Native American groups sue to stop solar projects. Native Americans are clashing with the federal government over plans to fast-track approval and construction of massive solar energy projects that the Indians fear will harm sacred and culturally significant sites in Western deserts. [News Source]

Breaking bad energy habits. What if running the washer and dryer during peak hours turns out to be a habit as difficult to kick as, say, smoking? Some utility companies think that might be the case and have found early success with behavior modification techniques similar to those that help people quit tobacco. Part of a special report on energy. [News Source]

Barack Obama may be forced to delay US climate action. Barack Obama may be forced to order a two-year delay in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) action on climate change to try to avoid a complete government shutdown, an environmental conference has been warned. [News Source]

Julia Gillard’s tax to hit food, warns industry. The cost of everyday staples will rise and shoppers will increasingly turn to imported foods if Australia's food manufacturing industry is not protected from overseas pressure under a carbon tax, experts have warned. [News Source]

Sucking carbon dioxide out of the air. Air capture, in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere, has been touted as a potentially promising way to tackle climate change. That's because unlike carbon capture from power plant flue gases, the technology has the potential to reduce existing CO2 levels, rather than simply slowing the rate of increase. [News Source]

China used less energy per unit of GDP in 2010. China's efforts to reduce energy consumption per unit of economic output were less successful in 2010 with the reduction far less than achieved in the previous year. [News Source]

Europe’s CO2 emissions growing with the economy. Europe's CO2 emissions picked up speed as the continent's economies emerged from recession in 2010, finishing 2-4% higher than a year before, market analysis seen by EurActiv indicates. [News Source]

Billions spent on fossil fuel incentives. Taxpayers spend about 12 times more encouraging the use of fossil fuels than on climate change programs - and the sum is growing. [News Source]

Researchers cultivate ‘insurance policy’ for alpine plants. The Alpine Project, involving the collection and storage of alpine seeds to ensure their survival for future generations, is bringing scientists closer to understanding how the plants may be affected by climate change. [News Source]

Cancun Agreements no substitute for Bali Road Map: BASIC. Just months after the Cancun talks, India and other BASIC nations Sunday said that Cancun Agreements were not a "substitute" for the Bali Road Map and pledged to make efforts to bring the issues charted out in it to the mainstream of global climate change negotiations. [News Source]

Assessing the cost of greenhouse gases. Global climate-change regulations - if they come to pass - are likely to cost chemical firms big time by 2030. A study suggests that, at least for U.S. commodity chemical makers, the price of emitting carbon likely won't be a competitive disadvantage as far out as 2033. [News Source]