US urges China to clean up environment (Independent Online) The US has urged China to clean up its environment ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, after China's top environmental agency warned Beijing citizens to stay home to avoid serious air pollution. [News Source]

Saving planet is now a necessity. Acting to save the planet is no longer merely a personal virtue. It is a necessity to compensate for an almost unfathomable, horrific truth: Humans are damaging the earth so severely that our days are probably numbered. [News Source]

BHP plan poses real risks. BHP's proposal has profound implications for Ventura County residents and all Californians, the full range of which must be considered before we allow this unprecedented alteration of our energy infrastructure and our coastal environment. [News Source]

Going nuclear: A green makes the case. In the early 1970s when I helped found Greenpeace, I believed that nuclear energy was synonymous with nuclear holocaust, as did most of my compatriots. Thirty years on, my views have changed. [News Source]

Hudson River still needs help. In recent years, New York has made significant progress in restoring and revitalizing the Hudson River and its shoreline communities by improving water quality and providing new public access. [News Source]

It’s hard work being good. It's time to take a stand; every choice you make tomorrow will be environmentally friendly and socially responsible. [News Source]

Are the dangers of global warming overhyped? No. The media have paid relatively scant serious attention to scientifically proven evidence that manmade production of greenhouse gases has resulted in a potentially catastrophic increase in global atmospheric and sea temperatures. [News Source]

SDG&E must deliver cleaner energy. While the San Diego Gas & Electric Co. plant is still a welcome source of new power for North County, the city of Escondido must not be asked to accept more pollution than it was promised by the utility. [News Source]

Breathing easier. After complaints alleging violations of Nebraska's Clean Indoor Air Act in the Grand Island area several businesses have gone smoke free. [News Source]

Cleaning up El Toro. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is endorsing a Navy plan to remove at least 2,000 cubic yards of earth at the old El Toro base. [News Source]

Residents dread new mining outfit. When the Glenbrook Nickel Company plant shut down in 1998 many in the working-class neighborhoods of Bunker Hill and Eastside dreamt of a future when they could breathe a sigh of relief. [News Source]