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In Venezuela the administration of George W. Bush is intervening in the political process with a combination of activities very similar to those the U.S.

Phoenix, Arizona [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Stirling Energy Systems' (SES) has announced a 300-900 MW solar power facility for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) in southern California.

New measures to encourage electricity suppliers to make use of wave and tidal power have been unveiled by the Scottish Executive. By Frank Urquhart

When a slightly weakened Hurricane Katrina trudged into the Gulf of Mexico south of Naples, the ingredients were in place to cook up one of the most monstrous tempests in history.

In quick summary, if enough cold, fresh water coming from the melting polar ice caps and the melting glaciers of Greenland flows into the northern Atlantic, it will shut down the Gulf Stream, which keeps Europe and northeastern North America warm. By Thom Hartmann

Plants may not suck up as much carbon dioxide as previously thought, Swiss scientists warned in a study published in the current issue of Science. If the team's findings hold, it may mean that global warming is happening at a faster rate than predicted. By Rossella Lorenzi

MIT Professor Kerry Emanuel talks about his book "Divine Wind: the History and Science of Hurricanes." Emanuel's latest research, published in Nature Magazine, shows a startling global increase in hurricane strength and duration, which he correlates to rising sea temperatures linked to global warmin

It is one of the great ironies of our time that, as evidence of environmental catastrophe has inexorably mounted, so the visibility of radical environmental movements has collapsed.

While the world, and the media, focus on major developments involving thousands of victims in New Orleans, individual horror stories -- and cries for help -- just get lost. By Greg Mitchell

The battlefields of Iraq seem far removed from the awesome devastation and near-biblical floods unleashed on New Orleans and the rest of the Mississippi Delta by Hurricane Katrina.

A Sharon, Vermont maple syrup producer and a Burlington law firm have won a key initial round in a lawsuit that environmental groups say marks the first time a federal court has allowed someone to sue over alleged harm from global climate change. By David Gram

Germany's environment minister has added his voice to green activists and others who have sought to link Hurricane Katrina with global warming. By Patrick Goodenough

Le pire scénario s'est réalisé. «Katrina» a fini par semer la désolation dans le sud des Etats-Unis. Le bilan des pertes humaines est incertain, mais on parle déjà de plusieurs centaines de morts. Les infrastructures pétrolières et portuaires sont touchées. Un coup dur pour l'économie.

Tests on returning troops suggest serious health consequences of depleted uranium use in Iraq. By Dave Lindorff

Hundreds of acres of East Anglia's most important stretches of coastline could be lost to the sea because of the devastating effect of global climate change. By Craig Robinson

With the Bush administration asleep at the wheel, states have been forced to take the lead in combating global warming.

Brit Hume asked Patrick Michaels, "Senior Fellow of Environmental Studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, and a professor at the University of Virginia" to comment on global warming's effect on hurricane Katrina, Special Report 8/30/05.

Late last month an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in Nature that found hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the past three decades.

Oil may be achieving a new impact on daily news, people's pocketbooks and world history — perhaps even the end of history and the world. by Paul J. Nyden

Parts of southern Germany are under water and are best navigated by submarine. German politicians are eager to appear compassionate and resourceful but the press are more concerned by the wider questions. Is global warming starting to bite? By German Papers

A federal judge has decided that two environmental groups and four cities have the right to sue the federal government based on allegations that financial investments made by government agencies may have harmed the United States by increasing the intensity of global warming.

The current warming trends in the Arctic may shove the Arctic system into a seasonally ice-free state not seen for more than one million years, according to a new report.

The week of the great Gaza disengagement is over -- and what did we learn? By Danny Schechter

Neoconservatives and Greens join forces to 'Set America Free' from US dependence on Middle East oil. Are new nuclear power plants coming down the pike? By Bill Berkowitz

Colorado State University scientist Roger Pielke Sr. has resigned from a Bush administration science advisory team in a disagreement over research into the causes of global warming. By Dan Viens

Preventing global warming would cost the world economy a devastating $18 trillion (£9.9 trillion) even under the most conservative assumptions, a report out this week will warn. By Allister Heath

Global warming is bringing an earlier spring thaw to the Great Lakes of North America, according to scientists. By Margaret Neighbour

EC to provide 48m euros to tackle situation

Australia faces the prospect of a dry and dusty Murray river, the disappearance of world heritage areas, the death of coral reefs and rising seas - and all by the end of this century. By Verity Edwards

"Sometimes, I think I may be the only leftist, Marxist, feminist, anti-imperialist, anti-racist in the United States who was raised as a Protestant Christian fundamentalist.