A new Congress could mean new environmental priorities.

Some observers hailed the results of Tuesday’s election as the start of new efforts to better protect the environment.

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Gas guzzlers offsetting greenhouse gains. Big trucks and sport-utility vehicles are exacting a price on the environment, says a new federal government report that blames transportation for generating more than a quarter of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions in 2004. [News Source]

Government support necessary for bio-diesel. Some believe that bio-diesel should be treated on par with conventional diesel when it comes to formulating an energy policy for India. [News Source]

Delhi shines on green map. Delhites can breathe easy. Pollution levels in the city are diving. [News Source]

SE Asia seeks new attack against haze. Southeast Asian environment ministers wanting more focused and faster ways of ridding the region of thick haze will set up a panel this week in the Philippines to tackle the issue, officials said. [News Source]

Healthy cities under 9MP. The country is set to create healthy, sustainable cities under the 9th Malaysia Plan with the launch of the National Urbanisation Policy. [News Source]

Beijing does a test run for 2008 Olympics. Visitors to China's capital last weekend saw a city where traffic ran smoothly, skies were blue and colorful flags flapped from bridges that had been carefully swept clean. [News Source]

China’s environment ‘deteriorating’. A report released paints a damning picture of China's "deteriorating environmental conditions" and suggests 51 initiatives that could be implemented to improve the situation. [News Source]

Ivory Coast culls hundreds of pigs after toxic waste dump. The government in Ivory Coast said Thursday it had culled more than 450 pigs that were being raised near sites polluted by toxic waste for fear of contaminating the food chain. [News Source]

Ban older lorries and buses to clean up city. Old lorries, buses and taxis that spew out pollutants would be banned from Carlisle under proposals suggested by a Labour city councillor. [News Source]

Government councils hear about global warming. What will happen to us, our food supply and our environment, if the average yearly temperature rises by six degrees? [News Source]