News developments didn’t completely stop during the year-end holiday season and that exotic trip to distant beaches you took (or wish you had taken) that kept you apart from your 24/7 tablet, laptop, Droid, iPhone, and e-mail.

U of Michigan/Union of Concerned Scientists to focus on social sciences and climate communications.

Next month’s Valentine’s Day weekend will include an effort by faith groups to increase congregations’ awareness of climate concerns.

For those grooving on climate communications — and in particular on the science of climate science communications — it doesn’t get much better than this.

A blogger offers some practical advice on avoiding a climate change brouhaha with relatives gathered around the holiday dining table.

Borrowing the approach of Twitter — and then one-upping it — a science museum writer devises five two-word soundbites to capture the heart, or perhaps guts, of the climate change issue.

Confused and dissatisfied customers prompt Coca-Cola to deep-six its white Polar Bear cans aimed at heightening awareness of climate risks. Through February, Polar Bears still rule … but on traditional red Coke cans.