Looking for drilling balance. After narrowly losing in the U.S. House recently, supporters of drilling for oil and gas a few miles off 85 percent of America's coastlines vow they'll be back soon with another such proposal. [News Source]

Power plant cleaning up act. One of the nation's dirtiest coal-fired power plants will become one of the cleanest when equipment under construction at the Winyah Generating Station is put into operation next year. [News Source]

South Carolina officials say they can’t control smelly chicken farms. Despite complaints to board members of the Department of Health and Environmental Control of odors, chicken farm permit was approved. [News Source]

Ontario power pledge can’t be met The Ontario government's election pledge to shut all the province's coal-fired power plants was in tatters yesterday after the independent agency that manages the electricity market said the deadlines cannot be met without jeopardizing the system's reliability. [News Source]

Ontario reneges on coal-power pledge. The Ontario government retreated yesterday from a campaign promise and conceded what has been obvious to its critics for some time: it can't meet a self-imposed deadline to shut down the province's aging coal-burning electricity-generating plants. [News Source]

Coal-plant closures further delayed. The planned shutdown of two coal-fired power plants in Ontario over pollution concerns will have to be delayed for a second time because of potential electricity shortages. [News Source]

How green is my roof? Living roofs can reduce air and noise pollution, cool down the city and soak up rainwater. [News Source]

Aircraft emissions. Airliners burn tax-free, high-octane fuel, which dumps hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2 into the most sensitive part of the atmosphere. [News Source]

Fuel-Tech N.V. Awarded Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $2.6 Million (RedNova) Fuel-Tech N.V. (Nasdaq: FTEK), a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced two air pollution control orders from a Southeastern utility alliance partner totaling $2.6 million. [News Source]

Study says air pollution kills 1,600 in Hong Kong each year (India Daily) About 1,600 people are killed each year in Hong Kong by illnesses related to air pollution, according to a study released on Thursday by Hong Kong universities. The research results were announced as Hong Kong's worsening air quality has become one of the most hotly debated topics in the city. [News Source]

School buses must make fuel switch. School buses in Walker County, GA will be among the first vehicles required to use a different mix of diesel fuel, school officials said. [News Source]