UN Kicks Off Bali Climate Conference
Time, December 1, 2007
A key goal of the two-week conference, which opened with delegates from nearly 190 countries, will be to draw the United States into an agreement to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases. While the U.S. delegation declared it would not be a "roadblock" to a new agreement, Washington remains opposed to steps many other countries support. The American position suffered a blow Monday when the new Australian prime minister signed papers to ratify the Kyoto Protocol climate pact. The move leaves the U.S. - the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases - as the sole industrial power not to have joined.

World Climate Change Protests Kick Off
Assoc. Press, December 8, 2007
Worldwide demonstrations were held on the Globlal Day of Action Against Climate Change to draw attention to climate change and push governments to take stronger action to fight global warming.

Gore Joins Chorus Chiding U.S. at Climate Talks
NY Times, December 14, 2007
Al Gore and Michael Bloomberg added their voices to those of many government leaders at the Bali talks imploring the United States to take more aggressive action to address climate change.

Agreeing upon a timetable: A deal is finally struck in Bali
Economist, December 15, 2007
After a long week of negotiations 187 countries, including the United States, have decided that a global agreement involving all countries is needed to tackle climate change. Substantive negotiations will start within weeks to produce an international convention by the end of 2009.

Lawmakers Set Deal on Raising Fuel Efficiency
NY Times, December 1, 2007
Congressional negotiators reached a deal on energy legislation that would force American automakers to improve the fuel efficiency of their cars and light trucks by 40 percent by 2020. The companies will retain the distinction between the classes of vehicles, but must still meet a combined 35 m.p.g. fleetwide standard.

San Francisco Fleet Is All Biodiesel
NY Times, December 2, 2007
Claiming it now has the largest green fleet in the nation, the city of San Francisco this week completed a yearlong project to convert its entire array of diesel vehicles - from ambulances to street sweepers - to biodiesel, a clean-burning and renewable fuel that holds promise for helping to reduce greenhouse gases.

Industry Flexes Muscle, Weaker Energy Bill Passes
NY Times, December 14, 2007
Energy legislation cleared the Senate after the oil industry and utilities succeeded in removing provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.

Tropical Belt Widens as Global Climate Changes, Researchers Say
Bloomberg, December 2, 2007
The Earth's tropical region, as defined by rain and wind patterns, expanded north and south over the past few decades, another sign of global climate change, researchers reported.

Thunder, Hail, Fire: What Does Climate Change Mean for the U.S.?
Scientific American, December 5, 2007
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change released a summary report on regional impacts in the U.S which range from more wildfires in the west to stronger storms in the east.

Efforts to Harvest Ocean's Energy Open New Debate Front
NY Times, December 8, 2007
Wave farms, harvested with small high-tech buoys that are being tested on the Oregon coast, would generate renewable power from wave energy several miles offshore.

Warming Trends: In Duck Blinds, Visions of Global Warming
NY Times, December 11, 2007
The rhythms of the cross-continental migratory bird route known as the Mississippi Flyway are changing and hunters are the first to notice.

Global warming is posing a threat equal to terrorism
Times Herald Record, December 3, 2007
Shimon Peres, president of Isreal, makes a plea for perspective and pragmatism as we prioritize the relative threats of global climate change and global terrorist activities.