Spain to get ‘African’ climate, report says
Madrid – Spanish experts have painted an alarming picture of the impact of global warming in the country, predicting droughts, flooding, new diseases and economic problems, press reports said Wednesday.

Drought Exacerbates Carbon Dioxide Problem
In North America alone, human activity—from driving cars to generating power in factories—releases about two billion tons (1.85 billion metric tons) of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide every year. Natural carbon sinks such as forests, grasslands, crops and soil absorb about one-third of those emissions, scientists estimate. But droughts seem to hamper the ability of these sinks to suck up the greenhouse gas.

Google Wants Cheap, Renewable Energy. Like, Now. (by Kristen Nicole at Mashable)
Google’s getting greener than ever. And setting up more initiatives to find those smart people out there that can take care of the brainiac side of things… It will focus on advanced solar thermal power, wind power, geothermal systems and other potential technologies that will save our planet.

Sweet fuel supply
A new type of fuel cell powered with glucose derived from biomass is described in the latest issue of the Inderscience Publication International Journal of Global Energy Issues. The experimental device works by using sunlight to convert the glucose into hydrogen to power the cell, which produces several hundred millivolts.

Brown outlines four sites for nuclear power stations
Four sites were earmarked for the new generation of nuclear power stations yesterday as Gordon Brown gave the clearest signal so far that he will give the go-ahead in the New Year for a major expansion of Britain’s nuclear power output.

EPA, Supermarkets Want to Put the Chill on Fridge Emissions
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 28, 2007 — The Environmental Protection Agency and supermarkets have formed the GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, an alliance aimed at reducing greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances caused by refrigeration.

Indonesia to plant 79 million trees
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia, which is losing its forests at a faster rate than any other country, launched a campaign Wednesday to plant 79 million trees ahead of a critical climate change conference on the resort island of Bali.

Penguins at risk from oil-spill in Antarctic shipwreck
Santiago, Nov 28 – About 2,500 penguins and other marine species have been endangered from the fuel oil spill off the coast of Antarctica where the cruise ship Explorer sank last week, the Chilean navy said.

Antarctic Geological Drilling Program has exceeded all expectations
One week ago (Nov. 21), the drilling team passed the 1,000-meter mark in rock core pulled from beneath the sea floor in McMurdo Sound, and with a remarkable recovery rate of more than 98 percent. The end of drilling is scheduled for this weekend, and only a few tens of meters of core remain to be recovered for an expected final total of more than 1,100 meters (3,600 feet).