Kigali-Kinshasa gas project to provide 500 megawatts of energy from gas under Lake Kivu. By extracting methane gas that is in danger of exploding if allowed to reach strong concentrations, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda not only defuse a time bomb, but lead by example in producing environmentally-friendly energy.[IOL]

Eat In magazine introduces a new ‘best organic producer’ category in the Eat In RMB Private Bank SA Produce Awards. Vote for your favourite food product, producer and outlet online. The Eat In RMB Private Bank Produce Awards were initiated last year in order to acknowledge and celebrate outstanding SA producers for their contribution to our food culture. It aims to recognise the small independent producers whose integrity, care for the environment, passion and innovation are putting SA on the international food map. [vote online for your choice of best organic producer]

Avaaz online campaign persuades leaders to make tackling climate change a #1 priority. In an update on our earlier Avaaz story campaigners hand delivered 100,000 signatures to the environment ministers of the G8 summit, who have now agreed to make climate change the #1 issue for the summit in June. Avaaz are calling for further votes in order to reach a goal of 150,000 signatures to show their call for action is growing. [avaaz]

Further evidence of ‘we’ll only do it, if they do’ in the global warming arena. A day after the Supreme Court ruled that US federal government has the authority to regulate heat-trapping gases [greening it up], Bush says his government is doing enough, and points a finger at the Chinese in what can only pass for a two year-old’s reasoning power – ‘Unless there is an accord with China, China will produce greenhouse gases that will offset anything we do in a brief period of time.’ [nytimes]