Source]

Jets’ trails suggest role in global warming. Planes already are blamed for 13 percent of the transportation sector's human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, which act as insulation, holding warmth around the planet, according to a report this summer from the General Accountability Office. [News Source]

Forty leaders plan to attend climate talks: U.N. About 40 world leaders plan to go to Copenhagen next month to boost the chances of clinching a U.N. climate deal, the United Nations said Friday as preparatory talks wound down with scant progress. [News Source]

U.K. urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal. British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it. [News Source]