2 years to Summer Games, but potential problems. Two years to the day before the 2008 Beijing Olympics are set to begin, organizers heralded a smooth construction program and shared concerns about potential traffic and pollution problems. [News Source]

HK lawmakers back air pollution protest.

Hong Kong lawmakers are backing a grassroots protest against air pollution, organizers said Monday, after political leader Donald Tsang refused to join in despite launching his own clean air campaign.

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Farmworkers ‘poisoning babies.’ Female farmworkers are inadvertently poisoning their babies because their breast milk has traces of pesticides. [News Source]

Pollution in Zimbabwean capital city exceeds WHO standards. The World Health Organization has said the level of air pollution in Zimbabwe`s capital city of Harare is above set standards, posing a serious risk of acid rain and respiratory illnesses. [News Source]

Driving new technology forward. It isn't easy being green, but Oconomowoc Utilities hopes to help car manufacturers along the way by joining Plug-In Partners, a national campaign urging car makers to speed development of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. [News Source]

Wind farm a good step against global warming. Earth is about 10 years - or 2 degrees - away from irreversible climate change. [News Source]

Just like others considering a presidential bid, Pataki unveils a national energy plan. Gov. George E. Pataki laid out an energy plan that called for cutting American consumption of oil by one-fourth of current levels over the next 10 years. [News Source]

BP’s pipeline trouble. It could take weeks or even months to get oil flowing in Prudhoe Bay again, but analysts say there's no reason to panic. [News Source]

Blair urges home pollution checks. Tony Blair told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat that individuals as well as governments must do their bit to tackle climate change. [News Source]

Air tax hike ‘would hit poorest’. Raising air travel taxes would only hit poorer people, said ministers as MPs accused them of failing to stop transport that fuels global warming. [News Source]

Scientists say melting permafrost could amplify global warming. New research shows that global warming might be worse than expected because of melting permafrost, permanently frozen soil, which can release the "greenhouse" gas, carbon dioxide. [News Source]