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In the neighbourhood of $1.25 a litre, Lower Mainland commuters are crying the gas-guzzler blues. But that price is actually a steal.

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Industry mum on Tory climate plan due to Kyoto’s public popularity. Industry leaders are worried about new federal regulations to cap air pollution and greenhouse gases, but they are afraid of complaining to avoid a public backlash, Environment Minister John Baird said Friday. [News Source]

Kids breathing pollutants on aging buses (AP via Yahoo! News) Day in and day out, children across the U.S. are riding to school on aging buses, breathing what some activists say is a dangerous brew of pollutants up to five times dirtier than the air outside. It is a situation that Congress and many states have sought to fix in recent years. In fact, in 2005 federal lawmakers passed a measure to replace or retrofit the dirtiest diesel engines across the ... [News Source]

Big industry fears Tory plan, Baird says. Industry leaders are worried about federal regulations to cap air pollution and greenhouse gases, but they are afraid of complaining to avoid a public backlash, Environment Minister John Baird said yesterday. [News Source]

Warmer climate will mean thousands more deaths from skin cancer. Deaths from skin cancer and heatstroke could soar and Britain could be blighted by malaria, salmonella and a host of other heat-loving diseases as global warming takes its toll, officials have warned. [News Source]

Councils must lead London in tackling climate change. London's boroughs must provide their local communities with strong and clear leadership to help reduce the impact climate change will have on the capital. [News Source]

Warmer climate will mean thousands more deaths from skin cancer. Deaths from skin cancer and heatstroke could soar and Britain could be blighted by malaria, salmonella and a host of other heat-loving diseases as global warming takes its toll, officials have warned. [News Source]

UN climate panel: fix is within reach. A new report says humans can easily limit global warming without cooling the economy. [News Source]

Kids breathing pollutants on aging buses (AP via Yahoo! News) Day in and day out, children across the U.S. are riding to school on aging buses, breathing what some activists say is a dangerous brew of pollutants up to five times dirtier than the air outside. It is a situation that Congress and many states have sought to fix in recent years. In fact, in 2005 federal lawmakers passed a measure to replace or retrofit the dirtiest diesel engines across the ... [News Source]

School-bus cleanup lags (AP via Yahoo! News) Day in and day out, children across the U.S. are riding to school on aging buses, breathing what some activists say is a dangerous brew of pollutants up to five times dirtier than the air outside. [News Source]

Diesel Exhaust Impairs Blood Flow to Marrow (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) FRIDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Diesel exhaust particles contain a chemical component called phenanthraquinone (PQ) that can harm the ability of arteries to regulate blood flow to bone marrow, a U.S. study finds. [News Source]