First Nationwide Child Health And Air Pollution Study Commences (Medical News Today) This is the first nation-wide study of child health in relation to air quality to be conducted in Australia.Primary school children, aged between 7 and 11 years, living in ACT, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales will be invited to participate in the research study. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Australian child health and air pollution study (News-Medical-Net) This is the first nation-wide study of child health in relation to air quality to be conducted in Australia. [News Source]

Global warming gets a cold shoulder. The CCAN had scheduled a rally to alert the uneducated of an approaching disaster caused by rising sea levels as a result of global warning. That doomsday message struck a cord in less than a dozen citizens not counting the messengers themselves. [News Source]

Boxer sees action on global warming legislation. Sen. Barbara Boxer said Wednesday she sees a bipartisan consensus developing on her Environment and Public Works Committee in favor of legislation to curb global warming emissions. [News Source]

Earth Day tips target top environmental problems. The polar ice caps are melting, coal-fired power plants spew mercury into the air and 40% of U.S. waterways remain unsafe for swimming or fishing. So what can you do about it? [News Source]

Faithfully green. Tiffany Malloy tries to be a good environmentalist every day, but this is especially true on Sundays. [News Source]

Filipino poor to suffer most from brownouts, climate change. It's the poor in the Philippines who suffer most from heat spells and extreme weather conditions caused by climate change. [News Source]

Sununu co-sponsors bill to reduce greenhouse gases. Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., says he is the lead Republican co-sponsor of legislation that would place the first-ever caps on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. [News Source]

Sununu sponsors bill that would cap greenhouse gas emissions. After twice voting against bills intended to curb global warming, U.S. Sen. John Sununu said Friday he would support a bill capping carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. [News Source]

Boxer sees action on global warming legislation

Sen. Barbara Boxer said Wednesday she sees a bipartisan consensus developing on her Environment and Public Works Committee in favor of legislation to curb global warming emissions.

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Chinese carmakers veer to green (International Herald Tribune) Worried by severe air pollution and rising dependence on imports of Middle Eastern oil, the government of China is putting enormous pressure on automakers. [News Source]