Pyramids of Giza in peril. Doused with airborne pollution, rattled by the weight of encroaching traffic, tainted by underground sewage, and encrusted with the accumulated salt of thousands of perspiring tourists, the wonders of Egypt are mired in a struggle that threatens their existence. [News Source]

How to save the planet? More nuclear power and GM crops, say climate experts. More than 2,000 scientists will put forward a global warming action-plan this week, including a major expansion of nuclear power, using GM crops to boost biofuels and burying carbons underground. [News Source]

Future dim for Texas air-quality bills. When TXU and other companies announced their huge expansion of coal power in Texas, gaping holes in the state's air pollution rules became apparent. [News Source]

'Commercial kitchens have high air pollution levels' (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) IITB study says 5,700 commercial kitchens in Mumbai contribute to 23 per cent of the total pollution load A study by a team from the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) urges you to take a look at the kitchens of good restaurants or the lavish five-star hotels which, in all probability, will not be environment-friendly or smoke-free ... [News Source]

Indoor air pollution kills 1.5M people a year: WHO (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) About 1.5 million people worldwide die each year because of health problems linked to indoor air pollution from burning coal, wood or dung for cooking and heating, the World Health Organization said Monday. [News Source]

Household fuels in poor countries cause five pct of deaths: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News) Almost five percent of deaths and disease are caused by household air pollution in 21 mainly African countries, and could be easily prevented by switching fuels, the World Health Organisation said Monday. [News Source]

Chinese Traffic Restrictions Reduce Air Pollution (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) A dress rehearsal of traffic restrictions for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in China cut Beijing’s emissions of an important class of atmospheric pollutants by up to 40 percent, recent satellite observations show. [News Source]

Household fuels in poor countries cause five pct of deaths: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Almost five percent of deaths and disease are caused by household air pollution in 21 mainly African countries, and could be easily prevented by switching fuels, the World Health Organisation said Monday. [News Source]

Air pollution hits Golden Temple complex(Re-issue with corrections) (ANI via Yahoo! India News) By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, April 30 (ANI): If the findings of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) are anything to go by, the Golden Temple complex here is facing a huge air pollution problem. According to a PPCB survey, the concentration of suspended particles was to vary from 296 to 586 micrograms per cubic meter as against the normal limit of 100 microgram per cubic meter. The ... [News Source]

PepsiCo takes top spot in global warming battle (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) Guess what corporate global warming fighter the Environmental Protection Agency will crown its national "green power" kingpin Monday. [News Source]

Earnings Preview: Tyson Foods (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Tyson Foods Inc. reports earnings for the fiscal second quarter on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. [News Source]