Low-carb diet we have to have. Over 11 years, John Howard allowed Australia's greenhouse gas emissions to grow so profligately that the task of cutting them back and meeting international expectations will be much more difficult for his successor. [News Source]

Name it, camelina can do it. David Sands, Montana State University scientist, has a crop so diverse that you can wash your face with it, spread it on bread and eat it, heat your house with it, feed cows with it, turn it into plastic, even fuel your truck with it. [News Source]

SouthCoast cancer incidence higher than state average. For residents and health officials on SouthCoast — with one of Massachusetts' highest cancer rates — proposed cancer treatment centers in Fairhaven and Dartmouth can't come soon enough. [News Source]

Irvine vitamin company settles consumer protection lawsuit (Orange County Register) Vitalife will pay civil penalties, give refunds and include warning labels, among other terms. [News Source]

Rickets risk after drug shortage (BBC News) Health experts are concerned a shortage of a vitamin D supplement could lead to a return of rickets in the Somali community. [News Source]

Folate may help prevent heart damage (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Pretreatment with high doses of folate, water-soluble vitamin B obtained from food, can reduce damage to the heart muscle that is caused when the blood flow is cut off, the results of an animal study suggest. [News Source]

ADM increases vitamin E price (Nutraingredients.com) The price increase, which will be implemented immediately, will affect the company's entire natural-source vitamin E and mixed tocopherol product lines. [News Source]

Bottles may pour more than water.

After reading through my latest issue of Nutrition Action from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, I have decided to retire my Nalgene bottle.

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Europe’s biofuel road paved with potholes. Would someone please pay attention to Bob Watson. He thinks Europe's North American-style rush into biofuels could be seriously bad news for the planet. [News Source]

Sustainable Duxbury is asking residents to help them bring green energy to town. With a pledge of $100 residents and businesses in Duxbury can join the solar challenge and help provide solar powered energy to a municipal building in town. [News Source]

State: Water safe near landfil. A Massachusetts state report on the water quality surrounding the city landfill has concluded that the drinking water poses no health threat, despite high levels of arsenic, lead and other contaminants in some wells. [News Source]

Bug-eating bats help plants, studies say. Bug-eating bats in the tropics are a boon to farmers because they reduce the need for insecticides. [News Source]