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Media
Surviving the Climate Crisis [Special issue of "The Nation"] (The Nation, May 7)
Avoiding All That Heat About the Environment [Reviews two eco-themed documentaries on PBS] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 24) Free site registration required
TV goes 'green' (L.A. Times, Apr. 23)
As Environmentalism Grows, Online Publishers Go Green (N.Y. Times, Apr. 23) Free site registration required
LIME Launches First Ever "Green" Ad Network (CSRwire, Apr. 23)
Consumer Reports Launches Global Warming Solutions Website (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 20)
Reporting on the Environment [State of environmental journalism] (Living on Earth, Apr. 20)
Climate reporting 'too balanced' say scientists (SciDev.net, Apr. 18)
Seventh Generation and TreeHugger present Convenient Truths: A Green Video Contest (TreeHugger, Apr.)
Green Living & Social Trends
How to keep cutting that carbon (London Times, Apr. 24)
6 environmental activists honored [Goldman Environmental Prize] (International Herald Tribune, Apr. 23)
Sheryl Crow, Laurie David Enlist College Students in Global Warming Campaign (ENN/AP, Apr. 23)
How to Heat Your House--Not the Outside (Slate, Apr. 23)
Shrink your carbon footprint (London Times, Apr. 22)
Eco-Socialites Make Cleaning Green a Priority (N.Y. Times, Apr. 22) Free site registration required
Pound by Pound, Dollar for Dollar, The Complicated Equation for Going Green (Wall Street Journal, Apr. 20)
Thirst for bottled water may hurt environment (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Apr. 19)
Green Is Cleaning Up [Eco-friendly cleaning products] (Washington Post, Apr. 19) Free site registration required
Scientist Says Cremation Should Meet A Timely Death [Contributes to global warming] (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 18)
Business & Economy
Ten Lessons for Corporations Working with Activists (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 24)
IBM and Nature Conservancy Team Up To Save Major Rivers (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 24)
Mulally Names an Environmental Executive for Ford (N.Y. Times, Apr. 24) Free site registration required
Shaklee Joins EPA's Climate Leaders Program (GreenBiz, Apr. 23)
Weyerhaeuser looks toward greener future (Tacoma News Tribune, Apr. 20)
Orbitz Goes Green, from the Inside-Out (CSRwire, Apr. 19)
Small Businesses Go Green, Using More Environmentally Friendly Products and Practices (ENN/AP, Apr. 19)
Businesses must address global warming, UN officials say (International Herald Tribune/AP, Apr. 19)
In Nod to Consumer Tastes, Nissan to Sell Cleaner Cars (N.Y. Times, Apr. 19) Free site registration required
Commentary
Green certification: Fix it or nix it [Leed process too cumbersome] (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr. 25)
A global warning from the dust bowl of Australia (Independent, Apr. 25)
Terror in the Weather Forecast [Does warming threaten peace and security?] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 24) Free site registration required
Save the sharks (Montreal Gazette, Apr. 22)
On climate, a lack of leadership (Boston Globe, Apr. 22)
Finally, an Earth Day with promise [Op/ed by Bill McKibben] (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 20)
Why We Can't Wait (Op/ed by James Hansen) (The Nation, Apr. 19)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Researcher Finds Negative Effects Of Colonization On Slash-And-Burn Farming In Borneo (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 25)
Fish Growing Faster in Warming Waters (National Geographic News, Apr. 23)
Global Warming Could Provoke More Polar Bear Attacks (TerraDaily/RIA, Apr. 23)
Rampant tourism leaves Galapagos in big trouble (New Scientist, Apr. 22)
American Crocodiles Make a Comeback (NPR, Apr. 21)
Climate threat has plants quivering (BBC News, Apr. 20)
Agency Wants Beluga Whales Listed as Endangered (ENN/AP, Apr. 20)
Hunting Debate Splits Kenya Wildife Community (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 20)
Southern Whale Migration Overlapping Northern Whale Breeding Grounds (National Geographic News, Apr. 20)
Global Effort to Save Endangered Crops Gets $37.5 Million Infusion (N.Y. Times, Apr. 19) Free site registration required
Leopard Near Extinction -- Only About 30 Remain (National Geographic News, Apr. 19)
Biofuel plantations fuel strife in Uganda [Conversion from rainforest] (New Scientist, Apr. 19)
Technology
Giant carbon vacuums could cool Earth (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 19)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
U.S. Citizens and Corporations Lag on Environmentalism, Survey Says (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 22)
Growing Number of Americans See Warming as Leading Threat (Washington Post, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Kids Fear Global Warming More Than Terrorism, Car Crashes, and Cancer, According to National Earth Day Survey (Yahoo Finance, Apr. 20)
Polluted Drinking Water Is Public's Top Environmental Concern (Gallup, Apr. 20)
In Global Context, Americans' Satisfaction With Environment Relatively Low (Gallup, Apr. 20)
Earth Day or No Earth Day, Many U.S. Commuters Aren't Very 'Eco-Friendly,' Survey Finds (Market Wire, Apr. 20)
AEI Public Opinion Study: Polls on the Environment and Global Warming (American Enterprize Institute, Apr. 20)
The State of Environmentalism in the U.S. (Gallup, Apr. 19)
Americans Urgently Want Action on Energy Independence and Global Warming (Center for American Progress, Apr. 18)
Adecco Survey Finds 1/3 of American Workers More Inclined to Work for a "Green" Company (Yahoo Finance, Apr. 10)
Attitudes & Behavior on Global Warming (Vizu, Apr.)
Green Building
U.S. Architects Announce 10 Best Green Buildings (ENN/AP, Apr. 24)
For Earth Day, An Environmental Home Tour [Green house exhibit at National Building Museum] (NPR, Apr. 22)
Skyfarming [Converting skyscrapers to crop farms to reduce warming] (New York Magazine, Apr.)
Government
Bloomberg Green Plan Needs 'Enormous' Study-NY Gov (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 24)
EPA takes up Calif. plan to limit greenhouse gases (Yahoo News/Reuters, Apr. 24)
McCain Calls Energy Dependence and Global Warming Twin Threats (ENN/AP, Apr. 23)
Clinton Says Damage to Environment Must Be Repaired (ENN/AP, Apr. 23)
Bill would designate vast area wilderness [23 million acres in Western states] (Missoulian, Apr. 23)
Reliance on Coal Sullies 'Green the Capitol' Effort (Washington Post, Apr. 21) Free site registration required
International
China could overtake US as biggest emissions culprit by November (Guardian, Apr. 25)
Leaked Canadian Government Plan Includes Promise To Cut Greenhouse Gases, Air Pollution (ENN/AP, Apr. 25)
EU, US at Loggerheads Over Climate Change, Energy (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 24)
U.N. Panel to Tackle Warming (Time, Apr. 24)
India And Japan Sign Pact On Global Warming (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 23)
Germany Proposes Energy Efficiency Labels for Homes (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 23)
Ontario Government to Ban Incandescent Lights by 2012 (GreenBiz.com, Apr. 23)
Norway aims to be 'carbon neutral' state by 2050 (Yahoo News/AFP, Apr. 20)
Spain's CO2 Emissions Fell in 2006 - Study (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 19)
Climate Change
Thermal Inversion: Reading the Sky for Signs of Climate Change (NewsHour, Apr. 24)
Island created by global warming (ITV, Apr. 24)
Melting Himalayan Glaciers a Dire Threat - Experts (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 24)
Global Warming to Devastate Indian Coast - Expert (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 23)
Australia's drought linked to global warming (Yahoo News/AFP, Apr. 20)
World Needs To Axe Greenhouse Gases by 80 Percent, Report Says (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 20)
Narwhals aid in study of climate change (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 20)
Could global warming cause war? (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 19)
Scientists To Track Impact Of Asian Dust And Pollution On Weather And Climate (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 19)
Hurricanes to Be Sapped, Not Strengthened, by Warming? (National Geographic News, Apr. 18)
Energy
Carbon Gas Is Explored as a Source of Ethanol (N.Y. Times, Apr. 24) Free site registration required
Biodiesel Will Not Drive Down Global Warming (EnergyDaily/SPX, Apr. 24)
Branson plans trials of 'green' fuelled passenger plane (Guardian, Apr. 24)
Tidal Turbines Help Light Up Manhattan (Technology Review, Apr. 23)
Baking boosts efficiency of plastic solar cells (New Scientist, Apr. 20)
Sewers to help heat 2010 Olympic village (MSNBC/Reuters, Apr. 19)
Greater Use Of Biofuels Threatens Rain Forests (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 18)
Pollution
Malaysian effort to clean up rivers a 'failure' (Yahoo News/AFP, Apr. 25)
Indonesia Clears US Miner In Pollution Trial But Faces Prosecuter Appeals (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 24)
Ocean Debris: Habitat for Some, Havoc for Environment, Experts Say (National Geographic News, Apr. 23)
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