Report backs investment in green technologies.

Canada’s future as a “clean” energy superpower will require substantial investment from industry and many levels of government.

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Conference Board urges emissions reduction. World demand for Canada's resources means government action is needed to prevent a huge increase in pollution, the head of the Conference Board of Canada said Monday. [News Source]

Conference Board says Canada should invest in future as a ‘clean’ energy superpower. Canada's future as a “clean” energy superpower will require substantial investment from industry and many levels of government, says a report from the Conference Board of Canada. [News Source]

DuPont CEO seeks action on climate change. A coalition of businesses and environmental organizations called for congressional action Monday to "slow, stop and reverse" emissions of greenhouse gases tied to global warming. [News Source]

Air pollution is reducing wind speed and precipitation. According to a study by Stanford and NASA researchers, aerosolized particles created from vehicle exhaust and other contaminants can accumulate in the atmosphere and reduce the speed of winds closer to the Earth's surface. [News Source]

Alter climate? Change ways. A new analysis from San Diego City Hall suggests that significant progress could demand life-altering changes for residents. It reflects the challenges of making good on many lawmakers' pledges to substantially combat climate change. [News Source]

In climate controversy, industry cedes ground. Big U.S. industrial companies are acknowledging that fossil fuels are a major cause of global warming whose emissions should be cut significantly over time. [News Source]

How green will Bush turn in State of the Union? President Bush's staff promise that his pronouncements tonight on energy and climate will "knock your socks off" and score headlines "above the fold." [News Source]

Internal rifts cloud Democrats’ opportunity on warming. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is serious about climate change, a complex issue that may be as legislatively difficult and politically treacherous as health care was in the 1990s. [News Source]

Health and science news from UC campuses and labs (UC Newswire) Scientists map air pollution using corn grown in U.S. fields Jan 22, UCI -- Scientists at UC Irvine have mapped fossil fuel air pollution in the United States by analyzing corn collected from nearly 70 locations nationwide. [News Source]

Scientists map air pollution using corn grown in U.S. fields (People’s Daily) Scientists at UC Irvine have mapped fossil fuel air pollution in the United States by analyzing corn collected from nearly 70 locations nationwide. [News Source]