Dirty cars banned from German cities (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Three German cities, including the capital Berlin, began implementing a new air pollution system that bans the dirtiest vehicles from their centres. [News Source]

China Raises Steel Export Tariffs, Again (33Metalproducing) January 1, 2008 — According to the China Iron and Steel Assn., export tariffs on Chinese steel billets, pig iron, and non-alloy steel ingots were increased from 15% to 25% on January 1, in an effort by the government to restrain its trade surplus, reduce energy consumption, and cut rising air pollution in the country. [News Source]

Germany begins ban on polluting cars in city centres (TODAYonline) Cars are stuck in a traffic jam on a road near Erfurt, eastern Germany, in 2005. Three German cities, including the capital Berlin, began implementing a new air pollution system on Tuesday that bans the dirtiest vehicles from their centres. [News Source]

Germany begins ban on polluting cars in city centres (AFP via Yahoo! News) Three German cities, including the capital Berlin, began implementing a new air pollution system on Tuesday that bans the dirtiest vehicles from their centres. [News Source]

Germany begins ban on polluting cars in city centres (AFP via Yahoo! News) Three German cities, including the capital Berlin, began implementing a new air pollution system on Tuesday that bans the dirtiest vehicles from their centres. [News Source]

German cities ban ‘dirty’ cars (News 24 South Africa) In a bid to reduce air pollution, three German cities have introduced legislation banning the most-polluting cars from downtown districts. [News Source]

German cities ban most polluting cars from downtown areas (Straits Times) BERLIN - THREE German cities introduced legislation against the most-polluting cars on Tuesday, barring them from downtown districts marked as environmental zones. [News Source]

German Cities Ring in New Year With Clean Air Campaign (Deutsche Welle) At the stroke of midnight, Berlin, Cologne und Hanover introduced a ban on"dirty"cars plying their inner cities in an attempt to limit air pollution. [News Source]

High-speed rail necessary (The San Francisco Examiner) High-speed rail is the answer to more and more airport congestion and delays. It’s the best, cheapest and only way to cope with California ’s coming population explosion, reduce air pollution and happily carry travelers in comfort from downtown San Francisco to downtown Los Angeles — for a lower fare and in less time than it takes to travel early to the airport, stand in the check-in line, fly ... [News Source]

The Press’ top 10 stories of 2007 (Coeur d’Alene Press) 1. A North Idaho businessman is accused of trying to eliminate his competition by burning down a rival bar. Authorities arrested Richard E. Hanlon, 50, for torching Capone's Pub & Grill in Post Falls last fall. [News Source]