And we have a little herb garden which survived the winter thanks to global warming. It makes me feel like a cool old Italian housewife that I kept my rosemary alive outside all winter.

Globalization as defined by rich people like us is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet you are talking about cell phones you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.

Yet in this global economy no jobs are safe. High-speed Internet connections and low-cost skilled labor overseas are an explosive combination.

It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven.

Climate change is a global issue - from the point of view of the Earth's climate a molecule of CO2 emitted in Bejing is the same as a molecule emitted in Sydney.

Geoengineering - the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the earth's climate to offset global warming - is a nightmare fix for climate change.

If left unchecked global change will create violent conflict torrential storms shrinking coastlines and irreversible catastrophe.

Bill Gates is a relative newcomer to the fight against global warming but he's already shifting the debate over climate change.

Some people call it global warming some people call it climate change. What is the difference?

All cities do face similar significant trends in the future... most importantly global warming and climate change.