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Media
Vanity Fair releases second annual green issue (Vanity Fair, May)
The Sundance Man [Robert Redford: actor, director, environmental activist] (Vanity Fair, May)
Newsweek publishes green issue (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
Al Gore's All-Star Live Earth Lineup (E! News, Apr. 10)
Starbucks, Global Green USA launch Planet Green Game (Fast Casual, Apr. 9)
Discovery to Start Channel Focusing on Green Movement (N.Y. Times, Apr. 5) Free site registration required
Gore to kick off Tribeca film fest with green shorts (Yahoo News/AFP, Apr. 5)
London, Tokyo Submerged by Rising Seas -- In "Second Life" [Online game simulates effects of warming] (National Geographic News, Apr. 4)
Sundance Channel Launches User-Generated Eco-Contest 'What's The Big Idea?' (PR Newswire, Apr. 3)
The Media Primary Keeps Rolling [Global warming received 5% of news coverage in early April] (Journalism.org, Apr.)
What's so Funny? [Profile of Grist magazine] (Outside, Apr.)
Green Living & Social Trends
It's Hip to Be Green [Gen Y] (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
How to Live a Greener Life (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
Organic apparel becomes fashionable (International Herald Tribune/Boston Globe, Apr. 10)
Over 1,000 Climate Rallies Planned This Weekend (Yahoo News/OneWorld, Apr. 10)
Graduating to green [Students nudge their campuses to be eco-friendly] (Boston Globe, Apr. 8)
The ultimate green gardening guide (Independent, Apr., 7)
Green Schools Program Also Greens Students' Homes (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 4)
Business & Economy
ConocoPhillips Joins Climate Group, Supports Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ENN/AP, Apr. 11)
Hearst Magazines to Include "Please Recycle" Logo in Its 19 U.S. Titles Beginning in July (Market Wire, Apr. 10)
Detroit Decides to Help Shape, Not Resist, Regulation of Emissions (N.Y. Times, Apr. 7) Free site registration required
SC Johnson Shares Environmental Leadership Legacy with Consumers (CSRwire, Apr. 6)
Marriott's Looking For "Green" Guests - Best YouTube Video Wins "Eco-Cation" To Costa Rica (CSRwire, Apr. 5)
Green Trailblazers: Turning the Sustainable Apparel World on Its Ear (ENN, Apr. 5)
Business leaders in U.S. "energy capital" vote green [Houston] (Yahoo News/Reuters, Apr. 5)
Honda Wins Title of Cleanest Auto-Maker (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 4)
Commentary
Rush to Judgment [Rush Limbaugh has blinded millions of Americans to the climate crisis] (Vanity Fair, May)
The Case for a Global Carbon Tax [Op/ed by Fareed Zakaria] (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
The Manatee and the Bureaucrats (N.Y. Times, Apr. 10) Free site registration required
Grizzly's return: It's one reason to save the Endangered Species Act (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr. 9)
A Consensus on Crisis [Reaction to IPCC report] (Washington Post, Apr. 8) Free site registration required
Why put fish above our civil liberties? [Former congressman Bob Barr on endangered species] (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Apr. 4)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Galapagos Islands 'facing crisis' (BBC News, Apr. 11)
Selling off the rainforest - a modern-day scandal (Guardian, Apr. 11)
Air travel poses major threat to biodiversity, say scientists (Guardian, Apr. 11)
More Forests Not Always Good in Fight Against Warming (National Geographic News, Apr. 10)
Rescue Plan for Tasmanian Devils Triggers Environmental Fears (ENN/AP, Apr. 10)
Drought, development killing Australia's koalas (Yahoo News/AFP, Apr. 10)
Lions Making a Comeback on Kenya Ranches (National Geographic News, Apr. 10)
Life returns to a dead sea [Aral Sea] (Independent, Apr. 10)
Washington: Fish Protection Lags, Court Agrees (N.Y. Times, Apr. 10) Free site registration required
Manatees' Status May Change [U.S. Agency Considers Removing Protection as Endangered] (Washington Post, Apr. 9)
Arctic Fox May Be Left Behind By Warming, Study Suggests (National Geographic News, Apr. 9)
Acidic Oceans Threatening Sea Life, UN Panel Says (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 6)
Global Warming Driving Australian Fish South (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 5)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Most Americans Back Curbs on Auto Emissions, Other Environmental Proposals (Gallup, Apr. 5)
Green Building
Going Global With Green Design (Builder Online/Oregonian, Apr. 10)
More new construction adopting 'green' design (Buffalo News, Apr. 8)
Government
The Green Giant [Arnold Schwarzenegger; an interview is included] (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
Mayors Take the Lead [America's greenest mayors] (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
US announces renewable fuel standards for vehicles (New Scientist, Apr. 11)
Challenge to Emissions Rule Is Set to Start [Automakers sue to block state emissions rules] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 10) Free site registration required
New York pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Yahoo News/Reuters, Apr. 10)
Europe's Problems Color U.S. Plans to Curb Carbon Gases ["Cap and trade" legislation] (Washington Post, Apr. 9) Free site registration required
CIA and the Pentagon urged to assess warming's effect on security (International Herald Tribune/Boston Globe, Apr. 9)
Many new constraints for Bush on the environment (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 9)
The Future of Emissions Regulation (NPR, Apr. 9)
West Coast leaders pledge to fight climate change, together (Statesman Journal/AP, Apr. 5)
International
U.N. chief eyes climate change summit (Yahoo News/Reuters, Apr. 10)
China to Take Part in Post-Kyoto Talks (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 10)
U.S., China Got Climate Warnings Toned Down (Washington Post, Apr. 7) Free site registration required
Ottawa set to announce 'mandatory' pollution cuts (Yahoo News/AFP, Apr. 6)
Australia Pledges Aid Package To Help Clean Up China's Environment (ENN/AP, Apr. 5)
U.N. Security Council To Debate Climate Change (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 5)
Climate Change
Moment of Truth [Is the push to save the planet a fad, or a turning point?] (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
Potential Curbs on Greenhouse Gases by 2030 - UN (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 11)
Climate Change Threatens World Natural Wonders - WWF (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 10)
Millions face hunger from climate change (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 10)
Living on the edge: Indians watch their islands wash away (International Herald Tribune, Apr. 10)
Global warming study warns of disaster in Australia and islands (International Herald Tribune/AP, Apr. 10)
Foundation to Offer $100 Million to Deal With Global Warming (N.Y. Times, Apr. 9) Free site registration required
Warming May Spur Extinctions, Shortages, Conflicts, World Experts Warn [IPCC report] (National Geographic News, Apr. 6)
Climate Change Will Hit Poor Hardest, U.N. Panel Says (NewsHour, Apr. 6)
Climate change around the world [Clickable map details predicted effects] (BBC News, Apr. 6)
Surviving a warmer world: Global forecast is 'mostly dry' (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 5)
U.S. Southwest Drought Could Be Start of New Dust Bowl (National Geographic News, Apr. 4)
Energy
Pentagon Considering Study on Space-Based Solar Power (Yahoo News/Space.com, Apr. 11)
A Plastic Wrapper Today Could Be Fuel Tomorrow (N.Y. Times, Apr. 9) Free site registration required
Pollution
Jungle Law [Chevron sued for pollution in Ecuador] (Vanity Fair, May)
Polluted river threatens 150,000 in China (Yahoo News/AFP, Apr. 6)
Technology
Curbing Emissions Won't Be Enough [Technology to combat warming] (Newsweek, Apr. 16)
Latest X-Prize Inspires Super-Efficient Vehicles (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 5)
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