Indonesians pray for rain ahead of haze meeting. Hundreds of people prayed for rain on Wednesday in an Indonesian province hard-hit by forest fires as south-east Asian environment ministers prepared to gather to discuss ways to tackle smoke haze covering the region. [News Source]

Hong Kong’s Tsang vows economic, anti-pollution focus. Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang endured heckling on Wednesday as he pledged to improve people's livelihoods and tackle pollution while strengthening the city's role as a financial centre for Chinese yuan-backed business. [News Source]

Cabbie exhaust filters ‘harmful’. New exhaust filters fitted to London's black cabs increase emissions. [News Source]

Freezing the dead. Crematoriums in Norfolk, England may one day offer an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation -freezing the dead. [News Source]

Diesel is going greener, cleaner and less smelly. Diesel - the pairing of cheap fuel and reliable engines that belched black pollutants skyward over a century's growth in the transportation industry - is turning greener. [News Source]

Cleaner diesel about to become road reality. The switch to new ultra-clean diesel fuel is going smoothly and supplies should be readily available at pumps when the rules take effect on Sunday, U.S. officials said Tuesday. [News Source]

Cleaner diesel fuel is set to pump. Ultralow-sulfur diesel fuel will start hitting U.S. fuel pumps this month, opening the door for auto makers to expand the use of European diesel technology in U.S. cars and light trucks. [News Source]

‘Green’ in Aggie blue. Five new shuttle buses in Aggie, Utah are giving up diesel fuel for compressed natural gas. [News Source]

New diesel a clear winner. Starting Sunday, most diesel pumps across the nation will flow with fuel that is dramatically cleaner, the first step in a decades-long effort to curb air pollution that can trigger asthma attacks, cause cancer and take years off lives. [News Source]

Conte refuge in danger. Endangered birds, fish and plants in Massachusetts are disproportionately threatened by global warming, according to a new report that identifies a massive New England wildlife refuge as a potential casualty of the shifting climate. [News Source]

PM plans ‘intensity’ alternative to Kyoto. Prime Minister Harper said that greenhouse-gas targets in the new environmental policy will be “intensity-based,” a system that effectively scuttles Canada's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. [News Source]