Media

Mel Gibson set to back tire recycling (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 10)

PBS Documentary: The Silence Of The Bees (ENN, Sept. 9)

Is It Hot in Here? [Book review of "Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming.] (Washington Post, Sept. 9) Site requires free registration

 Green Living & Social Trends

Eco-motoring 'to help save planet' (BBC News, Sept. 12)

Free-lunch foragers ["Freegans."] (L.A. Times, Sept. 11) Site requires free registration

Greening the Gear: Bamboo Bikes and Sustainable Skateboards Put a New Spin on Sports (Washington Post, Sept. 11) Site requires free registration

'Feel Good' vs. 'Do Good' on Climate (N.Y. Times, Sept. 11) Site requires free registration

20 Ways to Go Green at Home (Red Orbit, Sept. 10)

Want to save the world? Sponsor a shark (Times UK, Sept. 10)

Cameron proposes ban on plasma TVs in green package of reforms (Daily Mail, Sept. 10)

Bill Clinton Tries to Do Good by Doing Good Business [Compact fluorescent.](N.Y. Times, Sept. 9) Site requires free registration

 Business & Economy

BMW, Norsk Hydro Among the World's Most Sustainable Companies (GreenBiz, Sept. 12)

Water crisis squeezes California's economy (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 12)

German carmakers hit back at EU emissions target (Guardian UK, Sept. 11)

Wal-mart, Caterpillar, Ford, IBM, Dow, and Others Prepare to Share Their Sustainability Strategies (CSRWire/Green Power Conferences, Sept. 11)

Car firms eye emissions at show (BBC News, Sept. 10)

Toys "R" Us Steps Up Toxins Testing (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 10)

Dimas warns carmakers failing CO2 target face fines (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 10)

In the Green Marathon, Which Stocks Will Be the Winners? (N.Y. Times, Sept. 9) Site requires free registration

Green Valley In Wal-Mart's Back Yard Washington Post, Sept. 7) Site requires free registration

Clothing industry joins green drive (Guardian UK, Sept. 6)

 Commentary

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

Global warming era weather graphics [Editorial cartoon by Tom Toles.] (Washington Post, Sept. 9) Site requires free registration

Energy to Burn: Congress will get around to convening that energy-bill conference -- sometime. (Washington Post, Sept. 9) Site requires free registration

Apec 'muddies the climate waters' (BBC News, Sept. 7)

That's Life [E.O. Wilson on The Encyclopedia of Life.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

 Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Gorillas head race to extinction (BBC News, Sept. 12)

Mauritius parakeet avoids fate of the dodo (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 12)

Tigers Rediscovered in Indian Rainforest (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 12)

Starving whales point to depleted ocean (New Scientist, Sept. 11)

Natural Resources Key to Alaska Town's Future (NPR, Sept. 11)

Fishing nations urged to protect newly discovered cold-water corals (ENN/WWF, Sept. 11)

Deep-sea vents 'no climate haven' (BBC News, Sept. 10)

Most Polar Bears Could be Lost by 2050 - US Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 10

English countryside 'headed for extinction' (Guardian UK, Sept. 10)

http://www.enn.com/business/article/22970 (Guardian/Observer, Sept. 9)

Retreat of the penguins (The Australian, Sept. 5)

 Technology

Low Technologies, High Aims (N.Y. Times, Sept. 11) Site requires free registration

Make energy-efficient technology mandatory, UN expert says (Yahoo!AFP, Sept. 11)

 People in the News

2 Years After Narrow Victory, Germany's Merkel Cruises on Her Popularity [It's easy being green.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 12) Site requires free registration

In Greenland, an interfaith rally for climate change (Yahoo!/Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 12)

Top polluters to discuss hard climate goals (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 11)

Anita Roddick, pioneer whose dreams turned the high street green, dies at 64 (Guardian UK, Sept. 11)

Parking the SUV -- Temporarily : D.C. Mayor Hops Metrobus to Push Environmental Jobs, Public Transit Use (Washington Post, Sept. 11) Site requires free registration

Volunteers Help Monitor Nation's Rivers (ENN/AP, Sept. 9)

The challenge of a generation [Climate change.] (San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 7)

 Public Opinion & Surveys

Survey claims 46% back nuclear power (Guardian UK, Sept. 10)

Protests as BBC scraps planned green day (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 6)

Most Britons ignorant about carbon offsetting (Guardian UK, Sept. 5)

 Green Building

Titans of Ecology [Green schools.] (Washington Post, Sept. 11) Site requires free registration

China to Start Work on Eco-City in New Year (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 10)

Norman Foster to design Libyan 'eco-region' (New Scientist, Sept. 10)

So Cal's First LEED Certified All-Solar Multi-Family Community (ENN, Sept. 8)

Green thumbs write green book ["Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide"] (Examiner, Sept. 8 & 9)

 U.S. & Government

California air board plans new regulations (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 8)

GAO Chides Government on Warming (Washington Post, Sept. 5) Site requires free registration

EPA sued over pollution from ocean ships (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 5)

Proposed Navy Expansion Could Bring More Undersea Explosions to Washington Waters (Seattle Weekly, Sept. 5)

 International

Support builds for carbon cash to save forests (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 12)

Malaysia Looks at Tougher Rules to Save Coastal Birds (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 12)

Ratifying UN Climate Deal Will Take Time - Germany (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 11)

UN envoy calls on all nations to work together to save the planet (TerraDaily/AFP, Sept. 10)

Ousted Chagos Islanders Could Make "Eco-Living" (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 10)

APEC Leaders to Sign Climate Change Pact at Summit (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 10)

Does APEC Merely Add to Global Warming? (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 10)

For peat's sake: Governments urged to promote responsible management of peatlands (AlphaGalileo/Univ. of Leicester, Sept. 10)

Canada Arctic Pipeline Talks at Critical Stage (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 10)

Castro criticizes Bush on climate (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 7)

 Climate Change

Icy Calculations On A Hot Topic (TerraDaily/SPX, Sept. 11)

Expert says climate change will spread global disease (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 11)

Changing Arctic: A diary from Greenland (BBC News, Sept. 10)

Move to identify climate change security hotspots (Guardian UK, Sept. 10)

Studying Evidence From Ice Age Lakes (ENN/Geological Survey of Norway, Sept. 10)

Mathematics of Ice to Aid Global Warming Forecasts (PhysOrg, Sept. 10)

Climate change will harm life on the deep ocean floor, study finds (Independent UK, Sept. 10)

Climate Change Redraws World Maps (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Sept. 6)

On climate change, the 'target' goals for summiteers (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 6)

 Energy

Ford turns harmful fumes into electricity (ENN/Ford, Sept. 11)

Companies Race for Gas in Arctic (Online NewsHour, Sept. 10)

Mali's Farmers Discover a Weed's Potential Power (N.Y. Times, Sept. 9) Site requires free registration

Solar power - in the rain (Guardian UK, Sept. 8)

  Pollution

Great Lakes waters are overdue for cleanup (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 12)

Polluted Beijing Voted China's Most Beautiful City (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 12)

Abandoned mines cause environmental devastation (Summit Daily News, Sept. 11)

Report: Atrazine Contaminates Midwest Drinking Water (ENN/NRDC, Sept. 11)

Diesel exhaust kills throat cells (ENN/Research Australia, Sept. 11)

America's parking lots contributing to pollution and warming (ENN/Purdue, Sept. 11)

In pure Arctic air, signs of China's economic boom (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 10)

Rationing project tests government plans to make pollution personal (Guardian UK, Sept. 10)

Volunteers help monitor nation's rivers (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 8)

The Dark Side: Making war on light pollution (New Yorker, Aug. 20)