Honda takes the fast track to greener technology.

Although motor vehicles are often cited as being a major cause of air pollution, remarkable progress has been made over the past 20 years or more, not only with the vehicles themselves, but at the plants where they are constructed.

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Is organic food worth the bigger price bite? Because children are more at risk of soaking up chemicals from what they eat, the question arises of whether their meals should be organic. [News Source]

Electric car dealerships appearing in Austin. Little vehicles are easy on the wallet, good for the environment, but hybrid rivals offer competition. [News Source]

Texas Association of Business president warns of energy crisis. Texas faces an energy crisis and it must take action to avert it now and avoid souring its image as a good state in which to have a business, Texas Association of Business President Bill Hammond said Wednesday. [News Source]

NDP Leader Jack Layton wants to see fast action on climate change. Federal NDP leader Jack Layton is pointing the finger at the Liberals and Conservatives for putting Canadians behind in meeting Kyoto targets. [News Source]

World first: In 2008, most people will live in cities. Citing population growth rates and migration patterns, United Nations researchers and other experts predict that some time in 2008 more people will live in cities than in rural areas. [News Source]

4×4s to be priced off the road. Gas-guzzling sports cars, 4x4s and people carriers could be priced off the road within five years after a crackdown on carbon emissions to be announced by the European Commission this month. [News Source]

Bushfires’ colossal effect. Victoria's monster bushfires have generated the power of more than 100 atomic bombs and pumped out millions of tonnes of pollution, greenhouse gas and toxic clouds, scientists say. [News Source]

Firm won’t get deal on rates.

A Wood County chemical company that releases more mercury into the environment than any other company in Wisconsin was dealt a setback Thursday in its bid to implement a plan that would reduce the state’s annual mercury emissions by 25%.

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