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Evangelicals press to fight global warming. When the Senate takes up legislation next month to confront global warming, environmental groups will have some fervent new allies: evangelicals and other Christian activists. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Living below their wealthy means. They drive hybrids, if they drive at all; shop locally, if they shop at all; pay off their credit cards, if they use them at all. They are a new breed of Gen Xers: Young and Wealthy but Normal, or Yawns. And they live below their means to tread lightly on the Earth. Associated Press

Great tits cope well with warming. At least one of Britain's birds appears to be coping well as climate change alters the availability of a key food. BBC

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New Kern power plant to capture, bury pollution. One of the world's first emissions-free power plants will be built in Kern County as part of a government-funded test to capture and store carbon dioxide, the California Energy Commission has announced. Bakersfield Californian

EU emissions trading provides lessons for US. The US should learn the lessons of the European Union’s emissions trading system and create a longer-term plan to reduce global warming, a new environmental report said. Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Green energy program allows customers to get electric supply from wind farms. It may take a little more green to go green, but for those looking to reduce their own carbon footprint, a new energy program allows Cape Codders to invest in wind energy. Cape Codder

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Experts warn of never-ending drought. There is no end in sight to the drought afflicting the Murray-Darling Basin and the big dry could become a permanent feature of eastern Australia, experts warn. Australian Associated Press

Chateau China, a taste of wines to come with climate change. Fine Indian varieties, offshore floating wines and bees trained to sniff bad corks are among predictions for the future of wine-making as the effects of climate change transform the ancient industry. London Guardian

Is global warming to blame for Burma cyclone? Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that warming oceans could contribute to increasingly severe cyclones with stronger winds and heavier rains. Associated Press

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Planes fly more, emit less greenhouse gas. The U.S. aviation industry has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13% since 2000, even as the amount of flying has reached record levels, government data show. USA Today

Environmentalists grill Duke CEO. Duke Energy Corp.'s recent shareholder recent was the most contentious in memory as environmentalists, including some new stockholders, challenged CEO Jim Rogers on the company's plans for new coal and nuclear plants. Charlotte Business Journal

Survey: U.S. consumers aren't going green. Americans rank last in a new National Geographic-sponsored survey released Wednesday that compares environmental consumption habits in 14 countries. McClatchy Newspapers

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Schwarzenegger challenges automakers to meet Calif. rules. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday that pressure from the auto industry will not deter California from attempting to impose strict emission rules for vehicles sold in the state. Associated Press

DEQ gets OK to regulate CO2 from cars, but not yet. Arizona can begin regulating greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles, with a few qualifiers. The Governor's Regulatory Review Council approved new emissions standards by a 5-2 vote during a meeting in Phoenix on May 6. Phoenix Arizona Capitol Times

Government scraps 'unrepresentative' carbon card scheme. Ministers have scrapped radical plans to test a carbon rationing scheme that would have forced citizens to carry a carbon card to swipe every time they bought petrol or paid an electricity bill. London Guardian

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