Buying locally-produced fruit and veg, riding bikes or taking the train instead of using private cars, buying carbon offsets and staging carbon-neutral weddings: all are part of the climate-change awareness taking root in many countries.

Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs and plant a tree ? these are the most popular strategies for mitigating climate change today.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS The state will be looking at tougher air pollution limits for oil and gas development, and an advocacy group says changes can't come fast enough for places such as Garfield County.

Cruise ships that sail Alaska waters are part of a worldwide debate on maritime air pollution. The industry is trying out new equipment that removes smokestack emissions. But in-state critics and an international trade group say using cleaner fuel is a better solution. Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau Share This