NOAA Affirms Predictions of Sea Ice Loss
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – An analysis of 20 years’ worth of real-life observations supports recent U.N. computer predictions that by 2050, summer sea ice off Alaska’s north coast will probably shrink to nearly half the area it covered in the 1980s, federal scientists say. Such a loss could have profound effects on mammals dependent on the sea ice, such as polar bears, now being considered for threatened species status because of changes in habitat due to global warming. It could also threaten the catch of fishermen.

Bush presses Asia-Pacific on trade and climate
U.S. President George W. Bush urged the Pacific Rim’s economic powerhouses on Friday to help secure elusive global deals on trade and climate change and pledged an “unshakeable” commitment to the region’s security.

GAO Chides Government on Warming
The federal government needs to do a better job addressing how climate change is transforming the hundreds of millions of acres under its watch, according to a Government Accountability Office report to be released today.
Where’s Bush’s unshakeable commitment to addressing climate change in his own administration?

S.Korea to impose 3 pct biodiesel rule by 2012
South Korea aims to raise biodiesel content in domestic diesel to 3 percent from the current 0.5 percent by 2012, Seoul’s energy ministry said on Friday. The news ran counter to expectations that the government may increase the ratio to 5 percent as early as next year, market watchers said.

Progress Energy Florida Takes Solar Energy to Schools
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 7, 2007 — Progress Energy Florida is taking renewable energy to schools through a program that will install photovoltaic solar systems at schools throughout its 35-county service area.

Developing La Nina strengthens hurricane forecasts
La Nina conditions are developing in the Pacific Ocean, and that cooling of waters generally brings a more active Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

Evolutionary weather
Climate change may have spurred early human evolution.
That does NOT mean we shouldn’t be concerned about the current wave of climate change.

Virus Is Seen as Suspect in Death of Honeybees
A virus appears to be a prime suspect — but not likely to be the only culprit — in the mass die-offs of honeybees reported last fall and winter.