Air advisory issued for Twin Cities (5 Eyewitness News) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The MPCA has issued an Air Pollution Health Advisory this weekend for the Twin Cities area -- including Stillwater and neighboring western Wisconsin. [News Source]

Residents line up against trash facility.

Residents who live near the site of a proposed trash transfer facility in Milford, MA spoke out against the project at a meeting with selectmen last week.

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Candidates’ talk turns ‘green.’ Senate hopefuls in Thursday's primary to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Bill Frist discussed global warming, energy, forest conservation. [News Source]

UN concerned about Lebanon oil slick. The UN Environment Program today expressed "grave concern" over the environmental crisis unfolding off the Lebanese coast, where thousands of tonnes of fuel are gushing into the sea after Israeli aircraft bombed a power plant. [News Source]

Green, inexpensive way to cool off. It won't solve the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, but millions of Japanese "salary men" can thank increased environmental awareness for being a bit more comfortable this summer. [News Source]

Lebanon oil slick ‘worst environmental disaster’ in Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is threatened by its worst ever environmental disaster after Israel's bombing of a power plant in Lebanon sent thousands of tonnes of fuel gushing into the sea, the environment minister charged on Saturday. [News Source]

China’s breakneck growth has become globe’s pollution problem. Researchers worry that as China consumes more fossil fuels to feed its energy-hungry economy, the U.S. could see a sharp increase in trans-Pacific pollution that could affect human health, worsen air quality and alter climate patterns. [News Source]

Contractor turns new page in green building. M.A. Mortenson, the big construction company that built the new Minneapolis library, reused or recycled 95 percent of the old downtown library in the process -- not counting the books. [News Source]

Mow ‘green’. Homeowners can do their part to reduce air pollutants, by using fuels with a 10 percent ethanol mix. [News Source]

Scientists take a peek into the past. The warmest six months in a century. That's where the first half of 2006 ranked, and that was before the July heat wave cooked much of the northern hemisphere. [News Source]

Capital Pollution Solution? To save the planet from global warming (oh, and also to generate millions in profits), Richard Sandor has created the first market in the United States for the trading of greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]