China Calls on Foreign Embassies to Halt Pollution Data - Bloomberg

China called on foreign embassies to stop publishing data on air pollution levels in the country, saying that the Chinese government has the sole authority to
release such information.

...The U.S. pollution measurements have been a source of tension because the data periodically paints a worse picture of pollution levels than do Chinese readings.

The threat posed by climate change in Bangladesh | Global development | guardian.co.uk

Millions of poor people in Bangladesh are risking their lives, homes and land because they are forced to live along constantly changing river systems. Christian Aid highlights their plight on World Environment Day and ahead of the Earth summit in Rio this month, where world leaders will meet to secure renewed political commitment to sustainable development

New York: Spring Frost Damaged Over 3 Million Acres of Farmland

Washington D.C. – After a spring freeze that destroyed cropland on farms stretching from Western New York to the Hudson Valley, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s first member of the Senate Agriculture Committee in four decades, is calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to declare 34 New York counties as federal disaster areas.

Science Express-Biodiversity Special flagged off - Thaindian News

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the train that will travel a distance of 18,000 km, culminating at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

...The train has four coaches dedicated to climate change, biodiversity and water and energy conservation.

German Monopolies Agency Sees Green Energy ‘Cost-Tsunami’

The head of Germany’s Monopolies Commission, Justus Haucap, said he fears a “cost-tsunami” for electricity customers as Germany switches to wind and solar power, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing Haucap.

Pressure To Go Green Is Leading to Higher Energy Prices

As the United States continues through the interminable process that will end with the national elections in November, the continued poor state of the economy is playing an increasing part in the debate over the likely outcome. What seems to have slipped from the discussion, however, is the contribution that energy costs are making in their impact on the different economies around the world including that of the United States. That awareness is becoming more evident in the UK, particularly in the debate over Scottish Independence.