Metro has switched sides in air pollution fight: Ross (Burnaby NewsLeader) To Patricia Ross, Metro Vancouver’s strategy to build waste-fired energy plants is diametrically opposed to its past positions in defence of Lower Mainland air quality. [News Source]

Environmental issues see gains, losses in 2009 legislative session. A new chapter in Oregon's environmental legacy was written during the 2009 session in Salem. Dominated by the economy and budget issues, the legislature took some bold steps for the environment- and called a timeout in others. [News Source]

Benefits of natural gas utility should be Cordova’s future. Alaska intrastate Gas Co. has been working closely with the city of Cordova for the past year to bring gas utility service to the homes and businesses of Cordova. Most of rural Alaska has never had access to natural gas or its benefits until now. [News Source]

Detroit Electric discusses Asian ambitions. Last week, the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Detroit Electric Holdings announced plans to jointly research, develop, market and sell fully electric vehicles in China. [News Source]

Natural gas: the Rodney Dangerfield of fuels. Natural gas, which is the source of most of our energy, gets no respect. [News Source]

Is a half-assed climate bill worth supporting? Probably. Among people who think we need strong, rapid action to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and avoid dangerous climate change there's been great hand-wringing over whether or not to support the House climate and energy bill, which is now cruising on over to the Senate. [News Source]

Global warming, air pollution and children’s lungs. Our nation's efforts to stop global warming were in the news this week with the passage of historical legislation. [News Source]

EPA proposes new standards for large ships. The US Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to reduce emissions from ocean-going vessels. [News Source]

Another step to cleaner air for Virginia. The entire state of Virginia will benefit from the cleaner air on the horizon, but the biggest beneficiaries will be residents of the communities the plants call home. [News Source]

Topping off tanks is illegal. The days of asking a gas station attendant to top off your tank for that little bit of extra fuel are over, according to the Department of Environmental Quality. [News Source]

Opponents of AMP call amendment “unfair perk” An amendment to the state worker’s compensation budget which could significantly reduce construction costs for the proposed American Municipal Power Generating Station is being call “another unfair Ohio perk for coal” by the Sierra Club. [News Source]