Take the lead on emissions.

For more than a decade, the world has been waiting for the United States to step forward and galvanize a global strategy to slow and stabilize the dangerous warming of Earth’s atmosphere and hasten the development of renewable sources of energy.

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Essential conflict: growth vs. green. North Carolina is rapidly growing and demand for fuel is increasing during a time of worldwide concern about adequate supplies and the consequences of consuming fossil-based fuels. [News Source]

The goodliest place. Those who have spent more than a few years in North Carolina know well how seasonal changes as well as long-term growth have affected the environment in which we live. [News Source]

Regulating factory farms. All industries whose manufacturing processes produce noxious byproducts either are regulated by appropriate governmental agencies or should be. [News Source]

All smoked out. Smokers are at high risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which kills its victims slowly, but surely. [News Source]

Residents air fears of ethanol pollutants. Opponents of a proposed ethanol plant told Indiana state environmental officials they worry about air quality and pollutants such as lead, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide the plant will produce. [News Source]

Sinclair, state in talks over air citations. Sinclair Tulsa Refining Co., which agreed last week to pay $5.5 million in fines and pleaded guilty to violating wastewater-pollution regulations, is negotiating with environmental officials regarding a series of violations of state air-quality regulations, a state agency's spokeswoman confirmed. [News Source]

Coal stoves may be banned in 3 Himachal towns. After the Shimla District, use of coal heating stoves and fireplaces are likely to be banned from three other hill stations in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [News Source]

Shanghai to improve medical waste treatment and control. Shanghai, the country's economic hub, has recently promulgated regulations on medical waste treatment to effectively mitigate related pollution to the environment. [News Source]

Seeing green. When Alan Durning's son, Gary, totaled their ancient Volvo last February and the insurance company sent a munificent replacement check for $594, his family made a decision that would land them on national TV: They would go for a year without a car. [News Source]

Study links air pollution to hospital cases (News Interactive) A NEW study has found a strong link between Tamar Valley air pollution and Launceston hospital admissions. [News Source]