AM Greenlist: Cloned meat now A-OK

>> The European Union is rethinking its push for biofuels, saying it's better to miss the previous goal for making biofuels 10% of all EU transportation fuel by 2020, than to meet it by harming the poor or the land. (via grist)

>> In contrast, federal subsidies for ethanol production already top $7 billion a year in the U.S., and GM is putting more weight behind its biofuel cars.

>> FDA approves cloned meat. Enjoy, carnivores. (via Accidental Hedonist)

>> Four tech companies will share 31 patents via an "Eco-Patent Commons," making open source some enviro-oriented processes. IBM, Nokia, Sony and Pitney Bowes are behind this Commons, which will be run by an independent nonprofit, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (via Grist)

>> Bush wants you to bag the plastic bag! No -- not that Bush, unfortunately. The president's niece Lauren Bush is the one calling plastic bags evil. Earlier: Plastic bags: Ban them or tax them? A hearing is set for Jan. 22

>> Ryan Avent of Grist's three big suggestions for curbing sprawl and encouraging smart growth: adopt a nationwide plan to price carbon emissions, eliminate the distinction between federal funding for highways and funding for transit, and make federal transportation and housing funding dependent upon growth in density.

>> Overfishing by the EU and other countries collapse fish populations in the ocean off northwest Africa, prompting tens of thousands of Africans to attempt risky immigrations to Europe.

>> In other bad news: Ice is melting fast in western Antarctica, and air pollution is linked to genetic mutations in mice. (via Enviroblog)