Obama shifts Copenhagen travel plans to boost climate change deal (Guardian Unlimited) US president bows to international pressure to join other world leaders in crunch negotiating sessions Barack Obama has bowed to international appeals for America to demonstrate commitment to action on global warming , and said he will join other world leaders for the crunch negotiating sessions of the Copenhagen climate change summit . The White House, in a statement from the press secretary ... [News Source]

Nations To Deliver Climate Change Rules In 2 Weeks (KDKA Pittsburgh) Delegates converged Sunday for the grand finale of two years of tough, sometimes bitter negotiations on a climate change treaty, as U.N. officials calculated that pledges offered in the last few weeks to reduce greenhouse gases put the world within reach of keeping global warming under control. Yvo de Boer, the U.N.'s top climate official, said on the eve of the 192-nation conference that ... [News Source]

World concerns about climate change dwindle (AsiaOne) COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - World concern about climate change has fallen in the past two years, according to an opinion poll on Sunday, the eve of 190-nation talks in Copenhagen meant to agree a U.N. deal to fight global warming. [News Source]

U.N. holds out hope for climate deal

On the eve of a global climate conference, U.N. officials calculate that pledges offered in the last few weeks to reduce greenhouse gases put the world within reach of keeping global warming under control.

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Climate Change Underwear (GreenMuze) British Green Knickers has created a range of Climate Change Knickers that are perfect for the holiday season. When the underwear warms up, the thermochromic (heat sensitive) ink in the tiny earths turn deep blue to simulate the sea inundating the land due to the effects of global warming. Read more... [News Source]

World concerns about climate change dwindle: survey (Vancouver Province) World concern about climate change has fallen in the past two years, according to an opinion poll on Sunday, the eve of 190-nation talks in Copenhagen meant to agree a U.N. deal to fight global warming. [News Source]

Climate Change Conspiracies: Stolen Emails Used to Ridicule Global Warming (CommonDreams.org) by Michael McCarthy in Copenhagen and Jonathan Owen Russian computer hackers are suspected of being behind the stolen emails used by climate skeptics to discredit the science of global warming in advance of tomorrow's Copenhagen climate negotiations, the United Nations' deputy climate chief said yesterday. "This was not a job for amateurs," said Professor Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, vice-chairman ... [News Source]

Chinese pay toxic price for a green world. Chinese peasants are paying for the low carbon future. Energy technology's need for rare earth metals are causing widespread and deadly contamination. "Even the weeds died." [News Source]

Power plants’ coal smoke tarnishes halo of electric cars. Electric vehicles cut carbon dioxide emissions significantly compared with new gasoline cars. At the same time, in Texas, they would create more smog-forming nitrogen oxides and could strain the electricity grid. [News Source]

The fight for our future begins. On the eve of a pivotal United Nations climate conference that many observers are already describing as a failure, some of the gloomiest climate research data on record has been making its way into the public realm. [News Source]

“We all breathe the same air and drink the same water.” Far from Copenhagen, Native American environmental experts from 66 tribes came together at a summit here this week to address the most pressing needs in their communities. These include water and air pollution, superfund cleanup, mining and illegal dumping, as well as the impacts of climate change. [News Source]