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• Barack Obama may ask Al Gore to be a top climate adviser. • Partisan bickering rages over energy-efficient lighting for the Capitol. • Australia puts its kangaroo-killing plans on hold. • Malaysia scraps a coal plant over environmental concerns. • European greenhouse-gas emissions continue to rise.

New Mattel line lets you wear Barbie’s discards

We are not making this up: Mattel is planning a new line of accessories made from “excess fabric and trimmings from other Barbie doll fashions and products which would otherwise be discarded.” The “playful and on-trend” Barbie BCause collection — including handbags, hats, pillows, and diaries “each featuring its own unique variations and kitschy patchwork […]

EPA sued over its procrastination

Seventeen states and 11 green groups have sued the U.S. EPA for not yet having made a decision about whether it will regulate greenhouse gases. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, exactly one year after the Supreme Court ruled that EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson should make that decision.

U.S. auto sales take a nosedive

Chrysler and General Motors sold 19 percent less automobiles in the U.S. this March than they did last March, according to new sales figures. Ford reported a sales drop of 14 percent in March 2008 compared to March 2007, and even Toyota, which has reported steady sales through other hard times, reported that sales dropped […]