Outspoken hurricane expert sues over dismissal. Last April, Ivor van Heerden was told he was losing his job at LSU. He and other experts said it was because of his outspoken criticism of the federal government’s flood protection of New Orleans, so now he is suing to get his job back. [News Source]

Baltic leaders underline pledges to clean up sea. Regional political leaders on Wednesday underlined their commitment to clean up the Baltic Sea, which has been polluted for decades and is set to become a major oil and gas thoroughfare in the coming years. [News Source]

Indonesia forest minister vows land permit crackdown. Indonesia's forestry minister on Wednesday said he had revoked the land use permits for 23 mining and other firms operating in forested areas and may crack down further, indicating a tougher stance on environmental protection. [News Source]

Climate panel: Time for a refit? There's a strong case for arguing that the IPCC occupies an absolutely pivotal role, and it's well worth taking time to get the form and structure right so that it, or some other arrangement, can play the role as effectively as humanity needs it to. [News Source]

Errors in climate report prompt a push for reform. A steady drip of unsettling errors is exposing what scientists are calling "the weaker link" in the Nobel Peace Prize-winning series of international reports on global warming. [News Source]

Climate science emails cannot destroy argument that world is warming, and humans are responsible. Is the science of climate change fatally flawed by the 'climategate' revelations? Absolutely not. Nothing uncovered in the emails destroys the argument that humans are warming the planet. [News Source]

Climate science emails cannot destroy argument that world is warming, and humans are responsible. Is the science of climate change fatally flawed by the 'climategate' revelations? Absolutely not. Nothing uncovered in the emails destroys the argument that humans are warming the planet. [News Source]

Editorial: Global warming snow job. Record snowfall illustrates the obvious: The global warming fraud is without equal in modern science. Man-made global warming theory isn't backed up by science; it's a hoax. [News Source]

Editorial: Global warming snow job. Record snowfall illustrates the obvious: The global warming fraud is without equal in modern science. Man-made global warming theory isn't backed up by science; it's a hoax. [News Source]

‘Snowmaggedon’ in Washington spurs climate change doubters. Mark Twain had it right: climate is what we expect; weather is what we get. Lost in the hype over the East Coast cold snap is the fact that parts of Alaska have been unseasonably warm. [News Source]

‘Snowmaggedon’ in Washington spurs climate change doubters. Mark Twain had it right: climate is what we expect; weather is what we get. Lost in the hype over the East Coast cold snap is the fact that parts of Alaska have been unseasonably warm. [News Source]