Global warming scientists foresee Sun-reflecting cities Scientists sketched a vision on Friday of converting the world's cities into giant sunlight reflectors to help fight global warming but met with scepticism from fellow academics. [News Source]

Global warming scientists foresee Sun-reflecting cities Scientists sketched a vision on Friday of converting the world's cities into giant sunlight reflectors to help fight global warming but met with scepticism from fellow academics. [News Source]

Tennessee teacher law could boost creationism, climate denial (Reuters) - A new Tennessee law protects teachers who explore the "scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses" of evolution and climate change, a move science education advocates say could make it easier for creationism and global warming denial to enter U.S. classrooms. The measure, which became law Tuesday, made Tennessee the second state, after Louisiana, to enable teachers to more easily ... [News Source]

Tennessee teacher law could boost creationism, climate denial (Reuters) - A new Tennessee law protects teachers who explore the "scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses" of evolution and climate change, a move science education advocates say could make it easier for creationism and global warming denial to enter U.S. classrooms. The measure, which became law Tuesday, made Tennessee the second state, after Louisiana, to enable teachers to more easily ... [News Source]

Climate change said to threaten Asia's 'Rice Bowl' BANGKOK, April 12 (UPI) -- Catastrophic flood-drought cycles could threaten Asia's rice production and pose a significant threat to millions of people across the region, researchers say. [News Source]

Former Astronauts & Employees to NASA: Stay Away from Global Warming A group of former NASA employees, including astronauts, has called on the agency to stop making "unproven and unsubstantiated remarks" regarding global climate change — specifically that human activities are driving global warming. [News Source]

Former NASA employees upset with the agency’s climate stance. Four dozen former NASA astronauts, engineers and scientists have written a letter to the space agency decrying its advocacy of "catastrophic" climate change. [News Source]

Northeast states’ economies gain from pollution controls. Since 2001, 10 Northeast states that participated in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have proved to be pioneers in reducing fossil-fuel pollution and creating a clean-energy economy, according to a report released Wednesday by Environment Connecticut. [News Source]

Former NASA employees upset with the agency’s climate stance. Four dozen former NASA astronauts, engineers and scientists have written a letter to the space agency decrying its advocacy of "catastrophic" climate change. [News Source]

Arctic oil rush will ruin ecosystem, warns Lloyd’s of London. Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, has become the first major business organisation to raise its voice about huge potential environmental damage from oil drilling in the Arctic. [News Source]

Too-blue oceans: The invisible famine. The greener the water, the more tiny plants there are in it. Tiny marine plants produce half the planet's food – and there are signs that their numbers are plummeting as the seas warm. [News Source]