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Media
From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype [Some scientists criticize "An Inconvenient Truth"] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 13) Free site registration required
Planktos Launches Galapagos "Voyage of Recovery" Green Climate Initiative [Covered by Discovery for Earth Day programming] (PR Web, Mar. 12)
U.S. Magazines Go Green with Global Warming Issues [Elle, Outside, Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, etc.] (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 12)
On Screens Soon, Abused Earth Gets Its Revenge (N.Y. Times, Mar. 12) Free site registration required
Nat Geo In 'Planet' Push ["Preserve Our Planet" initiative] (Multichannel News, Mar. 12)
Climate scientist 'duped to deny global warming' [Criticism of BBC documentary] (Guardian, Mar. 11)
Discovery Communications and The Nature Conservancy Launch New Multimedia Campaign: Protect Our Planet (Nature Conservancy, Mar. 5)
Green Living & Consumer Trends
Green Paint (Reveries Magazine, Mar. 14)
Edwards says his campaign is going 'carbon neutral' (CNN, Mar. 14)
Reuse it or lose it [Tips for reusing household items] (Guardian, Mar. 12)
Germans urged to give foreign travel a rest to curb global warming (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 11)
Going, Going Green [Global warming changes the sports world] (Sports Illustrated, Mar. 11)
High-earning men blamed over climate changing emissions (Guardian, Mar. 10)
Governor, a frequent flier, to buy pollution offsets from forest [Schwarzenegger] (Sacramento Bee, Mar. 8)
How do you make electronics easier to recycle? (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 8)
Under-inflated tyres take toll on lives and fuel (New Scientist, Mar. 8)
Best Green Cities in America (Country Home, Mar.)
Business & Economy
A U.S. Alliance to Update the Light Bulb (N.Y. Times, Mar. 14) Free site registration required
Pension funds must heed climate change: Gore [Sustainable investements] (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 14)
BA green scheme fails to take off [British Airways and carbon offsets] (BBC News, Mar. 13)
Barclays bank to go carbon neutral in UK (Edie, Mar. 12)
U.S. needs national energy, climate policy: GE CEO (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 11)
Climate change insurance warning (BBC News, Mar. 8)
Carmakers go green - on their terms (Guardian, Mar. 8)
Commentary
Troubled waters on U.N. oceans treaty [Op/ed by president of the Blue Frontier Campaign] (L.A. Times, Mar. 12)
Another Warning on Warming (N.Y. Times, Mar. 11) Free site registration required
Climate change requires global, local action (San Diego Union-Tribune, Mar. 11)
It's expensive to ignore global warming [Op/ed by Bruce Barnbaum] (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Mar. 11)
The greening of China (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 8)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Flame retardant growing threat to killer whales (Vancouver Sun, Mar. 14)
Snowboarders may be stressing alpine wildlife (New Scientist, Mar. 14)
Waterbirds Threatened, Need Better Flyways, Study Says (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 13)
Most of Europe and North America Have Reversed Deforestation (ENN/AP, Mar. 13)
Wildlife Groups Urge China to Keep Tiger Trade Ban (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 13)
Anglers Prepare for End of Bottomfishing in Remote Waters of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (ENN/AP, Mar. 12)
Google maps World Wildlife Fund efforts (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 12)
Vanishing bees threaten US crops (BBC News, Mar. 11)
Rains helping cool Barrier Reef (BBC News, Mar. 11)
Regardless Of Global Warming Rising Co2 Levels Threaten Marine Life [TerraDaily, Mar. 9)
Forests Have Replaced Tundra Due to Warming, Study Finds (National Geographic News, Mar. 9)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Conserving Energy Is Americans' Top Environmental Action (Gallup, Mar. 14)
Poll Finds Worldwide Agreement That Climate Change is a Threat (WorldPublicOpinion.org, Mar. 13)
Green Building
Homes must be greener, says Brown [U.K. Chancellor, Mar. 12)
Residential Green Building Slow to Gain Momentum (ENN/AP, Mar. 8)
The Real Value of Solar Power for Your Home (LiveScience, Mar. 8)
Government Policies
San Francisco Nears ban on Plastic Grocery Bags (NPR, Mar. 14)
Lawmakers Seek to Curb Trade in Illegal Timber (ENN/AP, Mar. 14)
Bill asks for new studies of salmon (Idaho Statesman, Mar. 14)
Climate Laws Depend on Bush Help (Time, Mar. 13)
US time switch set to save energy (BBC News, Mar. 11)
Memos Tell Officials How to Discuss Climate (N.Y. Times, Mar. 8) Free site registration required
Solar Technology Gets White House Boost (PhysOrg/AP, Mar. 8)
Lawmakers Tout Great Lakes Cleanup Plan (ENN/AP, Mar. 8)
House Approves Clean-Water Bill over White House Objections (ENN/AP, Mar. 8)
U.S. States Undercharge Polluters by $50 Million, Report Says (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 8)
International
'Binding' carbon targets proposed [U.K. considers legally-binding targets] (BBC News, Mar. 13)
Al Gore Seeks Earlier Start to Kyoto Pact Successor (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 13)
EU agrees on carbon dioxide cuts (BBC News, Mar. 9)
China says too soon for fuel tax to protect environment (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 9)
Canada, Alberta to Study Greenhouse Gas Capture (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 9)
Climate Change
Climate change has parched Aussie farmers looking north (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 14)
Arctic Impact on Global Warming Lures Scientists (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 14)
Gore gets a hand from Congress for climate concert (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 13)
Scientist Says Sea Level Rise Could Accelerate (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 13)
Top Scientists Warn of Water Shortages and Disease Linked to Global Warming (N.Y. Times/AP, Mar. 12)
Climate Change View Clearer With New Oceans Satellite (Spacemart, Mar. 12)
Evangelical Body Stays Course on Warming (Washington Post, Mar. 11) Free site registration required
The New Scientist [Profile of NASA climate researcher James Hansen] (Seed, Mar. 11)
Scientists Investigate Impact Of Climate Change On Indian Monsoon Season (TerraDaily, Mar. 9)
Living Day to Day by a Gospel of Green [Rev. Jim Ball leads "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 8) Free site registration required
Climate Is Big Issue for U.S. Hunters, Anglers (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 8)
Climate change brews ocean trouble (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 8)
Energy
U.S. urged to bury carbon dioxide from coal (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 14)
White House Seeks to Cut Geothermal Research Funds (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 14)
Study Finds Efficient Methods Could Bail Out Biofuels (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 13)
Biofuels Boom Raises Tough Questions (ENN/AP, Mar. 12)
Oil that fries your burger can run your car (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 12)
TXU Announces Plans for 2 Coal Plants Designed to Be Cleaner-Burning (N.Y. Times, Mar. 10) Free site registration required
California: the energy miser? (Seattle Times, Mar. 9)
How green is nuclear power? (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 7)
Pollution
Researchers Address Developing Countries Water and Sanitation Needs (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 14)
Court Ices Arizona Resort's Use of Snow from Sewage on Sacred Mountain (ENN/AP, Mar. 13)
China's pollution cuts local rain (BBC News, Mar. 12)
Bacterium Could Treat PCBs Without The Need For Dredging (TerraDaily, Mar. 12)
Protecting Ozone Layer Also Slowed Global Warming (LiveScience, Mar. 9)
Mercury Contamination Of Fish Warrants Worldwide Public Warning (TerraDaily, Mar. 9)
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