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Media
Museum Climate Exhibit 'Toned Down' [Smithsonian feared government reprisals] (Time, May 21)
 "New York Times Magazine" focuses on "Eco-tecture" (N.Y. Times, May 20) Free site registration required
Does Green Grow Green For Media? (MediaWeek, May 14)
Green Living & Social Trends
US Religious Leaders Urge Action on Global Warming (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 23)
Can America's Masses Get Charged on Electric Cars? (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 21)
Allergy fear on 'green' laundry (BBC News, May 20)
Fluorescent Lights' Mercury Poses Dim Threat (National Geographic News, May 18)
Drivers cut back - a 1st in 26 years (USA Today, May 17)
Paper or plastic? Which bag is the best choice for the environment? (Oregonian, May 17)
Great Green Wines at Any Price, Any Occasion (Sprig, May)
Business & Economy
HP and World Wildlife Fund Establish Climate Change Initiatives (CSRwire, May 23)
Lexus ad banned for green claims (Guardian, May 23)
UPS "Green Fleet" Expands with 50 Hybrid Electric Vehicles (CSRwire, May 22)
Staples Adds Computer Take-Back to Recycling Program (GreenBiz, May 22)
Rainforest Alliance Launches Sustainable Business Forum [Charter members include Goldman Sachs and Pfizer] (CSRwire, May 21)
Applied Sustainability: Finding Your Niche [Advice on sustainable business practices] (GreenBiz, May 21)
Rising Energy Costs Spur Business to Action, Study Shows (GreenBiz, May 18)
Stanford Presses ExxonMobil on Global Warming (GreenBiz, May 18)
Clinton Foundation, Microsoft to Develop Online Tools Enabling the World's Largest 40 Cities to Monitor Carbon Emissions (CSRwire, May 17)
Cargill's Next CEO Hopeful on Climate (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 17)
Toyota Banking on Hybrids Despite Expected Arrival of Ecological Rivals (ENN/AP, May 17)
The Greening of the Plastic Industry (GreenBiz, May 17)
Murdoch, She Wrote [Interview with Rupert Murdoch about News Corp.'s new climate strategy] (Grist, May 16)
Commentary
Climate commitment [Washington can improve vehicle efficiency and cut emissions--if it wants to] (L.A. Times, May 23)
Deal on immigration threatens environment (Baltimore Sun, May 22)
Lead or Step Aside, EPA [Op/ed by governors Arnold Schwarzeneger and Jodi Rell] (Washington Post, May 21) Free site registration required
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Making the world safe for big cats (Christian Science Monitor, May 23)
Warming blamed for frog die-offs (Yahoo News/Reuters, May 22)
Wild potatoes, peanuts at risk from global warming (Yahoo News/Reuters, May 22)
Border Fence Could Imperil Wildlife, Environmentalists Say (N.Y. Times/AP, May 22) Free site registration required
Vanishing habitats: The battle to save the Atlantic Forest (Independent, May 22)
Worries for at-risk bird species (BBC News, May 22)
One in six European mammals on the brink (New Scientist, May 22)
Marine life all at sea from climate change threat: WWF (Yahoo News/AFP, May 22)
Polar Bears at Risk as Warming Thaws Icy Home (ENN/Reuters, May 21)
Sex-Changing Chemicals Can Wipe Out Fish, Study Shows (National Geographic News, May 21)
Tiger top of most threatened species (Telegraph, May 19)
Scientists Advise Capturing Spotted Owls (ENN/AP, May 18)
Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Navy Over Sonar Exercises off Hawaii (ENN/AP, May 17)
Trust fund for grizzlies, wolves proposed (Missoulian, May 17)
People in the News
'I'm always learning new things about being green' [Interview with "Green Consumer Guide" author Julia Hailes] (Guardian, May 23)
Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet [Profile of Ray Anderson] (N.Y. Times, May 22) Free site registration required
Film Stars and Their Green Credentials (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 21)
In a Changing Arctic, Artists Seek to Inspire Change (NPR, May 21)
Al Gore Has Big Plans (N.Y. Times, May 20) Free site registration required
An Environmental Icon's Unseen Fortitude [Profile of Rachel Carson] (Washington Post, May 18) Free site registration required
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Public Opinion & Surveys
U.K. Consumers Place a Premium on Sustainability (GreenBiz, May 16)
Green Building
Eco-Friendly "Horizontal Skyscraper" Floats In China (Treehugger, May 22)
Remote Florida Site Eyed for New Green Town for the Environmentally Aware (ENN/AP, May 21)
Buyers are warming up to greener homes (Orlando Sentinel, May 20)
Calling Mr. Green [Interview with architect William McDonough] (N.Y. Times, May 20) Free site registration required
Why Are They Greener Than We Are? [Europe "gets" green building] (N.Y. Times, May 20) Free site registration required
The Accidental Environmentalist [Profile of architect Shigeru Ban] (N.Y. Times, May 20) Free site registration required
The Road to Curitiba [Eco-conscious Brazillian city] (N.Y. Times, May 20) Free site registration required
An Eco-House for the Future (N.Y. Times, May 20) Free site registration required
International coalition to make buildings energy-efficient (International Herald Tribune, May 17)
Government
NY yellow taxicabs 'to go green' (BBC News, May 22)
4 Presidential Hopefuls Agree on Climate Policy (Yahoo News/U.S. News & World Report, May 22)
Utah joins pact to reduce gas emissions (Yahoo News/AP, May 21)
Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Rules for Hybrids in Car Pool Lanes (ENN/AP, May 18)
Climate-change push to expose industry rifts (MarketWatch, May 18)
Political climate changing on global warming (MarketWatch, May 18)
Millions to transform US brownfields (Edie, May 17)
Waste Management: Is the EPA's Superfund Program Dead? (New Republic, May 15) Free site registration required
International
Japan to Unveil Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 22)
Plastic bag levy to pay for green education in Hong Kong (Yahoo News/AFP, May 22)
China's environment continues to worsen (Yahoo News/AP, May 22)
Bangkok launches green plan (Yahoo News/AFP, May 21)
Deadlock for UN climate meeting (BBC News, May 18)
Climate Change
U.N. panel says indigenous people are particularly vulnerable to the dangers of climate change (PlanetSave/AP, May 23)
Ancient Climate Change Rocked Tibetan Cultures, Research Suggests (National Geographic News, May 22)
CO2 emissions rise outpaces worst-case scenario (Guardian, May 22)
Taking an Icy Look at Global Warming (NPR, May 20)
Antarctic Oceans Absorbing Less CO2, Experts Say (National Geographic News, May 17)
Climate change: A guide for the perplexed [26 climate "myths" debunked] (New Scientist, May 16)
Scientists tell leaders to tackle climate change, energy security (Yahoo News/AFP, May 16)
Energy
UK backs new generation of nuclear reactors (New Scientist, May 23)
Cheaper solar power heads mainstream (Yahoo News/Reuters, May 22)
Beijing to turn rubbish into power (Yahoo News/AFP, May 21)
Three Gorges Dam is hurting river, study finds (MSNBC/Reuters, May 21)
UK Plans World's Biggest Offshore Windfarm (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 18)
Wave power tipped as 'holy grail' for Australia (Yahoo News/AFP, May 17)
Energy Standards Needed, Report Says (N.Y. Times, May 17) Free site registration required
BP, Rio Tinto team up for hydrogen power (Environmental Finance, May 17)
Pollution
Pollution, chemicals blamed for China's cancer rise (Yahoo News/AFP, May 21)
Pollution Causing Global Dimming (NPR, May 17)
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