Dubai taxis to go green. A ground-breaking decision to introduce hybrid vehicles into Dubai's taxi fleet was announced yesterday. [News Source]

Greens criticise SMS smog alert proposal (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) A NSW government plan for real-time SMS air pollution health alerts is a sign the government has failed to manage Sydney's transport crisis, the Greens say. [News Source]

Killed by a wind farm? Farmer Richard Herbert hoped building a wind farm would save him from ruin. This week he was found dead in a ditch after a vicious campaign of vandalism, menacing threats and a poison pen letter from opponents of the wind farm. [News Source]

Biodiesel flows in Richmond. A biodiesel refinery is operating in a century-old building in Richmond's Shockoe Bottom. Reco Biodiesel LLC made its first 8,000-gallon batch of biodiesel in November. [News Source]

Rush to bio-fuels reflects profitability, tax breaks. Today, there are no ethanol plants in North Carolina and none are under construction, according to industry groups. But four biodiesel plants have been built, and five new ones are under construction. [News Source]

Senators push NASCAR to use ethanol. U.S. Sens. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and John Thune, R-S.D., are pushing NASCAR to join the IndyCar Racing League by converting to ethanol. [News Source]

Governor, utilities promise to rely less on fossil fuels. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and leaders of the state’s major electric utilities Friday vowed to decrease energy use and reliance on fossil fuels. [News Source]

Coal plant permit filed.

The partnership that is proposing a coal-fired power plant filed its main permit application with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday.

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Rell, Schwarzenegger team up on global warming. Gov. M. Jodi Rell teamed up with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday, accusing the federal government of not taking global warming seriously. [News Source]

Maryland penalizing coal power plants. In a major shift, Gov. Martin O'Malley's environmental agency has decided to enforce air pollution rules at coal-fired power plants that were routinely ignored under past administrations. [News Source]

Ad blitz pans fuel rules. Despite rising gas prices and a growing concern about climate change, the auto industry is going on the offensive to convince Americans to oppose dramatically higher fuel economy requirements. [News Source]