Justices Say E.P.A. Has Power to Act on Harmful Gases - New York Times

Justices Say E.P.A. Has Power to Act on Harmful Gases - New York Times: "In one of its most important environmental decisions in years, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate heat-trapping gases in automobile emissions. The court further ruled that the agency could not sidestep its authority to regulate the greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change unless it could provide a scientific basis for its refusal."

Supreme court rules against Bush in global warming case - Yahoo! News

Supreme court rules against Bush in global warming case - Yahoo! News: "In a defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a U.S. government agency has the power under the clean air law to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that spur global warming.
The nation's highest court by a 5-4 vote said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 'has offered no reasoned explanation' for its refusal to regulate carbon dioxide and other emissions from new cars and trucks that contribute to climate change."

BMW's Hydrogen 7: Not as Green as it Seems - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

BMW's Hydrogen 7: Not as Green as it Seems - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News: "In other words, BMW has created an energy-guzzling engine that only seems to be environmentally friendly -- a farcical ecomobile whose only true merit is that of illustrating the cardinal dilemma of a possible hydrogen-based economy."

U.S. Churches Go ‘Green’ for Palm Sunday - New York Times

U.S. Churches Go ‘Green’ for Palm Sunday - New York Times: "Slightly more expensive than the average palm, eco-palms are the rage in churches across the United States because of the social and environmental benefits they represent. They are collected in a way that helps preserve the forest, and more of the sale price ends up in the pockets of the people who cut them."

Poor Nations to Bear Brunt as World Warms - New York Times

Poor Nations to Bear Brunt as World Warms - New York Times: "The world’s richest countries, which have contributed by far the most to the atmospheric changes linked to global warming, are already spending billions of dollars to limit their own risks from its worst consequences, like drought and rising seas.
But despite longstanding treaty commitments to help poor countries deal with warming, these industrial powers are spending just tens of millions of dollars on ways to limit climate and coastal hazards in the world’s most vulnerable regions — most of them close to the equator and overwhelmingly poor."

Sydney blacks out for global warming - Yahoo! News

Sydney blacks out for global warming - Yahoo! News: "The Sydney Opera House's gleaming white-shelled roof was darkened Saturday night along with much of the rest of Australia's largest city, which switched off the lights to register concern about global warming."

Panel: Warming will end some species - Yahoo! News

Panel: Warming will end some species - Yahoo! News: "Animal and plant life in the Arctic and Antarctic is undergoing substantial change, scientists say. Rising sea levels elsewhere are damaging coastal wetlands. Warmer waters are bleaching and killing coral reefs, pushing marine species toward the poles, reducing fish populations in African lakes, research finds."