Turbines spinning power, problems.

New wind farms could generate up to 7 percent of U.S. electricity in 15 years, but scientists say more attention must be paid to the threat those spinning blades present to birds and bats before the construction boom starts.

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Diesel cars are coming back. With ultra-clean fuel available at pumps, diesel cars are re-entering the U.S. [News Source]

Judge rules AQMD can’t establish emission limits. A federal judge has blocked idling limits on locomotives in Southern California after finding that local air-quality regulators overstepped their jurisdiction by imposing the rules last year. [News Source]

UN to provide solar energy to developing countries. The United Nations is to expand its pilot solar energy project to some developing countries to enable their population enjoy regular power supply “every night”. [News Source]

Pax puts its faith in wind farm. Pax World Management Corp. announced recently that it will partner with NativeEnergy, a privately held Native American energy company, and Clean Air-Cool Planet, a nonprofit organization that studies climate change, with the goal of offsetting Pax's carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. [News Source]

Offshore wind proposal gains fans in Delaware. On a windy, spring day at Rehoboth Beach, Del., Peter Mandelstam is thinking about using the wind to build what could be the nation's first and largest offshore wind farm. [News Source]

Goodbye Kyoto: Now it’s time to sell new plan. Canada's conservative government has heralded its own wide-ranging environmental plan, one that it says will save billions in health costs and only marginally affect the Canadian economy. [News Source]

WHO: Green polices yield quick rewards (AP via Yahoo! News) Countries that start battling global warming now won't have to wait generations to see the rewards: Burning cleaner fuels can yield immediate health benefits that save lives and money, world health experts say. [News Source]

Economists are skeptical.

Economists who endorsed a recent government report assessing the economic impact of achieving Canada’s international Kyoto protocol commitments are skeptical about the new Conservative approach to fighting global warming, a survey by CanWest News Service has revealed.

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WHO: Fighting global warming a ‘win-win’ to prevent health problems, save money. Countries that start battling global warming now won't have to wait generations to see the rewards: burning cleaner fuels can yield immediate health benefits that save lives and money, world health experts say. [News Source]

Call to get tough on cold houses. Health advocates are calling for tougher housing standards and rules to hold landlords to account for letting cold, poorly heated homes, following a study showing a direct link between cold housing and ill health in asthmatic children. [News Source]