Restore river brings new life to Seoul (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Seoul, Aug 5 (DPA) A restored river runs through Seoul again and it is not only making residents happier, it is improving the air they breathe. [News Source]

Breathless in Beijing; beware marathoners.

Having signed up to run a marathon in Mongolia, I was following the recommended training schedule for beginners. Except that Beijing — the city where Olympic marathoners will race in 12 months’ time — isn’t what anyone would recommend.

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Disagreements cloud Hong Kong’s blue skies (AFP via Yahoo! News) As Hong Kong basks in one of its finest summers for nearly a decade, the government and environmentalists are at loggerheads over the reason for the clear blue skies residents of this usually smog-ridden city are enjoying. [News Source]

Disagreements cloud Hong Kong’s blue skies (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) As Hong Kong basks in one of its finest summers for nearly a decade, the government and environmentalists are at loggerheads over the reason for the clear blue skies residents of this usually smog-ridden city are enjoying. [News Source]

Louisville arena seeks ‘green’ label. Louisville wants to have the nation's first sports arena to be certified as "green," or meeting standards as environmental-friendly. [News Source]

Fork in the road for S.F. voters - transit or traffic, both on ballot. San Francisco voters will be faced with an important choice in November: Continue the city's decades-old policy that favors public transit over the private automobile, or reverse course and promote the interests of motorists. [News Source]

Tour of eco-friendly projects inspires former Udall fellows. For many years, environmentalists have fought the stereotype that they are always saying "No". [News Source]

Credits offer profits for going green. California is establishing a "cap and trade" market for greenhouse gases that will serve as a centerpiece of the state's crusade against global warming. [News Source]

Clearing the air catches on. Local companies cut energy use that's linked to global warming. [News Source]

Pollution amplifies greenhouse gas warming trends to jeopardize Asian water supplies.

Scientists have concluded that the global warming trend caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases is a major contributor to the melting of Himalayan and other tropical glaciers.

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