Green roof proposed for Whole Foods Market. While the foul remnants of the area’s industrial past linger beneath the future Whole Foods Market in Gowanus, environmentalists are dreaming of a greener future—beginning on the store’s roof. [News Source]

Watchdog probing Chinese pollution data.

China’s environmental watchdog is investigating whether local officials submitted fake pollution data to the central government after failing to meet annual clean air targets.

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Council seeking alternative ways to dispose of bodies. Burials in unmarked graves with bio-degradable coffins may be the only way to beat pollution and a chronic lack of graveyard space in Croydon. [News Source]

Council seeking alternative ways to dispose of bodies. Burials in unmarked graves with bio-degradable coffins may be the only way to beat pollution and a chronic lack of graveyard space in Croydon, England. [News Source]

Trailer Bridge joins green partnership. Trailer Bridge Inc. is part of a voluntary collaboration between the freight industry and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that aims to increase energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. [News Source]

Dairy cows join effort to corral greenhouse gases. Dairy cows are efficient converters of feed and water into high-quality milk, but a new project in California could demonstrate their power to save the planet from global warming. [News Source]

Phytoplankton aid in greenhouse gas control. According to scientist Wendy Wang at the University of Maryland, phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide, a primary contributor to global warming. [News Source]

Building projects go green. The green-building movement, stressing low water use, natural and recycled materials and renewable energy sources, has been slow to come to Kentucky but is begining to take hold in Louisville. [News Source]

Smoking car is like a smoking gun in Davis. A campaign encouraging Davis County commuters to tattle on smokers is paying off in growing ranks of informants - and, hopefully, cleaner air, say health officials. [News Source]

EPA sued for Valley air ruling. Environmental and community groups are suing the federal government, claiming it ignored data showing high levels of airborne dust, smoke and soot in the San Joaquin Valley when it ruled in October that the region met clean air standards. [News Source]

In 2006, state turned away energy giant. A plan to build a $1.4 billion, 600 megawatt coal-fired power plant stoked a grass-roots fire that spread, albeit slowly, from local citizens to their elected representatives. [News Source]