U team searches for more renewable-fuel advances. The researchers are looking for more applications for their reactor, which uses ethanol to make hydrogen for power. . [News Source]

Windfarm planned for Clogherhead site. Oriel Windfarm Ltd said it is to undertake exploratory work on an offshore windfarm project for the Clogherhead area in the north Irish Sea. [News Source]

Gas emissions up 130% in 10 years. Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions from transport rose almost six times faster than the European average with more than a million extra cars on the country’s roads now. [News Source]

Is diesel the best option? As the electricity crisis continues to bite , the use of diesel in the country has greatly increased against warnings from environmentalists who fear that it will lead to pollution and also pose health risks to the population. [News Source]

Planet not up for quick sale: Kennedy. We must stop treating the planet as though it's a business in liquidation that's selling its assets for quick cash, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a business conference in Toronto yesterday. [News Source]

Festival thinks of the future. Local environmentalists said Monday that more and more city residents are recognizing that diesel emissions are a growing problem. And to those who remain unconvinced, they offered this advice — go fly a kite. [News Source]

Science fact or science fiction? It's bad enough that science has taken a back seat to politics under the Bush Administration, but even more disturbing is the way some GOP lawmakers are trying to make science out of fiction. [News Source]

Senator’s inquiry suspect. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., apparently is on a witch hunt in the National Center of Atmospheric Research, not an information-gathering mission. [News Source]

Malaria spread blamed on global warming. A sharp increase in malaria outbreaks in Kericho and throughout the East African highlands may be a by-product of global warming, a team of US scientists suggests. [News Source]

Coal plant plan scrapped over emissions fears. A private sector plan to build a large-scale coal thermal power plant in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, has been scrapped because of concern that it would produce too much carbon dioxide. [News Source]