Consumers should not overestimate the contributions of alternative fuel. Gov. Jeb Bush stated that domestic and imported sugarcane ethanol would have a positive impact on Florida's economic and environmental future, and I agree. [News Source]

Meet the standard. The Houston-Galveston-Brazoria region does not meet the minimum federal standard for ozone, a component of unhealthy and irritating smog. [News Source]

What you can do to help. Even slight changes in habits and lifestyle can help improve the health of the oceans. [News Source]

Florida Power and Light invests in solar power. By next spring, a structure in Rothenbach Park is expected to produce enough energy to power 44 homes. [News Source]

For Tacoma – and for the world ‘cool mayors’ in Washington going green in Tacoma. In ways big and small, Tacoma is working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the environment. [News Source]

Iowa spinning corn into gold. A national boom in the use of ethanol has almost doubled the value of the corn harvest. [News Source]

Pediatricians fight to keep study alive. In private conversations across the country this holiday break, pediatricians are buttonholing their congressmen and making a heartfelt plea: Save the National Children's Study. [News Source]

City pushes back against power plant.

Chelsea environmental leaders have expressed outrage that an energy company has begun the process to gain state approval for a diesel-burning power plant despite community and City Council opposition.

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Test Shows Birmingham Violates Air Pollution Rule on First Day (WSFA Montgomery) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Air pollution continues to be a major problem in Jefferson and Shelby counties. A test Tuesday in north Birmingham showed the area in violation of a new air pollution standard on the first day it was being enforced. [News Source]

What to do if you’re dreaming of a green Christmas. Christmas comes once a year but its impact on the environment lasts much longer. [News Source]

Fuel-cell car production gets EPA green light. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cleared the way for automakers to produce hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars to meet zero-emission vehicle requirements in California and 10 other states. [News Source]