Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment. Al Gore’s award-winning climate change documentary was littered with nine inconvenient untruths, a judge ruled yesterday. [News Source]

Save the Earth and save money. To inspire you, we've asked a few of our favorite eco-experts to suggest some easy ways you can lessen your household's impact on the environment. [News Source]

Eating roo could cut gas emissions. "Skippy" could soon be on the menu for the climate change-conscious if they take note of a report showing a switch from beef to kangaroo could help cut greenhouse gases. [News Source]

South Korea, US open beef trade talks. South Korea and the United States opened beef trade talks Thursday on Washington's demand for greater access to the Asian nation, which is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]

Count Chocula puts on a healthy mask. In their rush to reap the benefits of whole grains, consumers may be falling for junk food dressed up as health food. [News Source]

Study links diet to prostate cancer. Prostate cancer strikes nearly a quarter-million American men each year — more than any other cancer except skin cancer. But while scientists are still not certain what causes it, they suspect diet and obesity somehow play a role. [News Source]

How shoppers ‘are blinded by shoddy science of firms’. The scientific claims used to sell a wide range of products to health-conscious customers were exposed as dubious or unfounded yesterday. [News Source]

The downside of sunshine. As the region's endless summer wears on into October, Washington area residents are looking at their desiccated lawns and withered shrubs with a deepening sense of malaise about the drought. [News Source]

Vitamin C useless for preventing, treating colds (Windsor Star) NEW YORK - For the average person, popping vitamin C pills is unlikely to ward off the common cold or shorten its length or severity. However, for people exposed to short bouts of extreme physical exercise or cold temperatures, vitamin C may markedly reduce their risk of catching a cold. [News Source]

Some studies show vitamins cause harm (Honolulu Advertiser) Q. I was astounded by your last column that multivitamins and antioxidants may actually cause cancer. I've been taking these more than 10 years to prevent cancer. Why is this not front-page headlines? [News Source]

An organic taste of things to come. "Organic food has reached an all-time high, and consumer demand for Scottish organic beef, lamb, milk and dairy products is going through the roof," says Debs Roberts, development officer at the Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA). [News Source]

Study: Killer whales store pollution found in coastal waters. A 3-year-old killer whale appears to be among the most contaminated orcas living in Puget Sound, contradicting what what government researchers expected to find when they started testing the whales for flame retardant and pesticides in a new study. [News Source]