Leading climatologist spoke to WKU audience about climate change Climatologist Kenrick Leslie spoke with WKU students and faculty on Tuesday on the importance of collaboration in responding to climate change. [News Source]

Local councils 'play key role in climate change battle' The Chair of Auckland Council's Environment Forum believes local government is in a strong position to help the national and international effort to slow climate change. [News Source]

Tornado Frequency In 2012: Global Warming, Climate Change To Blame? Hundreds of tornado fatalities in recent years have got people thinking. Does global warming lead to an increase in deadly twisters? [News Source]

The Simple Solution to Climate Change: Hint, It Isn't World Government It's worth having a look at this appallingly fatuous piece at Scientific American arguing that the only possible cure for climate change is global government with the power to force people to do things: or not do things, as the case may be. [News Source]

Climate Change Acceptance Sinks During Economic Slumps A few years back, the US public’s acceptance of conclusions reached by climate scientists took a dramatic drop. It’s only now beginning to recover. Not a lot has changed about the science during that time, raising questions about what’s driving the ups and downs in the polls. [News Source]

Poll: More Americans now support domestic drilling. Struggling with rising prices at the pump, Americans are voicing a greater willingness to develop domestic fossil fuels than they did just a year ago, according to a new poll. [News Source]

Reluctant Russia wakes up to energy waste. The world's top oil and gas producer may be watching its energy riches blow away in the wind. Russia, in 2008, was wasting enough energy to power Britain for a whole year. [News Source]

Baillieu set to boost brown coal. The Baillieu government is preparing a campaign to promote development of Victoria's brown coal reserves, as it confirms plans to open up new coal allocations for industry. [News Source]

Thawing permafrost prompts Alaska landfill concerns. Environmental managers in 100 Alaskan communities are studying the potential for pollution from landfills and fuel tanks that will be triggered by melting permafrost from climate change. [News Source]

Poll: More Americans now support domestic drilling. Struggling with rising prices at the pump, Americans are voicing a greater willingness to develop domestic fossil fuels than they did just a year ago, according to a new poll. [News Source]

Reluctant Russia wakes up to energy waste. The world's top oil and gas producer may be watching its energy riches blow away in the wind. Russia, in 2008, was wasting enough energy to power Britain for a whole year. [News Source]