Impact of Arctic heat wave stuns climate change researchers
Unprecedented warm temperatures in the High Arctic this past summer were so extreme that researchers with a Queen’s-led climate change project have begun revising their forecasts.

Global Warming Fix: Help the Earth Cure Itself
James Lovelock, environmentalist, futurologist and creator of the Gaia hypothesis and its view of Earth as a huge organism, proposes that we help the planet “cure itself” by artificially ramping up ocean mixing, which would stimulate the growth of carbon-munching algae, thereby sinking more carbon dioxide into the ocean.

Poll: Many Pessimistic About Environment
People want their leaders to move boldly to help the environment but give them dismal grades for their actions so far, according to a poll released Wednesday that highlighted rampant pessimism on the issue.

Bush climate goals marked by bureaucracy
WASHINGTON – The United States is lining up with China, India and the world’s other biggest polluters in opposition to mandatory cuts in Earth-warming greenhouse gases sought by the United Nations and European countries.

Brazil Claims First With Carbon Auction
Brazil’s largest city sold millions of dollars worth of carbon credits at an auction Wednesday in a deal that experts said paves the way for developing countries to make money fighting global warming.

Big Oil’s Big Stall on Ethanol
Even as it pockets billions in subsidies, it’s trying to keep E85 out of drivers’ tanks

Jane Goodall says biofuel crops hurt rain forests
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Primate scientist Jane Goodall said on Wednesday the race to grow crops for vehicle fuels is damaging rain forests in Asia, Africa and South America and adding to the emissions blamed for global warming.

Waste Management to Build 60 Landfill Gas to Energy Facilities
COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 27, 2007 — Waste Management Inc. plans to make a major investment in renewable energy by building 60 more landfill gas to energy facilities across the U.S. in the next five years.

Ill winds for Mont. wind power project
BILLINGS, Mont. – The strong winds that blow across the Northern Plains have been chased over the past two years by a spate of politicians and entrepreneurs eager to exploit them as an energy alternative to fossil fuels.

HSBC Launches Climate Change Investment Indices
VANCOUVER, Sept. 27, 2007 — HSBC Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets announced this week the launch of several indices to help investors track the stock market performance of companies that could profit from climate change challenges.

Demand for Leaders in Sustainable Business on the Rise
In an effort to meet the growing demand for leaders in sustainable business, Presidio School of Management – now in its fifth year – has expanded its offerings to include an executive education certificate program. The Sustainable Management Executive Certificate program will launch in January 2008 in partnership with the Law Firm of Hanson Bridgett – one of San Francisco’s oldest law firms.

China Starts Countdown To Save Biodiversity By 2010
As the rate of biodiversity loss accelerates worldwide, civil society organizations and governments are joining forces to fight the global extinction crisis.  On September 7 in Beijing, twenty Chinese and international organizations signed the Countdown 2010 declaration, committing themselves to additional efforts to reduce biodiversity loss by the year 2010.