Global warming bill a lose-lose issue for GOP candidates Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina have wavered on Proposition 23, trying to appease their conservative base without alienating independent voters. Fiorina finally came out in favor of it last week. A November ballot measure that would rescind California's landmark global warming bill until unemployment drops significantly has become an albatross for the Republican candidates for governor and U.S ... [News Source]

Climate change policy set to steam up Canberra One of the biggest questions for arising out of the ALP’s day of deliverance by the two country independents is this: what does it mean for climate change and clean energy policies? [News Source]

NEWS SCAN: Plague and climate change, airport scare, Tamiflu and toddlers, flu conference, H1N1 vaccine uptake Climate change may lower US cases of plague A study of 56 years' worth of climate data and plague incidence in 13 western US states (from 1950 through 2005) caused scientists to conclude that climate change may lead to fewer cases of the disease. [News Source]

Climate change threatens rural poor STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Erratic rainfall patterns caused by global climate change are a growing threat to the world's rural poor, a water conference in Sweden was told. Climate change - Stockholm - Sweden - Environment - Water [News Source]

Climate change tied to bee pollination decline A 17-year study in a pristine mountain environment has found a 50 per cent decline in bee pollination, and suggests climate change may be to blame. [News Source]

ANALYSIS-Climate change may add to disaster death tolls Source: Reuters * Death toll from natural disasters has declined * But climate change may worsen disease after-effects By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Natural disasters ... [News Source]

One Stop for Climate Change Info New site consolidates climate change data in one easy-to-use portal. [News Source]

Climate change requires using risk management: Insurers LONDON—Risk management techniques and insurance industry expertise should be part of efforts to help developing countries adapt to climate change, groups representing more than 100 insurers said Monday. [News Source]

Author Launches New Website Illuminating Global Warming Controversy PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Roger Colley announces the launch of his new thought-provoking website www.truthfulmyths.com . The site promotes dialogue on the issue of climate change through the release of the writer's new enlightening book, A Truthful Myth , a suspense/action/romance novel about an abrupt global warming. Â At a time when many serious ... [News Source]

Making a market for pollution. What does it take to trade in a commodity that cannot be seen or touched - and isn't even a commodity in the United States? [News Source]

Climate shifts ‘not to blame’ for African civil wars. Climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, a study suggests. It challenges previous assumptions that environmental disasters, such as drought and prolonged heat waves, had played a part in triggering unrest. [News Source]