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As the public debate continues on whether greenhouse gases contribute to global warming or whether we are going through a natural cycle, enormous political pressure and investment dollars are streaming into the solutions aspect of the debate. Discussions in North America on environmental policy and economic benefits are steaming ahead at all levels of government and in the corporate board room.Putting the debate aside, creating a carbon market that stimulates activity to address climate change provides everyone an opportunity to participate.

Step outside and take a long, deep breath. Was the air clean and fresh or are you hacking up a lung? Read the American Lung Association's 2007 State of the Air Report and more ways you can reduce outdoor air pollution.

I heard a story today on NPR about how railroads, livestock and other human causes have increased the amount of dust out west by 500%. This makes perfect sense, and is probably not healthy for the environment, or people breathing this dusty air. When I lived in Los Angeles, however, the dust was not an issue (unless we were out camping and a dust storm kicked up), but the smog dust that would cover my apartment after only a few days of leaving my window open.

If you go to this website, www.cleanairlawncare.com, and click on Clean Lawn Caculator, a really cool calculator will pop up where you can put in your state & the size of your lawn & calculate the emissions associated with your lawn care.

Beijing’s weather office warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as heavy fog blanketed the city, aggravating the city’s air pollution problem.

Smog is a huge problem in California -- with 3 of the 5 cities with the worst smog in the country being in California. The EPA recently proposed a slight strengthening of national air quality standards for ozone - the pollutant which leads to smog - it doesn't go nearly far enough...in fact, it leaves the door open for not doing anything at all to get rid of smog pollution. Tell the EPA that you want smog reduced now at this link.

We all like to think of electric cars, and in this case NEVs, as zero-emission vehicles. What happens when you factor in the emissions from power plants? Is a neighborhood electric vehicle really cleaner? The article also discusses ways to make electric vehicles even greener.