EU nations agree to push back CO2 auto limits to 2015. EU member states are ready to grant automakers a three-year delay until 2015 to reduce the CO2 emissions of their new vehicles, in light of the global economic crisis, negotiators said Saturday. [News Source]

Bluescope wants global carbon scheme. Steelmaker Bluescope Steel Ltd says carbon pollution reduction schemes must be global and create a level playing field, otherwise some steel makers will be disadvantaged. [News Source]

Climate Change Bill makes chilling reading. The Climate Change Bill, which had its third reading, commits Britain to an 80 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and is potentially the most expensive single piece of legislation ever put through Parliament. [News Source]

Alternative fuel advocates again eying natural gas. The most talked about gasoline substitutes are hybrids, plug-in vehicles and cars and trucks that burn ethanol. But natural gas is beginning to generate more traction, helped by an ad blitz from billionaire T. Boone Pickens. [News Source]

Algae blooms: a new source of energy? They may dwell at the bottom of the food chain, but algae are drawing the attention of top scientists at big oil companies. Yet scientists warn that despite interesting possibilities, the unintended consequences of cultivating algae on a large scale must be considered. [News Source]

Nuclear power plan in pipeline. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a plan to build two nuclear power plants in the central province of Ninh Thuan which will be operational from 2020 to 2022. Not all experts agree on the plan. [News Source]

Oilsands the poster child of bad oil. Titled Downstream, the short film focuses on the struggles of John O'Connor, the doctor who raised the alarm about what he believes to be unusually high rates of rare cancers in the Fort Chipewyan region. [News Source]

Spiritual environmentalism. Earth stewardship and eco-spirituality are increasingly becoming buzzwords in religious communities, leading some to build alliances with secularist environmentalists and join coalitions fighting coal-fired power plants. [News Source]

Poll: Land-use measure gains ground. A citizens' initiative calling for the Truckee Meadows Regional Plan to tie local land-use plans with sustainable water supplies has maintained a steady support among voters, according to a new survey for Washoe County. [News Source]

‘Smogtown: the lung-burning history of pollution in Los Angeles’. A new book traces smog's invasion back to a gray day in 1943 when visibility was so low that Angelenos, fearing chemical attack, rushed from their jobs and crashed their cars in the haze. [News Source]

Rally nation around clean energy. America has risen to formidable challenges in the past and as a result emerged more powerful and influential in the world. Now is the time for another such effort. Clean energy is the perfect cause. [News Source]