Ethanol craze causing fear, too. Barney Lavin ought to be the poster child for ethanol. Instead, Lavin put down his pitchfork and picked up his cell phone, joining the ranks of other unlikely opponents organizing against ethanol plants, fearing air pollution, increased traffic and groundwater depletion. [News Source]

Canada announces greenhouse gas targets (AP via Yahoo! News) Canada's Conservative government said Wednesday it will cut greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020 and ban inefficient incandescent lightbulbs by 2012 as part of a national environmental initiative. [News Source]

China to force rain ahead of Olympics (AP via Yahoo! News) Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine. The meteorologists say they can force rain in the days before the Olympics, through a process known as cloud-seeding, to clean the air and ensure clear skies. China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, but whether it works is a matter of debate among ... [News Source]

Statement: Clean Air Planning Act Of 2007 (Medical News Today) Statement of John Kirkwood, President and CEO, American Lung AssociationThe American Lung Association is pleased to support the Clean Air Planning Act of 2007. We thank Senator Carper for introducing this bill to strengthen the Clean Air Act by reducing emissions from individual power plants that contribute to local air pollution problems. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Canada’s Conservatives outline planned CO2 cuts (AFP via Yahoo! News) Canada will halt a swell of greenhouse gas emissions within three to five years and aim to reduce its CO2 venting by 20 percent by 2020, Environment Minister John Baird said Wednesday. [News Source]

ASME President Testifies on EPA’s FY08 Budget (Newswise) "Engineers play a critical role in research and technology development to address environmental challenges, from air pollution to water management to sustainable energy systems," stated ASME President Terry E. Shoup, Ph.D., P.E., in testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee ... [News Source]

Google, Intel, And Microsoft Fund Robot ‘Recipes’ (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) Money from the three companies has enabled researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to create a series of Internet-connected robots that almost anyone can build using off-the-shelf parts. [News Source]

Supervisors reappoint Richelieu to board (Red Bluff Daily News) RED BLUFF - After a parade of people spoke in support of Air Pollution Control Hearing Board member Fred Richelieu, the board of supervisors reappointed him to the board for another term with a 4-1 vote. [News Source]

Canada vows to cut emissions by 20 pct by 2020 (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Canada aims to bring greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent below current levels by 2020 under an environment plan to be unveiled this week, the government said on Wednesday. [News Source]

China to force rain ahead of Olympics (AP via Yahoo! News) Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine. [News Source]

China to top USA in greenhouse emissions.

China will overtake the USA as the world’s biggest source of greenhouse gasses this year.

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