Al Gore is bringing the global warming issue back in the book stores later this year when the former vice president releases "Our Choice" in November. This is a follow up to Gore's ''An Inconvenient Truth," which was released which was released in 2006.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Gore's book will be printed on 100% recycled paper. All proceeds from the book will be donated to Alliance for Climate Protection

A study spanning sixty years has shown that overnight temperatures in Ohio have gradually risen, and experts are left wondering what it means. Ohio State University researcher Jeffrey Rogers is now looking into whether the warmer Ohio nights may be a sign of global warming.

Rogers figures indicate that the difference between average summer nighttime low and average nighttime high temperatures in Cleveland is 1.5 degrees. In Columbus the difference is much greater, with nighttime temperatures having increased by 3 degrees. Day time temperatures have remained largely constant.

What Rogers and his fellow researchers currently believe is that increasing clouds and humidity are making heat retention more likely, thus the higher nighttime temps. This theory falls in line with other global studies, says the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Non-native animals are destroying the habitat, and ravaging the continent's scarce water supply.

A study conducted by the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre in Australia's capital city of Canberra found that the country's one million feral camels are running wild in the desert, destroying precious water sources. Another study is recommending that livestock farmers switch from cows, sheep, and pigs to kangarooms because they expel less methane, a gas said to contribute to global warming.

In the report, Murray McGregor said, "Eat a camel today, I've done it. It's beautiful meat. It's a bit like beef. It's as lean as lean, it's an excellent health food."

Camels are not native to Australia, and were introduced to the continent as pack animals by European settlers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. However, as railways and roads spread across the continent, they were released into the wild. with no natural predators, these newcomes ate voraciously, destroying habitats and spreading disease.

Now, as water becomes even more scarce in Australia, they country is being forced to closely monitor their water supplies and look at any way to preserve even just a few extra drops of water.

According to the group "Save the Buckeye", global warming could push the iconic buckeye tree out of Ohio and into the land of blue & maize. The coalition of environmental activists and outdoor enthusiasts has put up a billboard in Columbus warning about the fate of the buckeye, and backers are planning to hold rallies during football tailgating events. It's a clever way of capturing the attention for a serious subject, and organizers are hoping to channel Ohio pride into environmental awareness.

"Save the Buckeye" has put up a billboard next to the Buckeye Hall of Fame and Cafe along a highway near Ohio Stadium. The advertisement reads "Michigan Buckeye? Global Warming is Sending Ohio's Buckeye North."

The buckeye is the official state tree of Ohio, despite being found in other midwest states as well. It's also provided the name for Ohio State University's sports teams, whose archrival in football is the University of Michigan.

Thus far, Save the Buckeye does not have proof that the buckeye has been pushed up north, but says that global warming threatens to make that happen eventually. If global warming continues, the buckeye could make its way up to colder climates such as Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and President George Bush urged residents of New Orleans region to flee area Hurricane Gustav takes aim on the city which ravaged just three years ago by Hurricane Katrina.

Nagin proclaimed that Gustav was "The mother of all storms" and added that looting, which plagued the city after Katina would not be tolerated as anyone being caught would be put in the state penitentiary and not just city jail.

Bush, in a much more proactive approach to his vacation during the crisis in 2005, told reporters:

"The message to the people of the Gulf Coast is, this storm is dangerous. There's a real possibility of flooding, storm surge, and high winds. ... Do not put yourself in harm's way, or make rescue workers take unnecessary risks."

Here is video of what they had to say before the storm hit landfall:

The Democrats, who had been able to portray Republicans for their poor response to Hurricane Katrina, may be in a world of hurt as former Chairman of the DNC Don Fowler seemed to find delight in the fact that Hurricane Gustav is heading towards New Orleans on the day that the GOP is set to start their National Convention and formally elect John McCain their candidate for the general election.

Fowler, who was Charmain of the Democratic National Committee from 1995-1997, stated on camera

"The hurricane’s going to hit New Orleans about the time they start. [Chuckle] The timing is — at least it appears now that it’ll be there Monday. That just demonstrates that God’s on our side. [Laughter] Everything’s cool."

Hurricane Gustav is currently a category 4 Hurricane with winds as high as 140 miles per hour being currently reported. The path is heading towards Louisiana and many fear the same type of disaster that happened in 2005 which ravaged the city of New Orleans because cities poor levies and the fact that the city sits below sea level.

A bipartisan effort spearheaded by senior Ohio Senator George Voinovich (R), along with Democrats Senator Sherrod Brown and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson have come together to support funding for the Great Lakes. The group is asking John McCain and Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to commit $20 billion over five years to restore the Great Lakes

"We have come a long way since the days of the 'Burning River,' but our Great Lakes are still plagued by the invasion of non-native species and sewage overflows that foul our waterways and beaches," said U.S. Senator George Voinovich. "As co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, I am hopeful that the presidential candidates will join our fight to protect our drinking water, economy, health and way of life and support full funding for Great Lakes restoration at $20 billion over five years. I also call on the candidates to support the Executive Order to put in place an orchestral leader to oversee the restoration efforts in the Great Lakes."

The money would be spent on the following :

-- Ballast water management legislation to keep destructive invasive species out of the lakes

-- Great Lakes Legacy Act to clean up toxic pollution in 26 Areas of Concern

You may want to think twice before you take a dip Villa Angela State Park; Euclid State Park; Huntington Beach; Camp Perry; and Lakeshore Park. More than 25% of samples pass national standards of bacteria in the water. The Cleveland area was 2nd last in the nation with the Chicago area coming dead last in the water quality study conducted by Natural Resources Defense Council.

Nancy Stoner, director of NRDC’s clean water project said in the press release:

“Some families can’t enjoy their local beaches because they are polluted and kids are getting sick – largely because of human and animal waste in the water,”

According to an Associated Press survey of 28 major metropolitan areas, prescription and non-prescription drugs were found in the watersheds of more than a few cities. Data was obtained from 62 major water providers and independent researchers.

Test procedures at each location varied wildly. Some researchers tested for more drugs than others. In all, 35 said that they tested, four said tests were negative, and three were awaiting results. 27 locations said that they did not test watershed supplies.

At least one pharmaceutical or byproduct was detected in the treated drinking water supplies. Coffee and tobacco are widely used, and researchers said that their byproducts are often a good indicator for the presence of pharmaceuticals. Researchers therefore routinely test for, and quite often find, caffeine and the metabolite in nicotine, cotinine, more often than any other drugs.

The following metro ares tested positive for the presence of drugs:

Arlington, Texas: 1 (unspecified pharmaceutical)

Atlanta: 3 (acetaminophen, caffeine and cotinine)

Cincinnati: 1 (caffeine)

Columbus, Ohio: 5 (azithromycin, roxithromycin, tylosin, virginiamycin and caffeine)

Concord, Calif.: 2 (meprobamate and sulfamethoxazole)

Denver: (unspecified antibiotics)

In 2005, President George W. Bush signed into law a broad energy bill that will extend Daylight Savings Time by four weeks. The United States had previously observed DST from the first Sunday in April through the last Sunday in October, however under the new law DST begins in March and ends in November. The new period of DST went into effect in 2007, and continues again this year.

In 2008, Daylight Savings Time will begin on 2:00 a.m. March 9, which is this upcoming weekend. At this time, you will need to turn your clocks ahead one hour.

In other Daylight Savings Time related news, a new study out of Indiana shows that while conventional wisdom has claimed that DST saves on energy, that's simply not the case.

According to the Wall Street Journal, who first reported on the Indiana study, springing forward may actually waste energy rather than save it.

The study, which was conducted by the University of California-Santa Barbara economics professor Matthew Kotchen and Ph.D. student Laura Grant, looked at how extending daylight savings time across Indiana worked out. What they found was that it mostly had negative results:

• Residential electricity usage increased between 1 percent and 4 percent, amounting to $8.6 million a year.