INTERVIEW - Smoke, Soot Dims China, India Climate Prospects (Planet Ark) MONACO - Air pollution is blotting out a tenth of China's sunlight and a similar amount in India, a leading US climate scientist said on Wednesday. [News Source]

FOXe Report: Emissions Test (FOX 6 News Birmingham) In this FOXe report one test people are actually excited about taking. Its part of a new program aimed at reducing air pollution. As Ronda Robinson tells us, it is designed to save you money and repair your vehicle at the same time. [News Source]

Green watchdogs are puppets (The Telegraph) Automobile emission, the primary reason behind air pollution in Calcutta, is on the rise. Here’s the low-down on the role of the green watchdogs — the environment department and the pollution control board (PCB), a statutory body under the department — in tackling the menace... [News Source]

Star Island Corp. fined for air pollution violations (Portsmouth Herald) PORTSMOUTH — The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has fined the Star Island Corporation for air pollution control violations. [News Source]

Horizon Lines honored for green initiatives (BizJournals) Horizon Lines Inc. has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership and earned the highest fuel-efficiency and environmental-performance rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The SmartWay program is a collaboration between the EPA and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and air pollution. (HRZ) [News Source]

Global warming twice as lethal as previously assumed (New Scientist) Increased air pollution could make global warming an even bigger killer [News Source]

Green groups push Onorato to keep air quality program (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Three local environmental groups active on air pollution issues have called on Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and the County Board of Health to pledge to continue the Health Department's Air Quality Program and provide the program with adequate staffing and funding [News Source]

Smoke, soot dims China, India climate prospects (Khaleej Times) MONACO - Air pollution is blotting out a tenth of China’s sunlight and a similar amount in India, a leading US climate scientist said on Wednesday. [News Source]

INTERVIEW-Smoke, soot dims China, India climate prospects (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Gerard Wynn MONACO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Air pollution is blotting out a tenth of China's sunlight and a similar amount in India, a leading U.S. climate scientist said on Wednesday. The soot, ... [News Source]

Air pollution board gives fireplace plan another try Air board could resume rebates (The Daily Review) The Bay Area's air pollution board today will consider restarting but adding more restrictions to a popular program offering $600 rebates to homeowners who replace smoky fireplaces and stoves with cleaner heating devices. [News Source]