Famed televangelist Pat Robertson, previously known for claiming that Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters were signs from God, announced this week that he's now a believer in the phenomonon called "global warming" and subscribes to the notion that human kind is responsible for the crisis. The impetus for Robertson's conversion? The recent heat wave that's baked the East Coast. Let's get it straight: devastating hurricane that derives it's energy from the heat of the ocean's surface? Act of God. High temperatures in August? Unequivocally global warming. Who knew a hot summer was all it would take to convince skeptics?

In the meantime, The Wall Street Journal, known for its conservatism, reports that, DCI, a public relations firms in the employ of Exxon Mobil is most likely responsible for an internet video that pokes fun of Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth. The spoof video lobs the same lazy attacks that have stuck to Gore for years (mostly that he's boring), despite his obvious warmth and self-deprecating humor. Can't an oil company hire somebody talented to come up with a new ungrounded criticism? After all, if you're going to make fun of somebody for being boring, at least avoid being boring while you're doing it. We at the Green Room would certainly never drone on and on and on with some one-trick pony of a joke attacking people we don't... Oops. Moving on.

It's increasingly hip for Hollywood stars to devote their cash and attention to environmental causes, but this week basketball superstar Yao Ming joined the ranks. The 7-foot-5 center says, "Endangered species are our friends," and has vowed to give up shark fin soup, which is a delicacy in China. It's unclear how much shark fin soup Ming was eating before his pledge, but there are those who assert that an Asian man didn't grow to a comically tremendous height by devouring just any old commonly available, non-endangered animal.

Seen Sting's abs lately? Then you're missing out. Reports indicate that the pop icon and devoted yoga practitioner was seen wondering around Midtown Manhattan in yoga pants and a revealing tee shirt. Either he was fresh from a session or he's lost his mind. We're pulling for option A.

The Governator may sometimes look less than green (particularly from his seat in one of his many Hummers) when pitted against environmentally focused opponent Phil Angelides, but Arnold is pushing back. Earlier this week, shortly before Bill Clinton's foundation launched the multi-city Clinton Climate Initiative, Schwarzenegger announced an international partership to take action against global warming with Prime Minister Tony Blair. Critics complain that the agreement is for show only and shouldn't be taken seriously. Coincidentally, during a news conference the pair joked about Blair appearing in Terminator 4. Blair may not be a very convincing defender against homicidal machines, but at least that way Paris Hilton would know who he is.