Rome Plans Public Transport Switch to Biodiesel (Planet Ark) MILAN - Rome plans to switch its public transport to a fuel mix containing 20 percent biodiesel as the ancient city choking on car exhaust fumes aims to cut air pollution and join global efforts to fight climate change. [News Source]

Tories look abroad for emission cuts.

The Conservative government might let Canadian polluters meet greenhouse gas emission targets by investing in foreign projects, Environment Minister John Baird suggested yesterday.

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Imagine an earth without calamities. Tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis: Mother Nature seems to have it in for our world these days. [News Source]

Land mine? Gore gains benefits from zinc operation. Al Gore has profited from zinc mining that has released millions of pounds of potentially toxic substances near his farmstead, but there is no evidence the mine has caused serious damage to the environment in the area or threatened the health of his neighbors. [News Source]

Emissions row divides carmakers. Europe's motor industry can't decide how to deal with tough new limits on carbon emissions. [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]

Federation has had an impact on the environment. From its meager beginnings, the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs has been a driving force in the protection of the state's land and resources. [News Source]

PNM presents info, timetable on power plant. The Valencia County Commission heard a presentation from Public Service Company of New Mexico last Wednesday evening about a new clean-burning fossil fuel plant at the Rio Grande Industrial Park in Rio Communities. [News Source]

Work continues to reduce air pollution, improve Great Lakes. A Niagara Falls facility that turns municipal solid waste into steam and electricity is looking for a renewed air pollution control permit from the state. [News Source]

Liberals propose “absolute cap” on pollution. Stephane Dion unveiled on Friday a toughened Liberal environment policy that would require strict reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from 700 large industrial companies and impose hefty penalties on those who do not comply. [News Source]

Developer sued over Hunters Point toxics. A development firm building 1,600 new homes at the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard has allowed clouds of toxic construction dust to escape from the site, exposing neighbors and schoolchildren to potentially harmful, airborne asbestos, two company executives say. [News Source]