Harsh review of restoration in everglades

The New York Times reports that 'the eight-year-old, multibillion-dollar effort to rescue the Everglades has failed to halt the wetlands' decline because of bureaucratic delays, a lack of financing from Congress and overdevelopment, according to a new report'. (Photo: New York Times)

Millions raised in greenhouse gas auction

The Washington Times reports that 'power companies were the biggest spenders in the nation's first cap-and-trade greenhouse gas auction, raising nearly $40 million that will be spent by Northeast states on renewable and energy efficient technologies'. (Photo: Associated Press)

Lawmakers at Impasse on Incentives for Renewable Energy

The New York Times reports that the House and the Senate are 'in a stalemate over proposals to provide tax incentives for the production and use of renewable energy, leaving the future of the nascent industry in limbo', as tax credits for 'investing in solar energy and producing wind energy will expire at the end of the year unless Congress resolves the impasse' (Photo: New York Times)

Bottled water at issue in Great Lakes

The Washington Post reports that 'even as a 10-year campaign to block wholesale export of Great Lakes water came to a successful conclusion in Congress last week, some legislators and environmentalists vowed to continue their fight to close a 'bottled-water loophole,' a campaign that taps into a national debate over sales of H2O in disposable containers'. (Photo: Washington Post)

First US cap-and-trade emissions market opens

Reuters reports that ten states in the U.S. Northeast have 'kicked off the country's first cap-and-trade market on greenhouse gas emissions', 'gaining accolades from environmentalists and many businesses but also eliciting concerns about how the states will spend the money the plan raises'. (Photo: Reuters)

Cities get too much blame for global warming

Reuters reports that, according to a study published on Friday, 'cities often blamed for producing most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions actually generate just two-fifths or less' (Photo: Reuters)

China now world's biggest carbon polluter

Agence France-Presse reports that according to a newly released study, 'China has leapfrogged the United States as the world's biggest carbon emitter and India is heading for third place', while 'global greenhouse-gas levels were scaling record peaks'. (Photo: Reuters)

Cambodia eyes nuclear plant

The Associate Press reports that 'impoverished Cambodia hopes to build a nuclear power plant to meet its future energy needs and help offset its dependence on imported oil'

Palestinians protest against West Bank dumping plans

Agence France-Presse reports that 'around 300 Palestinians protested on Friday in the West Bank against what they say is an Israeli plan to reopen a controversial toxic waste dump near important underground springs'. (Photo: Agence France-Presse)

Wal-Mart aims to curb plastic bag use

Reuters reports that 'Wal-Mart Stores Inc will give out fewer plastic shopping bags, and encourage shoppers to reuse and recycle them, as the retailer aims to slash its plastic bag waste by a third worldwide by 2013'. (Photo: Reuters)