Funding puts wind in sails of onshore farms. It may not please the Duke of Edinburgh or other critics, but a jump in onshore wind power investments in the last six weeks is likely to see dozens more turbines sprouting across the nation’s fields this year, some industry specialists say. [News Source]

An oil minister, plugging renewables? When you think of proponents of green energy, the Saudi oil minister may not be the first person who comes to mind. But in a speech on Monday in London, Ali al-Naimi, the minister from OPEC’s leading member nation, had a lot to say about renewable energy and global warming. [News Source]

Forty percent emissions cut still on European agenda. Europe’s 27 environment ministers will call for a 40% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 if they follow draft conclusions - seen by EurActiv - prepared by the Danish EU presidency ahead of a meeting on 9 March. [News Source]

Northern Gateway Pipeline review board in focus. With regulatory hearings underway regarding the controversial Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline project, increased attention is on three individuals with the government-appointed Joint Review Panel who are responsible for making the final recommendation. [News Source]

The Little Ice Age explained? An all-natural version, some seven hundred years ago, of what some scientists now propose as a form of geoengineering. [News Source]

As city plants trees, benefits and burdens grow. The city’s MillionTrees program fights asthma and global warming. But tightening maintenance budgets, increasingly severe weather and decades-old planting decisions complicate trees’ contribution. [News Source]

Texas heat and drought caused by global warming, NASA’s Hansen says. Temperature data shows the Texas heat wave wouldn't have occurred without warming, Hansen claims. Others aren't ready to draw such a definitive conclusion. [News Source]

Arctic climate change ‘to spark domino effect.’ Scientists have warned of "dire consequences" to the human race after detecting the first signs of dangerous climate change in the Arctic, which could trigger a domino effect of large-scale climate change across the entire planet. [News Source]

Renewable energy needed to replace fuel wood, Tanzanian minister says. The absence of renewable energy in place of fuel wood has accelerated deforestation which in turn has contributed to climatic changes currently being felt all over the world, according to a Tanzanian minister of the environment. [News Source]

Expert support move for offshore wind supply firms. A £900,000 initiative is being launched to support rapid growth in the developing offshore wind supply chain. [News Source]

Solar panels subsidy was ‘one of the most ridiculous schemes ever dreamed up’, Lord Marland says. Lord Marland, an Energy minister, hit out at the cost of so-called feed-in tariffs, which the Government has axed as part of the cuts programme. [News Source]