Vanishing glaciers jolt smokestack China. The speed and scale of change on the Tibetan plateau have made Chinese leaders react to something they understand — a potential threat to the future of China itself. [News Source]

Britain’s nuclear strategy threatens destruction of Kalahari. The hidden cost of Britain's new generation of nuclear power could be the destruction of the Kalahari desert in Namibia and millions of tonnes of extra greenhouse gas emissions a year, the Observer has discovered. [News Source]

God’s green Earth. Faith initiatives might have a greater impact on climate change and global stewardship than scientific or political efforts. [News Source]

As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble. As the grim news mounts, a storm is brewing in Washington, D.C., over who should oversee oceans policies. [News Source]

Further pollution controls sought from Xcel’s new coal-fired plant. Even as the finishing touches are put on a 750-megawatt coal-fired unit outside Pueblo, CO, it is the subject of a federal lawsuit over its air-emissions permit. [News Source]

Climate change may push migrants to cooler Britain. The government’s chief scientific adviser has warned that climate change could destabilise populations across Europe, potentially triggering a wave of migrants heading for cooler regions such as the British Isles and Scandinavia. [News Source]

First look at carbon capture and storage. The world's first power facility to capture and store a portion of its carbon dioxide has begun operating in Appalachia. [News Source]

Can cloud ships and space sun shades fix the planet? In order to stop dangerous climate change we may be forced to construct giant solar shades and cover great swathes of land with artificial trees that suck up carbon dioxide. [News Source]

Climate clock still ticking. Donald and Jo Huisingh have done what the nation's political leaders have not. They have begun, Donald Huisingh says, in their own small way, to turn back the threat of global climate change. [News Source]

Mass. rethinking emphasis on wood burning plants. The Patrick administration is rethinking its support of wood-burning power plants, a key element of its long-term strategy to wean Massachusetts off fossil fuels. [News Source]

Soil scientists warn of worsening food crisis. Soil scientists have warned of worsening food insecurity in the next decades unless pragmatic measures were adopted to enhance soil productivity by minimising the effects of changing weather patterns. [News Source]