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Media
 'A Crude Awakening': The film and the science (New Scientist, Oct. 16)
The Little Film That Became a Hot Property [Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth."] (Washington Post, Oct. 13) Site requires free registration
Green Living & Social Trends
Thousands of bloggers unite in blitz of green tips (Yahoo!/Reuters, Oct. 15)
Hot Items for Thieves: Recyclables (N.Y. Times, Oct. 15) Site requires free registration
'Green' food shopping possible on a budget, watchdog says (Guardian UK, Oct. 14)
Chic without the suffering: fashion displays its ethical face (Guardian, Oct. 12)
Business & Economy
Even as economy lags, corporate 'green' push may advance (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 15)
Virgin Atlantic 747 to test biofuel in early 2008 (Yahoo!/Reuters, Oct. 15)
Environmental Groups Hit Toyota on Fuel Economy (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)
The North American Ecotourism Conference (Outside, Oct. 12)
Trash hauler unveils greener garbage goal (MSNBC/AP, Oct. 11)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
The Green-Collar Solution (N.Y. Times, Oct. 17) Site requires free registration
Gore Derangement Syndrome (N.Y. Times, Oct. 15) Site requires free registration
Commentary: Al Gore deserves his accolade (Telegraph UK, Oct. 15)
Arctic voice drowning in climatic shift (BBC News, Oct. 15)
Wake Up, Generation Clueless! (ENN/Environmental Graffiti, Oct. 14)
Hot World? Blame Cities. (Washington Post, Oct. 14)
Commentary: New global paradigm (TerraDaily/UPI, Oct. 12)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
WWF calls for protected areas for Antarctica [Marine reserves.] (Guardian UK, Oct. 17)
Endangered China Tiger Caught on Camera After 30 Years (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)
Robin Hood's greenwood under threat as ancient trees die off (Guardian UK, Oct. 15)
Bay Watch (Seattle's wetlands.] (Pacific Northwest, Oct. 14)
New money is last hope in battle to save rainforests (Guardian/Observer, Oct. 14)
Row erupts over risk to polar bears [Extinction fears.] (Guardian/Observer, Oct. 14)
World Bank fund to pay for protecting forests (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 12)
Canadian scientists race to save Taiwan's rare pink dolphins (Vancouver Sun, Oct. 10)
Bumblebees Make Sudden Disappearance (OPB, Oct. 9)
Technology
Human waste can help save planet: Indian expert (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 16)
Genetically modified plants vacuum up toxins (Scientific American, Oct. 16)
Chlamy Genome Holds Clues For Renewable Energy, The Environment And Human Health (EnergyDaily/SPX, Oct. 12)
People in the News
Eco protestor puts masks on China's terracotta warriors (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 15)
Revealed: the man behind court attack on Gore film (Guardian/Observer, Oct. 14)
In China, a Lake's Champion Imperils Himself (N.Y. Times, Oct. 14) Site requires free registration
A Look at the Group Sharing the Peace Prize (NPR, Oct. 13)
Canada not listening to leading environmentalist [David Suzuki.] (Yahoo!/Reuters, Oct. 14)
Gore: Award puts focus on global warming (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 13)
Gore and UN panel win Nobel prize (BBC News, Oct. 12)
U.N. Climate Panel Member Details Nobel-winning Work (PBS/Online NewsHour, Oct. 12)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Energy Efficiency Good First Step for Businesses to Fight Climate Change: Survey (GreenBiz, Oct. 17)
37% - Americans See Environment as Major Global Problem (Yahoo!/Pew Research Center, Oct. 16)
Show us the green, workers say (Globe & Mail, Oct. 10)
Green Building
Cement Industry Takes Stock of its Impact at Summit (GreenBiz, Oct. 15)
A long time coming [Ted Cullinan wins Royal Gold Medal for sustainable architecture.] (Guardian UK, Oct. 15)
Green Roofed Gas Stations? (ENN/Triple Pundit, Oct. 12)
U.S. & Government
Global Warming Starts to Divide G.O.P. Contenders (N.Y. Times, Oct. 17) Site requires free registration
Where the '08 contenders stand on global warming (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 15)
Does Nobel change debate? California prepares to file lawsuit: Award could add fuel to fight against climate change (Sacramento Bee, Oct. 13)
As Logging Fades, Rich Carve Up Open Land in West (N.Y. Times, Oct. 13) Site requires free registration
Pollution pouring into nation's waters far beyond legal limits [Violations of Clean Water Act.] (San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 12)
International
As a land thaws, so do Greenland's aspirations for independence (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 16)
China considers environmental tax on polluters (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 15)
Five Asian Nations to Study Flood, Climate Risks (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)
Austria to host global warming meeting (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 15)
Nobel Peace Prize Ups Pressure for Climate Action (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)
Premier's fight for the planet unveiled [Canada.] (Vancouver Sun, Oct. 15)
China May Expand Environmental Watchdog Early '08 (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)
World Bank Neglects African Farming, Study Says (N.Y. Times, Oct. 15) Site requires free registration
Amazon tribe hits back at green 'colonialism' (Guardian/Observer, Oct. 14)
Environmental problems loom in Myanmar (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 14)
Britain's trillion-page mountain stacks up (Guardian/Observer, Oct. 14)
Commonwealth warns of devastating impact of global warming (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 14)
Millions forced out by China dam (BBC News, Oct. 12)
Climate Change
Warming's Costs to Top Its Benefits, Study Says (Washington Post, Oct. 17) Site requires free registration
Explorers' quest for key ice data [Pen Hadow.] (BBC News, Oct. 16)
French Explorer to Measure Arctic Ice from Airship (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)
Asking The Wrong Questions On Global Warming (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 15)
Arctic muds reveal sea ice record (BBC News, Oct. 15)
Heaps Of Climate Gas - Pasturing Cows Convert Soil To A Source Of Methane (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 15)
Greenhouse gas and war: How they are related [Nobel Peace Prize.] (TerraDaily/AFP, Oct. 14)
European cities tackling climate change (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 14)
Despite Big Honor for Gore, Climate Not Top Issue in U.S. (Washington Post, Oct. 13) Site requires free registration
Climate change - a Nobel cause (Nature News, Oct. 12)
Zero emissions needed to avert 'dangerous' warming (New Scientist, Oct. 11)
Butterflies enlisted to help track climate change in natural world (Belfast Telegraph, Oct. 10)
Energy
Expert predicts 'coal revolution' (BBC News, Oct. 16)
If Corn Is Biofuels King, Tropical Maize May Be Emperor (EnergyDaily, Oct. 16)
New York oil price breaks above 85 dollars for first time (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 15)
Shell, Frontier to build deepwater/arctic drillship (Offshore, Oct. 15)
Nuclear reactors for sale: France vies for big stake in industry revival (EnergyDaily/AFP, Oct. 14)
Energy Crunch Threatens South American Nations (N.Y. Times, Oct. 13) Site requires free registration
Alternative Energy from Space Solar Panels (NPR, Oct. 13)
Pentagon backs plan to beam solar power from space (New Scientist, Oct. 11)
Pollution
Harbor Sludge Might Hold Means to Clean The Anacostia River (Washington Post, Oct. 15) Site requires free registration
Shipping pollution 'far more damaging than flying' (Belfast Telegraph, Oct. 15)
Pollution Killing up to 25,000 Canadians Annually :Report (ENN/Univ. of British Columbia, Oct. 14)
Study: high levels of toxic chemicals in younger orcas (Seattle Times, Oct. 11)
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