Two thirds of Chinese cities' water, air polluted (Reuters via Yahoo! India News) BEIJING (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Chinese cities suffered from air pollution last year and had no centralised sewage treatment facilities, state media reported on Tuesday. [News Source]

Two thirds of Chinese cities’ water, air polluted (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) BEIJING (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Chinese cities suffered from air pollution last year and had no centralised sewage treatment facilities, state media reported on Tuesday. [News Source]

Fight for green buildings in Sydney neighborhood. A Sydney man is waging war against a redevelopment in his neighbourhood he believes will unnecessarily damage the environment. [News Source]

Change in rules may aid energy park. Great Lakes Energy Research Park Developer Mike Sawruk said it's likely he and his group have been ahead of the times. But the times are at last catching up. [News Source]

Senate’s Reid promises speedy change to fuel economy rules. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed today to quickly pass a massive increase in fuel economy standards, saying the debate was "over" on raising corporate average fuel economy regulations, or CAFE. [News Source]

Tentative groundbreaking set for two of three energy projects. Of three major energy projects proposed in Southern Illinois, the first to be announced was a 100-million gallon ethanol plant in Pulaski County. [News Source]

County hits switch on landfill-powered plant. With the flick of a switch, Monroe County, NY, officials on Monday opened a power plant at the Mill Seat landfill in Riga and hailed their project as a way to turn landfill gas into green energy. [News Source]

Residue From Power Plant Coats Homes (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Paul Lampe woke up to a surprise Monday morning -- his lawn, truck, fruit trees and swimming pool were coated with black residue. [News Source]

Consumers taking credit for the carbon they generate.

With climate change on everyone’s mind, the trend of carbon offsetting is becoming more and more popular.

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US scientists predict Alzheimer’s ‘epidemic.’ The world is facing an Alzheimer's disease "epidemic" with the number of cases set to quadruple by 2050, experts are warning. [News Source]

US lawmakers pledge to make Capitol carbon neutral in battle against climate change. The U.S. Congress says it is going to join the war against global warming by cleaning up its own backyard, now cluttered with a coal-burning power plant, a fleet of fuel-inefficient vehicles and old-fashioned lights. [News Source]