|
Media
Sundance Channel Launches "The Eco-mmunity Map" By Customizing Google Map Technology to Connect Green Enthusiasts From Around the World (CSRwire, July 11)
Live Earth draws lackluster TV ratings (Washington Post/Reuters, July 10) Free site registration required
Hundreds of thousands attend anti-global-warming Live Earth concerts (International Herald Tribune, July 8)
Film challenge to Al Gore's 'Truth' (Telegraph, July 7)
 TV shows try a new living color: green (L.A. Times, July 7)
Bill Moyers talks with E.O. Wilson [Biologist discusses future of the planet] (PBS, July 6)
Current & the Alliance Ecospot Contest [Contestants to film "climate crisis ecospots"] (Current TV, July)
Green Living & Social Trends
Americans leave green behind when checking into hotels (Travel Mole, July 10)
My war on waste (BBC News, July 9)
Earth to shoppers: Bag the plastic sack (L.A. Times, July 5)
Energy-sapping gadgets push up power usage (Telegraph UK, July 5)
Eco-Chic: How Green is "Green"? [How to determine whether a "green" product is truly eco-friendly] (NPR, July 5)
Business & Economy
Companies pledge action on climate change at UN meeting (Yahoo News/AFP, July 6)
CEOs Issue Global Call to Action on Water Crisis (CSRwire, July 6)
Bank announces £45 million global environment programme [HSBC] (Edie, July 6)
MSN.com Offsets Climate Change Awareness Cross-country Tour with Carbonfund.org (CSRwire, July 5)
McDonald's goes green - but not all customers are lovin' it (Guardian, July 5)
Say 'Hybrid' and Many People Will Hear 'Prius' (N.Y. Times, July 4) Free site registration required
Office Depot Announces Forest Stewardship Council-Certified Domtar EarthChoice(R) Paper Now Widely Available for First Time in the U.S. (CSRwire, July 3)
Carbon Emissions: What's Next and What You Should Know (GreenBiz, July)
Have Voluntary Offset Projects Come of Age? (GreenBiz, July)
Commentary
What Live Earth Really Meant (Time, July 8)
Why rock won't save the planet (Guardian, July 5)
Al Gore's inconvenient tax [Carbon tax] (Christian Science Monitor, July 5)
Cleaning up our air [Why is it taking the EPA so long to act on CO2 emissions?] (Contra Costa Times, July 5)
Degradation Of Mount Everest (Hartford Courant, July 4)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Agency Takes First Step to Protect Emperor Penguin and 9 Others (N.Y. Times, July 11) Free site registration required
Research Explores Link Between Pesticides And Colony Collapse Disorder [Bees] (TerraDaily/AFP, July 10)
Florida Raises Ill-Fated Artificial Reefs (ENN/Reuters, July 9)
Expert Says Rising Sea Levels Pose Threat To Rice (TerraDaily/AFP, July 9)
A giant of the sea finds slimmer pickings [Gray whales are skinnier, and scientists suspect warming is the reason why] (L.A. Times, July 6)
Alpine wildlife feeling the heat from global warming (Yahoo News/AFP, July 6)
Climate change 'is ravaging Everest' (Guardian, July 6)
Reproductive problems may lead to rare rhino's extinction (Guardian, July 5)
Study Says Erosion Slicing Arctic Alaska Habitat (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 4)
Surge of Dead Seabirds Alarms Scientists (ENN/AP, July 4)
Technology
Ford to develop 'plug-in hybrid' cars (New Scientist, July 10)
Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane [Billed as the most environmentally friendly ever built] (BBC News, July 9)
People in the News
Eco-friendly road trip is fuelling green debate in US (Times UK, July 6)
Celebrities Who Have Gone Green (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 5)
The tusk detective [Conservation biologist has genetic methods for tracing poached ivory] (news@nature.com, July 5)
|
Public Opinion & Surveys
Warming strikes a note in China [Surveys in China surveys find rising consumer interest in environment] (San Francisco Chronicle, July 8)
American Conscience Waking Up to Climate Change (NPR, July 7)
Green Building
Green hotels are cleaning up (Orlando Sentinel, July 9)
A glimpse of the future for 'green' construction (San Diego Union-Tribune, July 7)
Breaking ground on eco-cities Near Shanghai (International Herald Tribune, July 4)
Government
Florida to introduce tough greenhouse gas targets (Yahoo News/AFP, July 11)
Compromise Measure Aims to Limit Global Warming (N.Y. Times, July 11) Free site registration required
New Jersey Governor Signs Toughest US Carbon Law (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 9)
New Yorkers Urged to Drink Tap Water (NPR, July 9)
Counting on Failure, Energy Chairman Floats Carbon Tax (N.Y. Times, July 7) Free site registration required
After Lobbying, Wetlands Rules Are Narrowed (N.Y. Times, July 6) Free site registration required
Schwarzenegger May Lose a Bit of His Eco-Luster (N.Y. Times, July 6) Free site registration required
California inspires US revolt on climate (BBC News, July 5)
Critics say species list is endangered (L.A. Times, July 5)
International
Canada flexes its muscles in scramble for the Arctic (Guardian, July 11)
Brazil gives Amazon dams go-ahead (BBC News, July 10)
Australia fights jet-flight guilt over global warming (Yahoo News/AFP, July 10)
China's energy and pollution woes need urgent attention: Wen (Yahoo News/AFP, July 10)
Chinese Air Pollution Deadliest in World, Report Says (National Geographic News, July 9)
Australia to build climate corridor (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 9)
Kenya vows crackdown on illegal poaching, game meat trade (Yahoo News/AFP, July 8)
French revolution: Rentable bikes every 900 feet (Christian Science Monitor, July 6)
African farmers hit by climate change (Yahoo News/AP, July 6)
Air pollution fast becoming an issue in booming Vietnam (International Herald Tribune, July 6)
Nearly half of electricity from renewable resources by 2030: Berlin (Yahoo News/AFP, July 5)
In Sweden, It's Global Warming vs. Big Heavy Cars (N.Y. Times, July 5) Free site registration required
China Environment Chief Says Pollution Fuelling Unrest (ENN/Reuters, July 5)
Beijing to trial removing 1m cars (BBC News, July 4)
Climate Change
Study: Inaction on Warming Will Be Disruptive, Costly (Washington Post, July 11) Free site registration required
'No sun link' to climate change (BBC News, July 10)
Ancient Culture Prompts Worry for Arid Southwest (NPR, July 9)
Cows that burp less seen helping in climate fight (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 9)
Global Warming Could Fuel War (Yahoo News/LiveScience, July 9)
New Ice Core Reveals 800,000 Years of Climate History (National Geographic News, July 5)
UN climate change chief warns of impact on poverty, hunger (Yahoo News/AFP, July 5)
Global warming 'made lake vanish' (BBC News, July 4)
Energy
BLM Gets OK for New North Slope Drilling (ENN/AP, July 10)
Prof hopes to pave way for hydrogen fuel (Vancouver Sun, July 10)
Despite warnings, oil usage expected to increase (International Herald Tribune, July 9)
World's Biggest Solar Farm Planned in California (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 9)
Capturing carbon from coal is 'essential' for climate - Stern, Soros (Environmental Finance, July 5)
India Invests US$595 Million in International Reactor Project To Combat Global Warming (ENN/AP, July 5)
UN Official Says Biofuels Raise Food Supply Risk (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 5)
Pollution
Discovery Alters Recipe of Urban Haze (Yahoo News/LiveScience, July 10)
Studying The Garbage Of The Modern Ocean (TerraDaily/SPX, July 10)
EPA investigating waste at Camp Lejeune (Yahoo News/AP, July 10)
Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity (Washington Post, July 8) Free site registration required
|
