Make electric power clean, efficient. At the standard residential rate in North Carolina, you can burn a 100-watt light bulb all day for about 20 cents. [News Source]

California leads on warming. Tony Blair, the British prime minister, who worries about global warming more than any other world leader, has finally found an important American ally: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California. [News Source]

Mapleton cleanup lawsuit is dismissed. A judge dismissed a $100 million lawsuit Mapleton City had filed against a now-closed Spanish Fork explosives company, ruling that the city had already released the company from environmental cleanup responsibility in a 1997 agreement. [News Source]

Landfill’s foul smell discussed. What to do about the stench coming from Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility was the focus of part of a five-hour meeting Friday of the board of directors of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District. [News Source]

Anger growing over day-care on tainted site. Parents, environmental groups, and government officials were outraged yesterday that a day-care center had been operating on the polluted site of a former thermometer factory in Gloucester County. [News Source]

Re-designing cities. In New York City a team of architects and urban planners has figured out how some taken-for-granted real estate could make for a healthier environment. They did it by taking to the streets: rethinking how to use pavement, drainage, utilities and landscape; and looking at what other cities are doing. [News Source]

Proposed emissions rules target state’s harbor craft. - Mike Hudson has prowled the waters off San Francisco for the better part of a decade now, like most salmon fishermen eking out a living from dwindling catches and shorter seasons. [News Source]

Ozone and Cholesterol Combine to Cause Heart Disease (Scientific American) Numerous studies have linked heart disease and air pollution, particularly smog. Smog--a toxic brew of chemicals and molecules such as ozone--seems to exacerbate heart disease, leading to an increase in heart attacks and fatalities. [News Source]

EPA Proposes Testing Relief For Industrial Facilities During Emergencies (Logistics Management) The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is proposing to allow owners of certain facilities to request a time extension for conducting performance tests of air pollution controls in times of an emergency, such as an act of nature or other event beyond the control of the facility. [News Source]

Ecological vibe at green festival.

For all their hippy image, festivals are not necessarily good for the environment.

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Hybrid school bus awarded to Sigourney. After lengthly negotiation and communication, the Sigourney Community School District has been awarded one of the first HyBrid School Buses that can attain up to a 40% increase in fuel efficiency. [News Source]