States lead fight to cut pollution. The premise is simple: If federal officials refuse to accept their responsibility to curb pollution that fuels global warming, the states must. [News Source]

Local fishermen upset with foul-smelling cellulose production plant. Chile’s largest cellulose production company, Celco, is facing criticism about smells emanating from its new US$1.4 billion plant in Nueva Aldea (Region X). [News Source]

Save energy, save money. Thwarting global warming, reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil and saving a few bucks are all reasons to take advantage of Florida's first energy efficiency sales tax holiday that starts Thursday. [News Source]

Insurer launches green motoring cover. A cashback insurance scheme was launched today to encourage more environmentally friendly motoring. [News Source]

Church looks to the sun. Feeling the heat from a local church's push to install a solar panel, the borough council has granted the church's appeal to remove a large pin oak tree on its property. [News Source]

Safeway goes green in energy purchase. Grocery giant Safeway Inc. is making blowout moves to save energy, purchasing additional wind power and cutting back on usage in a direction that reflects the governor's recent signing of the greenhouse emissions bill. [News Source]

Biofuels bring green air to Teesside. Now, instead of churning out fumes that contribute to global warming, the region is home to a cluster of firms encouraging a more environmentally friendly way of living. [News Source]

Permit for coal plant appealed. Saying South Dakota regulators ignored evidence of global warming, four energy and environmental groups have appealed that state's decision to approve construction of the controversial Big Stone II power plant near the Minnesota border. [News Source]

Environment Ministry to get tough over carbon dioxide emissions. Japan's Environment Ministry has decided to tell major power companies to abide by voluntary goals for the curbing of carbon dioxide emissions, officials said. [News Source]

Nothing’s immune to climate crisis. Leading Canadian environmental scientists are concerned enough to have written an open letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to reduce Canada's soaring greenhouse-gas emissions to help stave off a massive international crisis. [News Source]

Alaskan swells broke Antarctic ice. A bad storm in Alaska last October generated an ocean swell that broke apart a giant iceberg near Antarctica six days later, U.S. researchers reported Monday. [News Source]