DuBois resident at climate change convention (Courier-Express) DuBOIS - DuBois resident Meghan Swope, a junior communications management and design major at Ithaca College, recently returned from a weeklong stay in Copenhagen as a member of the permanent student observer team at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. [News Source]

Guest commentary: Global warming needs to be better defined (Naples Daily News) In the Daily News of Dec. 15, Alan Keller and Cloe Waterfield came out in defense of global warming.I certainly agree that the poor behavior of some so-called scientists does not change the fact that there has been, and still is, an ongoing long-term warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. Even if the temperature were to go down for the next few years, the problem would not go away.It is unfortunate ... [News Source]

Chelsea joins call to action on global climate change (Gay City News) On a bitter cold night Fri, Dec. 11, several dozen people gathered below decks of the Frying Pan lightship docked at Pier 66 off W. 26th St. for a candlelight vigil to call attention to global climate change. [News Source]

AP Poll: Most see climate change as serious (Park Hills Daily Journal) WASHINGTON (AP) — Three of every four Americans view climate change as a serious problem that will harm future generations if not addressed, according to an Associated Press-Stanford University poll. [News Source]

Beijing’s crash program for clean energy. In 2006, Chinese leaders redoubled their commitment to new energy technology; they boosted funding for research and set targets for installing wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric dams, and other renewable sources of energy that were higher than goals in the United States. [News Source]

Concern as China clamps down on rare earth exports. Neodymium is one of 17 metals crucial to green technology. There’s only one snag – China produces 97% of the world’s supply. And they’re not selling. [News Source]

Questions raised over Norfolk’s landfill sites. Questions have been raised over who is legally liable for the environmental fallout caused by decades of decaying rubbish buried under Norfolk's landscape. [News Source]

We’re losing the riches of the world. Species are now going extinct at between 1,000 and 10,000 times the natural rate: by some estimates, half of the 13 million or so forms of life on the planet will disappear by the end of the century. [News Source]

On issues like global warming and evolution, scientists need to speak up. In the "Climategate" scandal, scientists were accused of withholding information, manipulating data and more. But while the controversy has receded, it may have done lasting damage to science's reputation. [News Source]

Putting a lid on cap and trade. A cap-and-trade program to curb greenhouse gas emissions and financially penalize businesses emitting them faces new opposition among moderate Senate Democrats, apparently worried about voter backlash in next year’s election. [News Source]

Climate change endangers our public health. Health impacts aren’t frequently raised as a global warming issue, but they are a very real and serious threat. [News Source]