Utilities commission hears comments on Duke coal plant, pollution. Duke Energy Corp. should push energy-saving measures and generate power from renewable sources before going ahead with a $2 billion plan to build more coal-burning generators, speakers at a public hearing said Thursday. [News Source]

Schwarzenegger signs landmark global warming deal. Under a landmark deal reached Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats, California would become the first state to impose a limit on all greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

US direct action: How American cities have bypassed Bush on Kyoto. It is not just the state of California that is bypassing the authority of the US government to take action on global warming. [News Source]

Going the distance for the environment. Environmentally minded travelers can ease their worries about creating pollution when they book a trip through Travelocity or Expedia by making a donation to offset carbon emissions. [News Source]

Emissions cut in cards for state? Some Wisconsin officials said today that the state should follow the lead of California's governor and legislative leaders, who agreed Wednesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Kansas leaders say they’ll wait for federal carbon caps. Kansas officials said Thursday they'd prefer to wait for the federal government to place new caps on carbon emissions rather than follow California's aggressive approach to curb global warming. [News Source]

Emission deal waits for impact. The historic deal reached this week by the governor and Democratic leaders to curb global warming has put California in the national spotlight as the first state to fight greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Warm welcome for clean air bill. Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic leaders endorsed landmark legislation Wednesday that could serve as a national model for combating global warming and, according to Silicon Valley business leaders, spur a wave of clean energy technology. [News Source]

Skico joins global-warming lawsuit. The Aspen Skiing Co. joined an alliance of environmentalists, businesses, governments and other interests Thursday in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case to try to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

California sets global example with historic deal to reduce emissions. The state of California is embarking on a ground-breaking effort to curb global warming, following an agreement between Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democrat-dominated state legislature, to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent by 2020. [News Source]

California plan to cut gases splits industry. While high-technology companies have lined up behind the move, arguing that it will put California at the forefront of alternative energy development, most of those representing basic industries contend that it will retard the economy. [News Source]