Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram (New Kerala) By Asit Srivastava, Sonbhadra/Lucknow, Jan 14 : Ram, Ramayana and global warming - the association may sound odd, until you realise how the religious context helped an NGO in Uttar Pradesh combat the ill effects of climate change. [News Source]

Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram (Calcutta News) Sonbhadra/Ram, Ramayana and global warming - the association may sound odd, until you realise how the religious context helped an NGO in Uttar Pradesh combat the ill effects of climate change. [News Source]

Local expert ready to talk about climate change (The World) The ocean is a constant presence in Allen Solomon's Charleston home. He can see crashing waves from his office and sea breezes blow past his deck. But the retired global ecologist knew enough about climate change to keep plenty of land between him and the wet stuff. [News Source]

MIT scientist to speak locally about climate change (Melrose Free Press) Kerry Emanuel, professor of Atmospheric Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will speak about global warming and climate change at St. Patrick Church, 71 Central St., Stoneham, on Monday, Jan. 25 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Admission is free. [News Source]

UN Highlights Potential To Fight Climate Change (Scoop.co.nz) Properly managed grasslands – even more than forests – could fight climate change by absorbing and storing carbon dioxide, according to a newly released report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. [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]

Local expert ready to talk about climate change (The World) The ocean is a constant presence in Allen Solomon's Charleston home. He can see crashing waves from his office and sea breezes blow past his deck. But the retired global ecologist knew enough about climate change to keep plenty of land between him and the wet stuff. [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]

Latin America’s water needs could foster collaboration to curb global warming. The region's droughts may serve as a catalyst for reconciling the conflicting priorities of poor and wealthy nations when it comes to the issue of addressing climate change. [News Source]

If we can save the banks, we can save the planet. Even the commitment at Copenhagen to provide some $US30 billion for adaptation and mitigation appears paltry next to the hundreds of billions that have been doled out to the banks in the bail-outs of 2008-09. Perhaps it is time to try another approach. [News Source]

A shortsighted way to save a little money. Worryingly in Quebec, funding cuts could spell the death of the province's sole research body on climate. Climate change is the challenge of a lifetime. Canada must be equipped to meet it. [News Source]