How to keep the flow of cargo from overwhelming streets and freeways (The Press-Enterprise) Unless people in the United States suddenly stop buying imported goods -- from cars to dolls to power drills -- the traffic jams and air pollution caused by the flow of cargo won’t go away anytime soon. Remedies take time, and money and political will. [News Source]

How to keep the flow of cargo from overwhelming streets and freeways (The Press-Enterprise) Unless people in the United States suddenly stop buying imported goods -- from cars to dolls to power drills -- the traffic jams and air pollution caused by the flow of cargo won’t go away anytime soon. Remedies take time, and money and political will. [News Source]

Oil refineries underestimate release of emissions, study says. It is likely that all refineries in Canada and the United States are seriously undercounting emissions because they follow an estimating protocol developed by the American Petroleum Institute and the US EPA. [News Source]

The world we avoided. The Montreal Protocol rescued the ozone layer, but also prevented drastic regional climate changes. [News Source]

What climate change will do to our province. A warmer climate makes B.C. more accommodating for once-exotic diseases, pushing health authorities to extraordinary measures to protect the public. [News Source]

Nebraska victims of formaldehyde gas holding organizational meeting Sunday. Harriet McFeely believes exposure to formaldehyde gas in her Hastings modular home is responsible for the death of four pets and health problems she and her family have dealt with over the years. [News Source]

US issues gasoline waivers, 6 refineries now shut. More than half the U.S. oil refineries along the Gulf Coast initially shut by Hurricane Gustav were coming back online, but the government on Friday still had to issue new clean air fuel waivers to four Southern states to ensure gasoline supplies were adequate. [News Source]

Evacuees return, but power is an issue. Utility companies continued to work feverishly on Friday to restore electricity to thousands of homes two days after many residents who had fled Hurricane Gustav returned to their homes. [News Source]

Australian climate advisor urges 10 percent emissions cuts. Australia's chief climate advisor yesterday urged a 10 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 but conceded this may not save the country's natural assets such as the Great Barrier Reef. [News Source]

Granite, radon and radiation. With the increased popularity of granite in kitchens, there have been reports that some of these natural stones emit radon - a radioactive gas that can seep into the air but can be eliminated by ventilation - as well as radiation, which cannot. [News Source]

Why the richest continent is also the poorest. The ecological impact of natural resource exploitation on the lives of the poor in Africa and other regions is not being addressed sufficiently in aid effectiveness and development discussions, aid experts say. [News Source]