Global warming threat to S.C. trout (The State) All of the trout native to South Carolina's mountain streams will disappear if climate change increases air temperatures by 7 to 8 degrees, according to information presented at a global warming forum Thursday in Columbia. [News Source]

Stolen e-mails embolden warming skeptics At a critical time, the uproar over stolen e-mails suggesting scientists suppressed contrary views about climate change has emboldened skeptics. [News Source]

‘Framework’ for climate bill unveiled Elaborating on an earlier proposal, three U.S. senators on Thursday issued a "framework" for drawing up bipartisan climate legislation. [News Source]

Tackling climate change involves ‘costs and benefits’ (Channel 4) In a special edition of Channel 4 News, Climate Change secretary Ed Milliband joins Jon Snow and a panel of ordinary members of the public in the newsroom to discuss the perils of global warming. [News Source]

Jeff Schweitzer: Climate Change and Jesus in a Burnt Toast (The Huffington Post) Global warming skeptics believe they have proof now that climate change is a liberal plot. They do not, and the phenomenon of climate change remains robust in spite of a few misinterpreted emails. [News Source]

Lawmakers hope signature push will lift climate change bill (Belmont Citizen-Herald) After hearing from experts about the potential for flooding, increased disease and the destruction of crops that may be wrought by global warming, lawmakers on Wednesday said they are exploring ways to make climate change “more real” to people in their daily lives. [News Source]

China: Population control key to global warming (KETK 56 Tyler) COPENHAGEN: Population and climate change are intertwined but the population issue has remained a blind spot when countries discuss ways to mitigate climate change and slow down global warming, according to Zhao Baige, vice-minister of National Population and Family Planning Commission of China (NPFPC) . read more [News Source]

Scientists global warming petition (Sky News Australia) More than 1,700 British scientists have signed a petition insisting that global warming is man-made, a spokesman said on Thursday after leaked emails sparked a row over the science behind climate change. [News Source]

Soros: Finance gap could ‘wreck’ climate talks

The $10 billion a year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is "not sufficient,"  American billionaire George Soros said Thursday.

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1,700 UK scientists back climate science Fighting back against climate skeptics, over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence that climate change is being caused by humans, Britain's weather office said Thursday. [News Source]

Rise in sea levels threatens California ports. Because of global warming, sea levels in California are expected to increase by 16 inches over the next 40 years, causing flooding and endangering facilities throughout the state, according to a report by the California State Lands Commission. [News Source]