Obama, Senate allies weigh strategy in face of double-digit unemployment. Advocates for comprehensive climate legislation should look no further than the nation's unemployment rate as they ponder their chances for success this year. [News Source]

Climate scientists convene global geo-engineering summit. "Most of the talk about these geo-engineering techniques say they should be saved until we get to an emergency situation. Well the people of the Arctic might say they are in an emergency situation now." [News Source]

Bio energy backers stay upbeat despite setbacks. The December announcement from a small Atlanta company vowing to turn wood scrap into fuel in nearby Thomaston rang all too familiar: Yet another bold promise to create rural jobs, help wean the country from foreign oil and stem global warming. [News Source]

Canada’s climate change plan should not single out oilsands. Canada’s comprehensive climate change plan must strike a balance between energy producers and consumers and not single out the oilsands as the source of Canada’s poor record on greenhouse gas emissions, officials said Tuesday. [News Source]

Charest defends his greenhouse-gas position as Harper stands nearby. He was shoulder to shoulder with Stephen Harper on Tuesday but Premier Jean Charest stood firm in his public scolding of the prime minister last month for failing to back tougher targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Green groups pine for bill. Moderates don’t like cap and trade. Republicans question climate change. And even some liberal Democrats say there’s little chance for a climate bill to pass the Senate this year. Still, environmentalists and their supporters in Congress, who have spent a decade pushing for cap and trade, aren’t giving up. [News Source]

State experts will tackle issues posed by ocean’s advance. Sea-level rise, a natural phenomenon that most scientists believe is being boosted by human activities, is a fact. But how much will the water rise, and where and when? And which parts of the North Carolina coast are the most vulnerable? [News Source]

NH officials: Ag has key role in saving energy. A state official told a gathering of farmers Tuesday that they will play a big part in the push for energy efficiency as climate change affects New Hampshire. [News Source]

Energy-only option tests Senate’s climate bill backers. Advocates for Senate climate legislation are pushing back against calls to abandon a mandatory cap on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in favor of a stand-alone energy bill that some say has a better chance of passing in an election year. [News Source]

Climate change to make icy UK winters rarer. Severe winter freezes, like the one gripping parts of Europe over the last few weeks, will become increasingly rare because of the warming effect of climate change, the UK's official forecaster said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Irukandji stingers plague Cairns’ beaches. Researchers who caught 70 deadly irukandji jellyfish in one hour off Cairns' northern beaches say global warming may be to blame for a longer stinger season than ever before. [News Source]