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A really good site with tons of information on environmental news and commentary.

Twitter, the free micro-blogging and social networking site, enables its users worldwide to discuss (among other topics) all things green. From green living tips to local, national and international environmental news, users can follow the green musings of its 2 million users. The Best: @GreenNews, @GreenLiving, @GreenTweet, and others!

Decrease in Oil Price Pulls down Carbon Prices in Europe to 5-Month Low

Australian Securities Exchange to Bring in Various Alternate Energy Futures Contracts before Launching Carbon Futures in 2009

UK: Coal-Fired Power Operator Drax Experiences Nearly 50% Cut in Profits Due to Purchase of Carbon Credits

Chinese Government Will Have to Spend US$3.25 Billion Next Year to Execute Emissions-Reduction Plan

Australia: Leading Economist Says Government’s Carbon Trading Scheme Will Fail

This website aggregates feeds from major Blogs, News, Videos, and online shopping outfits from major Green, Sustainable and Environmentally friendly sources, including a Green Search Engine as well as an online reporter for polluters in your community.

There is nothing we enjoy more this week than the announcement made by Mercedes Benz which plans to give up in totally until 2015 to produce cars that operating on the basis of fossil fuels.

If you've ever wanted to ask your lawmakers in Congress how they feel about the environment, renewable energy, or any number of topics -- this site is for you. AskYourLawmaker.org invites visitors to submit questions and vote on questions that reporters from Capitol News Connection ask members of Congress. The site is always collecting questions concerning the environment. In addition to that, they are currently collection Earth Day questions to ask Congress on April 22. All answers are posted as audio files and transcripts.

British Columbia will be the first in North America to institute a comprehensive carbon tax on nearly all fossil fuels. It’s a groundbreaking move that could prove the feasibility of taxing greenhouse-gas emissions.

The Age of Sustainability and the 21st Century Agenda.

Sustainability is a core part of fashion’s future and in the last decade, ecological and ethical concerns have moved from the fringes of the fashion and textile industry towards its heart...

COLONIE -- Albany International Airport and the Capital District Transportation Authority will join in a test program to try out cleaner-running hydrogen vehicles as part of their fleets...

The Sustainability Yearbook is the world’s most comprehensive reference work for assessing exchange-listed companies according to their economic, ecological and societal success factors. Only the best 15% of the companies in 57 industry sectors are included in the Yearbook...

Just a week after an announcement that Israel will be the testing ground for the first electric cars, an Israeli company is taking part in the development of a hydrogen-powered car...

ecolabelling is the global, independent database of ecolabels (wait, what’s an ecolabel?).They started this site because the sheer number of labels can be enough to make ytheir shopping trolley spin. Marine Stewardship Council certified fish. ENERGY STAR electronics. LEED certified buildings. Standards. Criteria. Verification. Assurance...

CARMA reveals the carbon emissions of more than 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies in every country on Earth. CARMA provides the world’s most detailed and comprehensive information on carbon emissions resulting from the production of electricity...

New UK based website brings news on green issues and organic, fair-trade and low-carbon products with a distinctly UK and European flavour.

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A quick look at some of the major environmental news stories from the past week, from The Green Office.