Body formed to review degrading environment.

Amid claims by the environment ministry of controlling the organic pollutants, the Pakistani National Assembly on Thursday decided to formulate a subcommittee to review the overall environmental situation in the country.

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Ground pollution widespread in Gush Dan. When the Tel Aviv Water Authority discovered serious groundwater contamination six years ago on the site of the former Israel Military Industries factory Magen, it thought the problem was contained. However, research indicates the problem is widespread throughout the greater Tel Aviv region and covers huge areas of Gush Dan, with several contamination sites. [News Source]

Nitrogen dioxide levels on the rise in Capital: Report. A trend report on air pollution shows there has been a fall in the levels of pollutants like CO, RSPM and SPM, however, there has been a rise in the levels of NOx during 1995 to 2005. [News Source]

Dutch arrest two over toxic ship Probo Koala. Dutch authorities have arrested two people on suspicion of breaking laws in handling an oil tanker's toxic waste, which was later found in Ivory Coast and blamed for killing 10 people, prosecutors said on Friday. [News Source]

Technology equals power. Researchers and industry have made great progress in technology for coal gasification, electricity generation, emissions control, carbon dioxide capture and storage and hydrogen production, but these technologies have never been combined and tested in a single plant. [News Source]

Teaching an old house new tricks. "The biggest environmental challenge [is] improving homes that are already built," says Lorraine Gauthier, who leads a project that shows Canadians how their houses can be retrofitted to cut their GHG emissions by two-thirds. [News Source]

Green answer is blowing in the wind. Carbon credits, carbon certificates and carbon offsets are serious currency, generating a worldwide income thought to exceed $300 million a year as Westerners panic about the impact of their lives on the planet. [News Source]

City receives grant to help buy 4 electric vehicles. City fleet officials have been awarded a $28,800 state grant to help buy four electric vehicles that will be used by parking-meter readers downtown. [News Source]

House committee holds climate change resolution. The House Environment, Energy & Technology Committee voted to sit on a resolution that acknowledges human impact on climate change and calls for policies to reduce Idaho's dependence on fossil fuels. [News Source]

Alaska industry tagged biggest polluter. A new study that estimates the amount of global-warming-related carbon dioxide emissions the state spews into the atmosphere each year has found that it's a big number, and it's getting bigger every year. [News Source]

Clean Energy plans to use $5m investment to expand Bakersfield plant. Clean Energy Systems Inc., has closed on the first $5 million of a $13 million round of funding through the sale of preferred stock to two Canadian manufacturers. [News Source]