Media

BBC drops climate change special (Guardian UK, Sept. 5)

Web site taps into green trend (San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 4)

Times Atlas to reflect 'environmental disasters' (New Scientist, Sept. 3)

Starting Over [Book review of "The World Without Us."] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Thinking Glacially, Acting Artfully (N.Y. Times, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

A High Regard For the Earth [David Maisel's aerial photos.] (Washington Post, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

In Seach of a Happy Ending [Leonard DiCaprio's documentary.] (NRDC, Fall 2007)

 Green Living & Social Trends

America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change (NPR, Sept. 3)

Back to School, Eco-Style (ENN/WorldWatch Institute, Sept. 3)

Can you buy a greener conscience? (L.A. Times, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Choices Expand for Environmentally Friendly Meetings (ENN/Green Lodging News, Sept. 2)

Britons hungrier than ever for organic fare, but rising prices leave bitter taste (Guardian Unlimited, Sept. 1)

What's green and flies? An eco-hypocrite who won't stay grounded, say researchers (ThisIsLondon, Aug. 31)

 Business & Economy

Big oil firms talk up carbon capture, but do little (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 5)

Half-price Big Mac to fight global warming proves big hit in Japan (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 5)

Mattel Recalls 800,000 Lead-Tainted Toys (ENN/AP, Sept. 5)

Does climate change spell crisis or opportunity for the industry? (4Hoteliers, Sept. 5)

Retailers Push Packagers To Think "Green" (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 4)

Calif. Company Offers Homeowners Solar Option [Electricity.] (GreenBiz, Sept. 4)

DuPont Buys Technology to Help Refiners Lower Sulfur Emissions (GreenBiz, Sept. 4)

Australia's Qantas Plans Pollution Offset Program (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 3)

Big Consumer Products Maker Proclaims the 'Green' Virtues of Using Dishwashers (N.Y. Times, Sept. 3) Site requires free registration

 Commentary

A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.

Kings of the coal habit (Guardian UK, Sept. 5)

Heavy Water [Controlling invasive species.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

California greening (San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 4)

It's (Long Past) Time to Plan a U.S. National Energy Strategy (GreenBiz, Sept. 4)

Time for debate on nuclear issue (Victoria Times, Sept. 1)

 Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Why are Asia's Endangered Animals so Sought After? (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 4)

'Bringing the Ocean to the World,' in High-Def (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

Investigation finds destruction of orangutan habitat for oil palm in Borneo (Mongabay, Sept. 2)

Rarest elephants protection plans (BBC News, Sept. 1)

Ice fjords, lifeblood for polar species, at risk in melting Arctic (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 31)

Rare Japanese Wildcat Edging Closer to Extinction (Nati'l. Geographic News, Aug. 29)

 Technology

In Depth: Can Technology Save the World? (greentechmedia, Sept. 5)

In Depth: Cooling With The Sun (greentechmedia, Sept. 4)

Ford to Convert Paint Fumes to Electricity (GreenBiz, Aug. 31)

 People in the News

The Nature of Royalty: Highgrove Is Where Prince Charles Cultivates His Organic Worldview (Washington Post, Sept. 5) Site requires free registration

Discover Brilliant Conference Hosts First Ever Green Tie Gala (E-Wire, Sept. 5)

Pope preaches to the converted and urges backpackers to save the world (Independent UK, Sept. 4)

Strange Bedfellows? Evangelicals and Scientists Join Forces on Climate (Geotimes, Sept. 2007)

 Public Opinion & Surveys

Draft law on water pollution solicits public opinion (China Daily, Sept. 5)

Global Warming Serious Enough To Lift Ban On Nukes? (California Republic, Sept. 5)

IETA and Koelnmesse to Launch "Carbon Forum America 2008" (CSRWire, Sept. 4)

Number of Hunters Falls, Worrying Some (San Francisco Chronicle/AP, Sept. 2)

 Green Building

New Trend - The First Wind Turbine On The Block (ENN, Sept. 3)

World Resources Institute Continues on Cutting Edge of Green Building Design (ENN/Green Progress, Sept. 1)

 U.S. & Government

NRC Reverses Nuclear Fuel Secrets Policy (ENN/AP, Sept. 5)

What Is John Dingell Really Up To? (N.Y. Times, Sept. 5)

Chicago: Nation's Largest School Bus Company Switches Entire Fleet To Bio-Fuel (ENN, Sept. 3)

US judge overturns whale-protecting ban on sonar (TerraDaily/AFP, Aug. 31)

Federal Judge Orders Reduced Pumping to Protect Delta Smelt (NRDC, Aug. 31)

 International

Milan's Latest Fashion: Solar (greentechmedia, Sept. 4)

EU climate flight plans 'deluded' (BBC News, Sept. 4)

Sydney protest peaceful ahead of Bush's APEC visit (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 4)

Iceland renounces commercial whaling (Guardian UK, Sept. 4)

Norwegian prisoners do organic porridge in world's first 'green jail' (Independent UK, Sept. 4)

Agreement reached on greenhouse gas curb (ENN/AP, Sept. 3)

New chief scientist is expert in green issues (Times UK, Aug. 31)

 Climate Change

Loss of Arctic ice leaves experts stunned (Guardian UK, Sept. 4)

WWF Says Asia-Pacific Coal Rush Worsens Global Warming (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 4)

Growth in carbon emissions slows (Yahoo!/Reuters, Sept. 4)

NASA Study Predicts More Severe Storms With Global Warming (TerraDaily/SPX, Sept. 4)

UN conference sounds warning on spread of deserts (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 3)

In Northern France, Warming Presses Fall Grape Harvest Into Summertime (Washington Post, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Modern Singapore's Creator Is Alert to Perils [Global warming.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Global Warming Might Spur Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Aug. 30)

 Energy

Power Hungry: As concerns escalate about data centers' rising energy consumption, the IT industry is trying to push for solutions (greentechmedia, Sept. 4)

Coal Rush Reverses, Power Firms Follow (Washington Post, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

Biodiesel Demand Grows Across Continents (NPR, Sept. 1)

Beyond Wind and Solar, a New Generation of Clean Energy (Washington Post, Sept. 1) Site requires free registration

  Pollution

No More Privies, So Hikers Add a Carry-Along [High-altitude sanitation.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 5) Site requires free registration

Malaysia culls 50,000 pigs over smell, pollution (TerraDaily/AFP, Sept. 5)

Viruses in Water: The Imaginative In Pursuit of the Fugitive (ENN/Society for General Microbiology, Sept. 4)

Bank-Led Satellite Imagery Sheds More Light on Gas Flaring Pollution (ENN/Worldbank, Sept. 4)

China Closes 400 Companies for Pollution (Red Orbit, Sept. 4)

Acid rain may hit coastal waters hard (News@nature.com, Sept. 3)

China Says 278 Cities Have No Sewage Treatment (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 3)

Pollution stunts Canada's beluga whales (TerraDaily/AFP, Sept. 2)

Not in Whose Backyard? [Low-income communities that are polluted.] (NYT Magazine, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration