Governor signs $131.4 billion budget after vetoing $112 million (San Francisco Chronicle) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a $131.4 billion budget Friday _ the first on-time state spending plan in six years _ after vetoing $112 million for programs ranging from court translators to air pollution control. "It's a great day to celebrate. It'... [News Source]

Clean Energy, Leading U.S. Natural Gas Fuel Supplier, Pledges to Support San Pedro Bay Ports’ New Air Pollution (RedNova) Will Build Natural Gas Fueling Stations Convenient to Port Truckers, Offer Special Financing to Help Fleets and Individual Owner-Operators Acquire New Natural Gas Trucks Clean Energy, leading U.S. [News Source]

Clean Energy, Leading U.S. Natural Gas Fuel Supplier, Pledges to Support San Pedro Bay Ports’ New Air Pollution (The Auto Channel) Clean Energy, leading U.S. supplier of liquefied and compressed natural gas (LNG and CNG) vehicle fuel and related services, has announced full support for the goals of the new San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan. The company has pledged to build three new natural gas fueling stations that will be conveniently accessible to cargo container truckers serving the Port of Los Angeles and the [News Source]

Harvest yields global warning. Previous plant experiments led most researchers to forecast that global warming might lead to improved crop yields. New research challenges that belief. [News Source]

Gene find may prevent pollution. Scientists may have found a way to allow many plants to draw nitrogen from the air and thus reduce the need for fertilizer. [News Source]

Approval near for control of small engines’ emissions. Federal regulators signaled Thursday that they are ready to approve California's effort to limit air pollution from small engines like lawn mowers. [News Source]

China rolls out the big guns, aiming for a dry Olympics. 37,000 peasants have been enlisted by the Chinese government to help produce rain in parched areas. [News Source]

NSW urged to adopt SA’s emissions policy. Environment groups say the New South Wales Government should follow the lead of South Australia and legislate to reduce greenhouse emissions. [News Source]

Kyoto climate pact backers waver as emissions rise. Five years after berating Washington for pulling out, many backers of the UN's Kyoto Protocol are wavering in the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Global warming perk disputed. A new study is study shows that global warming may not lead to greater crop yields. [News Source]

Carbon trading will not cut airline emissions, says BA. Greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft, increasingly implicated in climate change, will continue to grow even if the airlines join Europe's emissions trading scheme (ETS) which is designed to cut them, British Airways' chief economist admitted yesterday. [News Source]