Courier News Online - WHO: Air pollution killing millions (Bridgewater Courier News) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The World Health Organization called on governments Thursday to improve air quality in their cities, saying air pollution prematurely kills two million people a year, with more than half the deaths in developing countries. [News Source]

WHO issues air quality guidelines to reduce deaths. The World Health Organisation said on Thursday that drastically reducing air pollution in cities could prevent 120,000 deaths a year from respiratory infections, heart disease and lung cancer. [News Source]

Improve air quality standards, cut deaths in cities, who urges. Stricter air pollution standards could help reduce an estimated two million premature deaths worldwide each year, officials with the World Health Organization said Thursday. [News Source]

U.N. health agency calls for cleaner air. The U.N. World Health Organization hopes to prevent millions of air pollution-related deaths per year with tough, universal standards for air quality. [News Source]

WHO: Air pollution kills 2M folks a year. The World Health Organization called on governments Thursday to improve air quality in their cities, saying air pollution prematurely kills two million people a year, with more than half the deaths in developing countries. [News Source]

Biofuels industry revs up with Milagro opening. Milagro's opening marks the first biodiesel facility in the Memphis area to sell the renewable, clean-burning fuel made from soybean oil. [News Source]

BP, Shell to pay $1.5 mln in fuel rule case-US EPA. Units of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. and BP Plc. will pay a combined $1.5 million to settle charges that they violated U.S. gasoline standards. [News Source]

Group pushes for use of nuclear energy Representatives of a coalition that's promoting the use of nuclear energy are gathering today at Iowa's only nuclear power plant near Palo. [News Source]

Researchers trek Antarctic to note global warming. Professor Meng Zhou who has been leading expeditions to the Antartic for more than a dozen years has seen big changes in the environment due to the warming climate. [News Source]

Climate change vote steps up pressure on Tories. The minority Conservative government suffered a significant defeat at the hands of the opposition on Wednesday over legislation calling for the implementation of the Kyoto protocol on climate change. [News Source]

Ambrose offers little detail of new green plan. Environment Minister Rona Ambrose said today that it’s time the federal government delivered “a brand new approach to the environment” but she avoided releasing any new details about the Conservative’s anxiously awaited green plan. [News Source]