Arvin City Council member Brar appointed to valley’s Air District Board of Governors (KGET 17 Bakersfield) For the first time ever, the City of Arvin has a voice in decisions being made by the Valley Air District. Arvin City Council member Raji Brar has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Brar’s appointment approved Wednesday night by a vote of cities already represented on the Air District Board. [News Source]

Clean air group totals $271 million in projects in first year (KATC 3 Lafayette) BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A public-private coalition trying to reduce air pollution in a broad swathe of the central United States came up with $271 million worth of projects in its first... [News Source]

Surge Control (Energy Pulse) Suddenly it’s 1970. There’s a war going on that is increasingly unpopular. Nuclear power is coming back. Air pollution (in the guise of global warming) is on the tips of everyone’s tongues. The price of oil is skittering around without real connection to underlying fundamental cause of daily events. [News Source]

Clean air group totals $271 million in projects in first year (The Daily Comet) A public-private coalition trying to reduce air pollution in a broad swathe of the central United States came up with $271 million worth of projects in its first year that saved 125 million gallons of fuel, organizers said Thursday. [News Source]

Clean air group totals $271 million in projects in first year (The Houma Courier) A public-private coalition trying to reduce air pollution in a broad swathe of the central United States came up with $271 million worth of projects in its first year that saved 125 million gallons of fuel, organizers said Thursday. [News Source]

Crusading Suzuki finds it’s not easy being green.

Anti-pollution crusader David Suzuki has attracted that kind of attention, having been lambasted in one newspaper as a wrecker of the environment for using a greenhouse-gas-spewing bus to get around on his trip.

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CBD buildings growing greener. Melbourne property developers are racing to build more energy-efficient, water-saving offices. [News Source]

State to study effect of air pollution on health of children. The Indian government is planning to launch a first ever survey to assess the impact of air pollution on the respiratory health of children. [News Source]

‘Green’ power goal falls short, groups say. Environmental groups Wednesday said Michigan was lagging behind other Midwest states in pushing to create and save energy to ease oil dependence and cut air pollution. [News Source]

Wind turbines planned for ‘08. With legislative and regulatory action this year in Lansing supporting alternative energy, Michigan's leading wind energy proponent is ready to start building in 2008 the first of 90 wind turbines planned for Oceana County. [News Source]

Global warming is real but not a priority. Most Americans believe global warming is real and strongly support policies like investing in renewable energy, higher fuel economy standards and international treaties, they strongly oppose carbon taxes on energy sources that put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. [News Source]