Denial of global warming threat to the American pika means no protection from U.S. (Scientific American) Despite documented threats posed to the American pika (Ochotona princeps ) by global warming, the rapidly disappearing mammalian species will not be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ruled last week. [More] [News Source]

Palin: Global Warming Just “Snake Oil” (CBS News) Former Alaska Governor Dismisses Climate Change Research at Calif. Logging Conference [News Source]

U.S. proposes new climate service. The Obama administration proposed a new climate service on Monday that would provide Americans with predictions on how global warming will affect everything from drought to sea levels. [News Source]

Melting ice alters way of life in Iqaluit. A new report finds that global warming is altering the Arctic ecosystem in a way never seen before by humans. It predicts that the Arctic, which has had sea ice for more than 800,000 years, might lose summer sea ice as soon as 2030, and that the melting Arctic will lead to a 3-to-6°C increase over the next century. [News Source]

Coal ad blitz launches new spot as industry sees political gains. An advertising campaign that previously pushed "clean coal" launches new spots focused on jobs and low-cost power – the latest in a three-year, nearly $120 million effort to sell Congress and the White House on coal's future. There are signs that it is working. [News Source]

US couple take lead on carbon trade by selling their first credit. Individuals keen to tackle carbon emissions should consider the example of Tami and Randy Wilson. The Pennsylvania couple have sold the world's first carbon credit awarded for a reduction in personal carbon emissions. About 1,800 others have signed up to follow suit. [News Source]

Climate change will make world more ‘fragrant.’ In response to the disruptions of climate change, plants will emit greater levels of fragrant chemicals called biogenic volatile organic compounds, a major scientific review finds. The problem is too complex to yet gauge many of the consequences. [News Source]

US couple take lead on carbon trade by selling their first credit. Individuals keen to tackle carbon emissions should consider the example of Tami and Randy Wilson. The Pennsylvania couple have sold the world's first carbon credit awarded for a reduction in personal carbon emissions. About 1,800 others have signed up to follow suit. [News Source]

Palin likens global warming studies to ’snake oil.’ Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a "bunch of snake oil science" Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations. [News Source]

U.S. proposes new climate service. The Obama administration proposed a new climate service on Monday that would provide Americans with predictions on how global warming will affect everything from drought to sea levels. [News Source]

Melting ice alters way of life in Iqaluit. A new report finds that global warming is altering the Arctic ecosystem in a way never seen before by humans. It predicts that the Arctic, which has had sea ice for more than 800,000 years, might lose summer sea ice as soon as 2030, and that the melting Arctic will lead to a 3-to-6°C increase over the next century. [News Source]