Biofuels would be disaster for state. The movement toward biofuels as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels is a greenscam' with potentially disastrous consequences. [News Source]

Capitalism sans risk. They are being hailed in some circles as "capitalists with a conscience" — as bold, visionary, see-beyond-the-horizon risk-takers, helping to finance a clean energy revolution that will wean the country from fossil fuel dependency. [News Source]

DNREC releases annual statewide toxics report. The annual toxics report, released this week by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) shows that in 2004, Indian River Power Plant was again the dirtiest facility in the state. [News Source]

Health threat ousted. Portsmouth Regional Hospital has received the Making Medicine Mercury Free Award, a prestigious national award given by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). [News Source]

Critic opposes Fresno rail plan. Council Member Brian Calhoun will ask his colleagues today to join him in opposing plans to lengthen a stretch of railroad track in northwest Fresno. [News Source]

Judge allows expansion of industrial site. The Tejon Ranch Co. cleared a major legal hurdle on Friday that will allow it to develop another part of its sprawling property despite concerns from environmental organizations. [News Source]

County has low particulate levels. Results from measurements taken for particulates and volatile organic compounds in Garfield County point to some possible trends. [News Source]

EPA: Perma-Fix in violation. Perma-Fix of Dayton, long a source of complaints from neighbors about sickening odors from its industrial waste treatment plant, has been cited by the U.S. EPA for alleged air quality violations that may go back as far as 1987. [News Source]

Plant cited for alleged air pollution violations. The U.S. EPA cited an Ohio plant that recycles used oil and industrial waste for allegedly violating air pollution control laws by failing to apply for permits when modifying its operations. [News Source]

ADEM proposes big fine for oil company’s polluting in Conecuh. A Dallas-based oil company should pay a fine triple the amount of the average air pollution penalty, according to an announcement by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. [News Source]

Air-quality information to keep coming. Forsyth County will continue a program that provides the public with information about local air quality. [News Source]