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Media
Rose-Colored Lens [Review of IMAX film "Hurricane on the Bayou"] (Washington Post, Mar. 22) Free site registration required
Boy wizard turns green [Final "Harry Potter" novel printed on recycled paper] (Guardian, Mar. 21)
Nat Geo Brings New Series, Specials to Upfront [Includes "Preserve Our Planet" programming] (Mediaweek, Mar. 20)
Green Living & Consumer Trends
Understanding and Evaluating Carbon Offset Programs (ENN/AP, Mar. 28)
The Year Without Toilet Paper [Man attempts to drastically reduce his carbon footprint] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 22) Free site registration required
The cost of an environmentally friendly life (International Herald Tribune, Mar. 21)
Business & Economy
Boise Cascade chief argues for caps on greenhouse gases (Idaho Statesman, Mar. 28)
Lean Manufacturing, the Environment and the Bottom Line (GreenBiz, Mar. 27)
Expedia Teams with U.N. Foundation for Mexico Eco-Tours (GreenBiz, Mar. 27)
Ripe target [Profile of Whole Foods] (Guardian, Mar. 27)
Brazil Shuts Down U.S. Company's Port on Amazon River, Demands Environmental Assessment [Cargill] (ENN/AP, Mar. 26)
Airline Introduces Carbon-Offset Option [SAS Group] (GreenBiz, Mar. 26)
Man Group seeks 'green' profits [World's largest publicly listed hedge fund manager] (International Herald Tribune, Mar. 23)
Marriott Plans to Reduce Emissions by a Million Tons (GreenBiz, Mar. 23)
IBM Pledges to Adopt Energy Conservation Methods, Cut Greenhouse Emissions Seven Percent by 2012 (ENN/AP, Mar. 22)
Google staff get on their bikes (Guardian, Mar. 22)
EPA's Energy Star Awards Given to Business Leaders (GreenBiz, Mar. 22)
Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship awarded to Global Footprint Network's Founders Susan Burns and Mathis Wackernagel (Global Footprint Network)
Commentary
Opinion v. Fact [On the politicization of climate science] (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mar. 28)
Japan's energy wisdom (International Herald Tribune, Mar. 26)
Great Lakes cleanup is still on back burner (Buffalo News, Mar. 26)
Why the right goes nuclear over global warming (L.A. Times, Mar. 25)
Warming Up on Capitol Hill (N.Y. Times, Mar. 25) Free site registration required
Corn Can't Solve Our Problem [University of Minnesota researchers on ethanol] (Washington Post, Mar. 25) Free site registration required
Pay attention [Not convinced about global warming? Then worry about national security.] (Orlando Sentinel, Mar. 24)
Gore's warming claims don't pass fifth-grade science test (Detroit News, Mar. 23)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Lack of sea ice devastates seal populations (New Scientist, Mar. 28)
Warming Arctic Boosts Snow Geese Flocks (NPR, Mar. 27)
Chinese Hunger for Reef Fish Emptying Asian Seas (ENN/AP, Mar. 26)
Dolphin Numbers Still Low Despite "Safe" Tuna Fishing, Experts Say (National Geographic News, Mar. 26)
Working to Diagnose Marine Animal Die-Off (Washington Post, Mar. 26) Free site registration required
Back from extinction: Oryx returned to the wild (MSNBC/AP, Mar. 26)
Five years to save the orang utan (Guardian, Mar. 25)
Highway shut for butterfly travel (BBC News, Mar. 24)
Yellowstone Grizzlies Lose "Endangered" Status; Critics Growling (National Geographic News, Mar. 23)
Environmentalists, Loggers Offer Guarded Praise for Brazil Forestry Law (ENN/AP, Mar. 23)
Judge Rules Yosemite Park Can Continue Repairs While Waiting on Environmentalists' Case (ENN/AP, Mar. 23)
California, Environmentalists Sue Navy Over Sonar (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 23)
£50m to help save Africans at risk from deforestation (Guardian, Mar. 22)
Tracking System Aids Fight Against Illegal Logging (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 22)
WWF Says Australian Barrier Reef Faces Chemical Threat (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 22)
Powerless Plight As Lake Chad Shrinks (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 22)
Technology
New Biodegradable Plastics Could Be Tossed into the Sea (LiveScience, Mar. 27)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Environmental Concern Holds Firm During Past Year (Gallup, Mar. 26)
A green wind blows (Zogby/Florida Times Union, Mar. 26)
International Publics Strongly Favor Labor and Environmental Standards in Trade Agreements (WorldPublicOpinion.org, Mar. 21)
Green Building
Pre-fab building could cut construction waste by 90% (Edie, Mar. 26)
Taking Green Up a Notch [Sonoma, CA firm to create a sustainable village] (San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 25)
Government
San Francisco Lawmakers Vote To Ban Plastic Bags (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 28)
Proposed Changes Would Shift Duties in Protecting Species (N.Y. Times, Mar. 28) Free site registration required
Eco-Friendly Era Has Arrived in Md. (Washington Post, Mar. 28) Free site registration required
Energy Department fined $1 million (Yahoo News/AP, Mar. 28)
Report Charges Broad White House Efforts to Stifle Climate Research (ABC, Mar. 27)
U.S. House of Representatives OKs Bill To Cut Ship Pollution (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 27)
Bush praises flex-fuel vehicle makers (Yahoo News/AP, Mar. 26)
States, Business Fill D.C.'s Vacuum (GreenBiz, Mar. 23)
White House Pushes Feds to Buy Green Computers (GreenBiz, Mar. 23)
International
Malaysia To Make Rainwater Collection Mandatory for Big Roofs (ENN/AP, Mar. 28)
European Union's climate change goals will cost €1 trillion (Guardian, Mar. 28)
Singapore to Spend US$230 Mln on Clean Energy Research (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 27)
Top EU Energy Official Talks Global Warming in Washington (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 27)
Australia's Biggest City Plans To Shut off Lights in Global Warming Gesture (ENN/AP, Mar. 26)
Paris tries pushing pedal power (Seattle Times, Mar. 26)
It's time to Act On CO2 - climate change campaign launched [U.K. government launches educational campaign on warming] (Defra, Mar. 26)
World Bank Loans China $96 Million For Delta Environment (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 23)
China seen topping U.S. carbon emissions in 2007 (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 23)
China Backs Away Fom Green Plan (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 23)
Czech Leader Klaus Fights Global Warming 'Religion' (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 22)
Climate Change
One in Ten at Risk from Rising Seas, Storms, Study Suggests (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 28)
Warming to Create Previously Unknown Climates, Study Says (National Geographic News, Mar. 27)
Global Warming May Be Bad for Asthma Sufferers (Reuters, Mar. 26)
Pill stops cow burps and helps save the planet (Guardian, Mar. 23)
Global Warming and New Technology Heat Up Race for Riches in Melting Arctic (ENN/AP, Mar. 23)
Antarctic Melting May Be Speeding Up, Scientists Say (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 23)
Southern Ocean current faces slowdown threat (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 22)
Movies map global greenhouse gas movement (New Scientist, Mar. 21)
Energy
More U.S. college students studying clean energy (Yahoo News/Reuters, Mar. 28)
Nuclear energy 'not the solution to global warming' (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 26)
Sea sponge leads way to cheaper solar cells (New Scientist, Mar. 24)
Renewable energy touted as best solution for terror threats (Summit Daily/AP, Mar. 24)
Biofuel demand makes food expensive (BBC News, Mar. 23)
Africa Must Set Alternative Energy Agenda - UN (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 23)
Both public and private money needed to deliver clean energy (Edie, Mar. 23)
Catholic Bishops Slam Brazil Ethanol Growth Plan (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 23)
Global boom in coal power – and emissions (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 22)
Iceland faces 'green' energy dilemma (BBC News, Mar. 21)
Pollution
Mercury in Energy-Saving Bulbs Worries Scientists (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 28)
Massive fine for polluting refinery [Tennessee plant violated Clean Air Act] (Edie, Mar. 23)
Global Shipping Must Curb 'Unchecked' Pollution (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 22)
US shipper slapped with record fine in pollution case [Overseas Shipholding Group] (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 21)
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