Indonesia apologises for polluting its neighbours (SABC News) By Sophie Hebden Indonesia's president apologised for the thick smoke covering parts of neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, just days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that air pollution must be cut to protect human health. [News Source]

Indonesia apologises for polluting its neighbours.

Indonesia’s president apologised for the thick smoke covering parts of neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, just days after the WHO warned that air pollution must be cut to protect human health.

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Environmental concerns about waste management were legitimate. The announcement this week that the City of Windhoek was to take over waste disposal management at Ramatex because of underground water pollution represents a victory to environmental groups. [News Source]

Diesel’s dirty image is changing (AP via Yahoo! News) Diesel engines mainly power trucks, buses and construction equipment in the U.S., and they have long been scorned by environmentalists concerned about air pollution. [News Source]

Environment crimes law comes into effect. A law on crimes committed against the environment that was included the Turkish Penal Code will officially come into effect today, 22 months after it was passed by Parliament. [News Source]

New research center to focus on earth’s critical zone. The University of Delaware has announced the formation of a new Center for Critical Zone Research, designed to conduct basic research concerning the Earth's life-sustaining, near-surface environment. [News Source]

WHO issues targets to cut air pollution. For the first time, the WHO has issued global targets for cutting air pollution, and it says at least 2 million people could be saved from early death each year if countries meet them. [News Source]

Carbondale aims to be renewable energy Mecca. While the western portion of Garfield County, CO is booming with oil and gas development, and the associated environmental impacts, the upper end of the county is looking in a different direction for energy production. [News Source]

Wisconsin students work for cleaner campus. Students at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse are getting fired up about renewable energy. [News Source]

Industrial world losing sight of Kyoto targets as greenhouse emissions grow. With few exceptions, the world's big industrialized nations are struggling to meet the greenhouse gas reductions they committed to achieve in the embattled Kyoto pact on climate change. [News Source]

Size of tailings dams sparks new concern over Pebble. The largest of the proposed Pebble dams would be larger than the Three Gorges dam under construction in China, which is the largest dam in the world. [News Source]