Dion touts deep emission cuts.

Arguing the atmosphere can no longer be “a free garbage dump,” federal Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has proposed a climate-change plan that would require deep emission cuts by Canada’s big industrial polluters.

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Shipping line to use low-sulfur diesel at Seattle port (KOMO Seattle) Container ships operated by international carrier APL will burn low-sulfur diesel while moored here, the latest move to decrease air pollution from the big boats while they idle in West Coast ports. [News Source]

Meadow man. A native-grass advocate wants homeowners to replace their traditional lawns for energy and water conservation, cleaner waterways, and beauty. [News Source]

Marvin’s organic gardens. Many homeowners with grass to cut and gardens to grow no longer want to rely on chemical fertilizers, fungicides and pesticides that cause harmful runoff into streams and eventually pollute groundwater. [News Source]

It’s not easy going green - but more are hearing the call. You're concerned about global warming. You want to do your part to help prevent the risk of climate change. There's lots of advice out there about how to be a bit more green, as you go about your ordinary life. [News Source]

Using smoke, mirrors and faux trees to tackle global warming. Crazy-sounding ideas for saving the planet are getting a serious look from top scientists, a sign of their fears about global warming and the desire for an insurance policy in case things get worse. [News Source]

Alliance Zeroes In On ‘Nightmare’ Streets (Queens Chronicle) Horn-honking, double-parking, air pollution, treacherous pedestrian crossings and endless gridlock were among the laundry list of grievances aired at the first meeting of the Western Jackson Heights Alliance last week. [News Source]

Alliance Zeroes In On ‘Nightmare’ Streets (Queens Chronicle) Horn-honking, double-parking, air pollution, treacherous pedestrian crossings and endless gridlock were among the laundry list of grievances aired at the first meeting of the Western Jackson Heights Alliance last week. [News Source]

Ethanol: Just one step toward a cleaner environment (South Idaho Press) By early 2008, Mini-Cassia will be the home of two major ethanol plants, making it a key player in the future of what some environmental experts have hailed as an effective means of decreasing air pollution. [News Source]

EPA issues N.E. Community Energy Challenge (Providence Business News) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is challenging communities across New England to examine their energy use, improve energy efficiency, adopt renewable-energy options that both reduce air pollution and save money, and promote energy efficiency and renewable energy to local companies. [News Source]

Alliance Zeroes In On ‘Nightmare’ Streets (Queens Chronicle) Horn-honking, double-parking, air pollution, treacherous pedestrian crossings and endless gridlock were among the laundry list of grievances aired at the first meeting of the Western Jackson Heights Alliance last week. [News Source]