Climate change skepticism a litmus test for GOP (Chicago Tribune) But scandals, doubts have had little impact on the Senate — It wasn't long ago that Marco Rubio and Tim Pawlenty, two of the brightest fresh faces in the Republican Party, supported legislation to limit the greenhouse gas emissions that are blamed for global warming. But in recent weeks both have suddenly begun to express doubts about whether burning coal, powering cars with gasoline and other ... [News Source]

Tackling climate change through religion. Religious leaders in sub-Saharan Africa meeting at an interfaith forum on climate change committed to being proactive and educating their members about the critical responsibilities all must play to safeguard the environment. [News Source]

Nelson says Congress responsible for cutting greenhouse gases. According to Nebraskans Senator Ben Nelson has heard from on greenhouse gas control, there's concern if EPA takes a regulatory approach to controlling the gases. [News Source]

Leaders want two-year break from EPA. Rockefeller and Reps. Alan Mollohan and Nick Rahall have introduced legislation that would give coal-fired power plants a two-year break from EPA regulators intent on cracking down on emissions. [News Source]

Cuccinelli will continue suit against EPA despite action in Congress. Virginia will continue to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's effort to regulate greenhouse gases while federal lawmakers take center stage in the debate. [News Source]

National Veterans Tour stops in Joplin. Mostly media met with their spokesmen in the parking lot where, using a 45-ft. wrapped bus as a backdrop, they outlined the purpose of their visit--to make a connection between dependence upon oil and America's national security. [News Source]

Boucher wants EPA to delay greenhouse gas regulations. U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., has introduced legislation to suspend for two years action by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Rainforest pact: Brazil and the U.S. agree to cooperate. The United States and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to slash greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, one of the main drivers of global climate change. [News Source]

EU tempers hopes of binding climate deal this year. The European Union executive is tempering its hopes of securing a legally binding climate deal in talks this year culminating in Cancun, Mexico, focusing instead on a 2011 summit in South Africa, a source said. [News Source]

Methane seeps rise from Siberian sea shelves. A new paper in the journal Science reveals that parts of the East Siberian continental shelf, which extends up to 1000 miles out into Arctic waters, show concentrations of methane in surface waters that are 100 times higher than expected. [News Source]

Global warming could be increased by unexpectedly large methane release in Arctic. Methane, a potent global warming gas, is bubbling out of the frozen Arctic faster than had been expected. [News Source]