Big brother is ‘going green.’

Some critics complain Big Brother pollutes the airwaves, but this year the reality show is making a big effort to go green.

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Bloomberg to Announce Long-Term Vision for City (New York Times) Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is expected to advocate proposals intended to ease traffic congestion, reduce air pollution, build housing and improve mass transit. [News Source]

Environmental concerns raised at Shell oral hearing. An expert environmental consultant has called for a “belt and braces” approach in preventing pollution of Broadhaven Bay from discharges from the outfall pipe of the Corrib gas terminal. [News Source]

Institutions take action in honor of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rachel Carson's birth in Springdale, the Rachel Carson Homestead Association is honoring her with a program that will reduce sooty school bus exhaust, buy local produce and possibly install low-flow toilets in area hospitals. [News Source]

Living the dream. The couple's 3,700-square-foot Victorian near Roscoe Village is decked out with water-conserving toilets and shower heads, energy-efficient appliances and power-saving tankless water heaters. [News Source]

Eco-friendly dorm promises long-term payback. Recycling, conserving water and reducing the size of her so-called carbon footprint aren't difficult tasks for Saint Xavier University senior Jessica Mossuto -- or any other student who lives in the Catholic college's new Rubloff dorm. [News Source]

For R.I., change is in the wind. Scientists, environmentalists, business people and politicians mingled at the University of Rhode Island’s Bay Campus to learn more about the intricacies of wind power. The event was held by the University of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, the state Office of Energy Resources, and the Washington County Regional Planning Council. [News Source]

Creating the ‘biobelt’. Wisconsin officials hope to establish the state among biofuel industry leaders by joining 11 other states in a new Midwest alternative fuel alliance. [News Source]

Ethanol possibly more harmful than gas. A new study out of Stanford says pollution from ethanol could end up creating a worse health hazard than gasoline, especially for people with asthma and other respiratory diseases. [News Source]

Coyote Valley EIR Warns of Traffic, Air Pollution (The Gilroy Dispatch) Morgan Hill - The downside of building a suburb for 80,000 people in Coyote Valley includes more traffic and smog for South County residents. But the plus side for South County could be many more shoppers living within driving distance of the region's retail hubs. [News Source]

Boxer will ‘hound’ Bush on emissions regulations.

Sen. Barbara Boxer promised to pressure the Bush administration to adopt California-style global warming regulations, saying Wednesday that the Supreme Court “handed us a gift” with its recent landmark decision authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gases as a pollutant.

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