MMDA, WB ink RFID project (Malaya) The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and World Bank (WB) has inked an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA) to help reduce traffic congestion in EDSA, reduce green house gas (GHG) emissions and curb air pollution in one of the country’s busiest roads. [News Source]

DEQ rule would have reduced burden of new EPA regulations. Whether or not Montanans believe in climate change, the federal government, through the EPA, is planning to require all states to add CO2 and other greenhouse gases to the list of pollutants that must be permitted. [News Source]

Looking for lessons in Immokalee. Anyone curious about global warming, and what it portends for the planet, might consider a pilgrimage to Immokalee, Florida. [News Source]

Businesses rarely fined for violating Ohio’s smoking law; few pay up. Smoking in Ohio bars and social clubs has been illegal for more than three years, but it certainly hasn't been extinguished. [News Source]

Environmental group challenges logging plans. The Center for Biological Diversity has accused the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection of illegally approving 15 timber harvest plans that improperly analyzed the effect of logging on the climate. [News Source]

What’s old is new again: Depression-era habits help the environment. To save the environment, we’re told to grow our own organic vegetables, shop locally, use clotheslines instead of dryers, take public transit, recycle and don’t waste. Been there, done that, say survivors of the Great Depression of the 1930s. [News Source]

Our county must be ‘livable, walkable and sustainable.” The Optional Sector Plan for economic development has the potential to be the catalyst that makes Escambia County the most desired place in Northwest Florida to live and conduct business. [News Source]

Power plant project to take center stage. A state agency that manages energy issues will come to Carlsbad starting Monday for a series of public hearings on a controversial power plant that's proposed for the eastern edge of the Encina Power Station site. [News Source]

Whatcom County Council to discuss continued purchase of green power. Should Whatcom County government continue to pay more money for power to go "green" during the ongoing budget crunch? [News Source]

Mine dust not dangerous, residents told. Asarco officials told Rancho Resort residents Friday that an analysis of tailings from their community showed the dust is not much different from soil samples taken nearby and contain no dangerous levels of metals. [News Source]

EPA eyes lowering smog level. Berkeley and Jefferson counties could be impacted by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to reduce the amount of ground-level ozone that is allowable across the nation. [News Source]