Top British scientist says UN panel is losing credibility. A leading British government scientist has warned the United Nations’ climate panel to tackle its blunders or lose all credibility. [News Source]

In the mountains of the moon, a trek to Africa’s last glaciers. The shrinking ice cap atop Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's most famous glacier. But the continent harbors other pockets of ice, most notably in the Rwenzori Mountains of western Uganda. And as temperatures rise, the Rwenzori's tropical glaciers are fast disappearing. [News Source]

Another storm for climate expert. As one of the first scientists to warn decades ago of man-made global climate change, James Hansen feels like a marked man in a high-stakes, anything-goes political campaign. [News Source]

Plant foreign trees ‘to save our forests.’ Lebanon cedars, Italian elders and Macedonian pines, rather than native species, must form a vital part of a dramatic expansion of tree cover as global warming changes the Scottish environment, says Professor Sir David Read. [News Source]

Scientists develop crops to endure climate change. As the problem of climate change worsens, agriculturists and experts are working very hard to keep up with the challenges that this phenomenon may pose to food supply. [News Source]

Government neglect turns lights out for solar power industry. Australia has the scorching sun, the scientific skill and private investors poised to swing behind a solar industry boom that could deliver a climate-safe power sector and billions in export earnings. [News Source]

Public sector emissions grew by 6.25% in 2008. Critics say government lacks credibility as emissions rose 6.25% in 2008, while overall, the UK's emissions fell by 2%. [News Source]

German minister urges party to drop nuclear power. German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen has urged his conservative party allies to consider dropping plans to extend the use of nuclear power because of a public lack of acceptance. [News Source]

Palm Beach to seek $250K grant from Florida Energy and Climate Commission. Deputy Town Manager Tom Bradford and a consultant are working to land a $250,000 energy efficiency and conservation block grant from the Florida Energy and Climate Commission. [News Source]

How Met Office blocked questions on its own man’s role in ‘hockey stick’ climate row. The Meteorological Office is blocking public scrutiny of the central role played by its top climate scientist in a highly controversial report by the beleaguered United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [News Source]

Tories to hire green adviser. The Conservative government seeks to hire a high-level adviser to make sure Canada isn't side-swiped by Washington's global-warming debate. [News Source]