WWF: Global warming will destroy 60% of Amazon by 2030
The impacts of climate change plus deforestation could wipe out or severely damage nearly 60% of the Amazon forest by 2030 making it impossible to keep global temperatures from reaching catastrophic levels, an environmental group said Thursday.

Scientists beg for climate action
For the first time, more than 200 of the world’s leading climate scientists, losing their patience, urged government leaders to take radical action to slow global warming because “there is no time to lose.” A petition from at least 215 climate scientists calls for the world to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It is directed at a conference of diplomats meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to negotiate the next global warming treaty.

US under mounting pressure at Bali
BALI, Indonesia - American negotiators at a climate conference came under mounting pressure Thursday to back mandatory caps on greenhouse gases, after Australia threw its support behind deep emission cuts and anti-global warming legislation passed a crucial test in the U.S. Senate.

U.N. hails U.S. Senate climate steps
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United Nations praised on Thursday a step by a U.S. Senate committee to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the world’s top carbon emitter even as Washington reaffirmed opposition to caps. 

Australian PM distances himself from big emissions cuts by 2020
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday denied his government would support deep carbon emission cuts for developing nations by 2020 aimed at curbing global warming.

Air Force Base Harvests Solar Energy
NEVADA, Dec. 6, 2007 — Nellis Air Force Base’s solar farm is set to be fully operational this month, providing 30 percent of the base’s energy and saving $1 million a year.

Green Electronics Buyers on the Rise, Research Shows
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 6, 2007 — About 25 million Americans, or 12 percent of the population, are willing to spend more for environmentally friendly electronics, according to a new study by Forrester Research.