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Baptists warn environmental politics could divide evangelicals. Not long after two influential evangelical groups disagreed publicly over global warming, the Southern Baptist Convention approved its own resolution on the environment. Associated Press
Climate change and the church. The U.S. government does not officially accept that global warming is scientifically proven, but people of faith both in conservative and liberal denominations across the country increasingly are working to address it. Des Moines Register
Too fat - but is it my fault? Weight gain may have as much to do with the temperature in our homes, the pollutants to which we are exposed and the medicines we take as the 'Big Two' causes: overeating and underexercising. London Times
110, 122 (!) and more dog days to come. Excessive heat, severe fire danger, record-breaking energy consumption and, on top of that, bad air and rising humidity made for a day of extremes in Southern California on Saturday.
Los Angeles Times
Global warming: World dancing on a volcano, says Chirac. French President Jacques Chirac issued a stark warning here Sunday to his G8 partners, telling them "humanity is dancing on a volcano" and urging them to live up to commitments to combat global warming. Agence France-Presse
Health warning as Portugal bakes in heatwave. Portuguese meteorological authorities warned Sunday that the danger limit for ultraviolet (UV) rays would be reached in many parts of the country, which is baking in a major heatwave. Agence France-Presse
Environmental group says tests rigged. An environmental group has filed a complaint with the U.S. Attorney's Office accusing Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan of "rigging" tests to conceal extensive contamination of Lake Michigan beaches. Waukegan News Sun
EPA keeps tabs on county. Discharge from mal- and non-functioning sewage systems has prompted the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to clamp down on Warren County. Warren Tribune Chronicle
Rallying for clean air. As North Texas struggles to meet federal clean-air standards, Ms. Miller said, she realized she couldn't sit idly by while new plants were put on the fast track for approval. Dallas Morning News
Coal-bed methane is worth a fortune, but whose is it? There's a fortune in natural gas deposits across West Virginia whose rightful owners remain a mystery. But that isn't stopping energy companies from drilling it and selling it for ever steeper profits. Charleston Gazette
Red tide scientist's lonely stance is attracting some supporters. Red tide blooms occur more or less annually now, big ones, lasting as long as two years, and producing a toxin that is one of the most lethal substances known to man. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Ben & Jerry's breaks ranks with Unilever over 'risky' GM ice cream additive. The breach follows a report last week revealing concerns from scientists over the risk to health from a synthetically produced "anti-freeze" protein, using a GM process, which Unilever is trying to get approved in the UK. London Independent
Vulture numbers are cut to the bone. Scientists fear that extinction beckons vultures in south Asia and southern Africa. Their disappearance will have public health costs. London Observer
Some who cruise it ... also lose it. As the cruise industry prepares to embrace another record-breaking year, the likelihood of passengers getting sick at sea is increasing. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Unprepared for the attacks; Preparing for flu pandemic. In the aftermath of 9/11 and that fall's anthrax scare, it became clear to Tommy G. Thompson, then the secretary of health and human services, that the United States was seriously unprepared for major emergencies. Washington Post
The energy debate: Wind. Britain is running out of power. North Sea gas supplies are dwindling and our nuclear reactors getting old. Replacing them will take a long time, but energy shortages won't wait. Wind farms can be built far more quickly - although they have also generated passionate opposition. London Independent
Harnessing the sun: Sarasota will soon be the solar power capital of Florida. Amid record-breaking gas prices, global energy worries and recent evidence that the earth is as hot as it's been in 2,000 years, Sarasota and Florida Power and Light plan to collaborate to build Florida's largest solar power plant. Bradenton Herald
Organic farming takes root in Banks. Gary Weil, 30, is part of Alabama's emerging sustainable agriculture movement that is pesticide- and chemical-free. Montgomery Advertiser
China's empire-builders sweep up African riches. China is engaged in a rapacious scramble in Africa, for oil, minerals and all manner of raw materials. London Times
Mercury controls defended. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's chief on Friday defended new rules on mercury emissions after speaking with young executives at a Business Council of Fairfield County event. Bridgeport Connecticut Post
EPA cites Dow Chemical in Clean Air Act violations. The Environmental Protection Agency has cited Dow Chemical Co. for failing to comply with emission standards for hazardous air pollutants and for violating testing, operating, monitoring, record keeping, reporting and notification requirements. Associated Press via South Carolina's The State
Chicago braces for weekend scorcher. Chicago has begun to gear up for the approaching hot spell, opening cooling centers and getting ready to go with emergency plans if conditions warrant. Chicago Tribune
'Dream house' polluted stream. Workers for Land Resource Cos. LLC were sweating, trying to get a "dream house" ready in time for the spotlight. The house was given away on national television. But in the race to get it built, sediment also ended up in a nearby stream. Charleston Gazette
Absence of glaciers makes poignant point. It is impossible not to think about global warming, if only for a minute or two, when visiting Yosemite National Park this summer. Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
That very hot subject. An overwhelming percentage of hunters and fishermen say they are concerned about global warming based on personal experience, according to the results of a nationwide survey taken in March and April. Chicago Tribune
Our wasteful ways will finish us off. We must all risk becoming 'environmental bores'. To see the crisis coming and not act would be worse than denying climate change. London Guardian