Media

Film spotlights local effort to save exotic frogs (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug. 1)

A Conversation With Heidi Cullen: Into the Limelight, and the Politics of Global Warming [Host of Weather Channel's "Forecast Earth"] (N.Y. Times, July 31) Free site registration required

Environmentalists Push, but Home Depot Refuses to Drop Ads on Fox News (N.Y. Times, July 30) Free site registration required

An inconvenient opponent; A new British film comes out swinging against Al Gore's climate-change blockbuster (Ottawa Citizen, July 29)

Lonely Planet [Review of Alan Weisman's "The World Without Us" (Washington Post, July 29) Free site registration required

Winds of Change [Review of "Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming"] (Washington Post, July 29) Free site registration required

 Green Living & Social Trends

Can 'green chic' save the planet? (Christian Science Monitor, July 26)

Hundreds of North American High School Students to Compete at this Year's Annual Canon Envirothon (CSRwire, July 25)

 Business & Economy

Xerox Launches Line of 'Green Paper' (GreenBiz, July 31)

EPA Announces Top 25 Green Power Purchasers (GreenBiz, July 31)

US EPA, US BCSD Announce International Initiative to Foster Sustainable Development Projects (CSRwire, July 31)

Sustainable Brands '07 Conference to discuss emerging best-practices in building sustainable brands (CSRwire, July 31)

Wal-Mart Canada to Begin Sustainable Supply Chain Practices (GreenBiz, July 31)

U.S. Airlines Under Pressure To Fly Greener (Washington Post, July 28) Free site registration required

National Wildlife Federation Ranks Retailers on Sustainability [Full Garden Furniture Scorecard here] (GreenBiz, July 27)

The Coca-Cola Company Releases Annual Environmental Report (CSRwire, July 26)

GE issues credit card aimed to cut emissions (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 25)

The green room [Eco-friendly furniture] (Times Colonist, July 25)

In Chicago, a Haven for Green Enterprise (N.Y. Times, July 25) Free site registration required

Middle Management as Environmental Change Agent (GreenBiz, July)

B of A Joins Carbon Trading Market, School Solar Program (GreenBiz, July)

 Commentary

Creating science to fit an agenda [Bush administration and Endangered Species Act] (Daily Astorian, July 30)

Focus on carbon 'missing the point' (BBC News, July 30)

Just Drill, Baby [Congressional energy plans and the economy] (Wall Street Journal, July 30)

Leadership Needed [Fuel economy standards] (Washington Post, July 26) Free site registration required

Juicing down for global warming [Installing "smart" electric meters] (Christian Science Monitor, July 26)

Ethical shopping is just another way of showing how rich you are (Guardian, July 24)

Nuclear waste is hardly a worry when the climate change threat is so urgent (Guardian, July 26)

 Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Poaching, Encroachment Threaten India's Leopards (ENN/Reuters, July 31)

Efforts to Restore Carolinas' Oysters Hit Snag (NPR, July 30)

Environmentalists Ask Poland to Freeze Work on Highway through Rare Peat Bog (ENN/AP, July 30)

Giant Pandas Expanding Habitat in Western China (ENN/Reuters, July 30)

A Great Barrier Reef on land breeds hope for threatened eco-systems (Guardian, July 30)

So much for saving the spotted owl (Oregonian, July 29)

California Squid Invasion Threatening "Fish Stick" Species (National Geographic News, July 27)

Plans on Hold for Mount Everest Highway to Help Olympic Torch Relay (ENN/AP, July 27)

Experts Seek to Stop Turtle Extinction (ENN/AP, July 27)

Costa Rica's Monkeys Lose Ground to Developers (ENN/Reuters, July 27)

Utility Blasts Its Oregon Dam to Make Way for Fish (ENN/Reuters, July 25)

New Mexico Works on Rodent Recovery Plan (ENN/AP, July 25)

 Technology

How to bring shade to a city [Using satellite mapping to set environmental goals] (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 1)

"Super Suckers" Slurp Invasive Algae Off Reefs (National Geographic News, July 30)

Scientists attempt to roll back emissions (Guardian, July 30)

Hybrid Train in Japan Does Its Tiny Part to Fight Global Warming (ENN/AP, July 30)

Foam targets heavy metal clean-up (BBC News, July 26)

 People in the News

Listen to Earth, Pope says (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 25)

 Public Opinion & Surveys

Polls find global warming generating heat (Sacramento Bee, July 29)

 Green Building

Planners move to close the window on American mansions (Guardian, July 31)

Living green, by design (L.A. Times, July 29)

Building Materials Reuse Calculator (GreenBiz, July)

 Government

Energy Bill Aids Expansion of Atomic Power (N.Y. Times, July 31) Free site registration required

A Bipartisan Call For Clean Energy In Congressional Package (EnergyDaily, July 31)

Pelosi looks for unity on energy bill (Yahoo News/AP, July 30)

California cuts diesel emissions (BBC News, July 28)

U.S. Environment Chief Draws Fire on Global Warming (ENN/Reuters, July 27)

Panel recommends climate change market (Yahoo News/AP, July 27)

Old growth species mandate lifted from Northwest Forest Plan (AP, July 27)

White House Trims Investigators Tracking Environmental Crimes, Below Level Ordered by Congress (ENN/AP, July 26)

Farm Bill: Beauty for Biz, Beast for Environment? (NPR, July 26)

U.S. launches program to offset carbon with trees (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 26)

Controversy erupts over Endangered Species Act (Christian Science Monitor, July 25)

Forest Service Teams with Nonprofit Foundation to Combat Global Warming (ENN/AP, July 25)

 International

EU wrangling on carbon emissions moves into courts (International Herald Tribune, July 31)

Brazil, Alarmed, Reconsiders Policy on Climate Change (N.Y. Times, July 31) Free site registration required

U.N. climate change meeting aims at rich countries (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 31)

As icecaps melt, Russia races for Arctic's resources (Christian Science Monitor, July 31)

China To Make It Harder For Heavy Polluters To Borrow Money (TerraDaily/AFP, July 30)

China to step up energy efficiency drive (Yahoo News/AFP, July 28)

In the Amazon: Conservation or Colonialism? (N.Y. Times, July 27) Free site registration required

Climate Change to Dominate APEC Summit (ENN/AP, July 26)

China Says Coal Use Surging Despite Environmental Worries (ENN/AP, July 25)

 Climate Change

Earth too warm? Bury the CO2 (Christian Science Monitor, July 31)

Scientists seek climate clues in Earth's atmosphere (SciDev, July 31)

Forest Service worries about bigger fires, climate change (Tacoma News Tribune, July 30)

Hurricanes Have Doubled Due to Global Warming, Study Says (National Geographic News, July 30)

Global warming blamed as China endures freak weather (Yahoo News/AFP, July 30)

Extreme weather brings flood chaos round the world (New Scientist, July 30)

Is Ancient People's End a Warning for the Future? [Anasazi affected by changing climate] (NPR, July 29)

Climate change escalates Darfur crisis (Christian Science Monitor, July 27)

Climate Change Sucks Water From China's Two Longest Rivers (TerraDaily/Xinhua, July 27)

Floods, Heat Hit Europe, but Is It Global Warming? (ENN/Reuters, July 26)

Global Warming Sends Dengue Fever Cases in Indonesia Soaring (ENN/AP, July 26)

Study: Nevada has big temperature gains (Yahoo News/AP, July 26)

New NASA AIRS Data To Aid Weather And Climate Research (TerraDaily/SPX, July 26)

Ozone has 'strong climate effect' (BBC News, July 25)

Huge sea level rises are coming - unless we act now (New Scientist, July 25)

Drip, Drip Of Global Warming Spells Change In Northern Russia (TerraDaily/AFP, July 25)

Plan to Dump Iron in Ocean as Climate Fix Attracts Debate (National Geographic News, July 25)

How Can We Avert Dangerous Climate Change? [By NASA's James Hansen] (arXiv.org, June 25)

 Energy

Texas Leads List of Dirtiest U.S. Power Plants [List of America's most polluting power plants here] (ENN/Reuters, July 27)

Flying windmills could harness the jet stream (New Scientist, July 26)

US groups fight government funding of coal power plants (Environmental Finance, July 26)

  Pollution

Pesticide suit planned against EPA (Yahoo News/AP, July 31)

'Death risk' from air pollution (BBC News, July 31)

Pesticide link to autism suspected (L.A. Times, July 30)

Environmental hazards kill 4 mln kids a year: WHO [Full report here] (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 27)

Crews Clean Up after Oil Geyser Near Vancouver (ENN/Reuters, July 26)

Pollution-cholesterol link to heart disease seen (L.A. Times, July 26)

Study Finds Contaminated Water Reaching Florida's Offshore Keys (TerraDaily/SPX, July 25)