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Media
NBC Universal's 'Green Is Universal' Initiative Includes More Than 150 Hours Of Green-Themed Content (CSRwire, Oct. 23)
CNN takes stock of a 'Planet in Peril' (USA Today/AP, Oct. 21)
Science Museum takes climate debate to the people (Edie, Oct. 19)
UK scientists defend Gore film (BBC News, Oct. 17)
Bloggers go green - for a day (Edie, Oct. 17)
Green Living & Social Trends
Children detach from natural world as they explore the virtual one (San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 22)
 Greening Up Baby: For the Eco-Conscious Parent, How to Be Gentle on the Earth and the Wallet (Washington Post, Oct. 21) Site requires free registration
Members of New Group in Britain Aim to Offset Their Own Carbon Output (N.Y. Times, Oct. 21) Site requires free registration
Free gifts herald green Christmas (Guardian, Oct. 21)
Save the Environment, Use Your Computer (ENN, Oct. 19)
Do food miles make a difference to global warming? (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 17)
Business & Economy
PepsiCo, Kohl's Among Cos. Honored for Green Power Purchases (GreenBiz, Oct. 23)
Mitsubishi Aims to Slash Emissions from Product Usage and Manufacturing (GreenBiz, Oct. 23)
Supermarkets face call to cut packaging (Yahoo News/Reuters, Oct. 23)
Study Finds Greener Companies Outperform Rivals (GreenBiz, Oct. 22)
Yahoo offsets "carbon footprint" with Brazil, India projects (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 22)
Motel 6 Retrofitting Thousands of Rooms for Energy Savings (GreenBiz, Oct. 19)
Morgan Stanley Sees US$1 Trillion Green Mkt by 2030 (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 19)
Kaiser Permanente, Health Care Leaders Commit to Greener Hospitals (GreenBiz, Oct. 18)
Stricter cruise rules protect marine life (Times UK, Oct. 18)
Bank says climate change is investment "megatrend" (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 18)
Greenpeace: Apple iPhone More Brown than Green (Scientific American, Oct. 18)
Transcontinental Implements Paper Purchasing Policy (GreenBiz, Oct. 17)
Economic Costs of Climate Change 'Will Affect Every American' (Yahoo News/OneWorld, Oct. 17)
Report from Wal-Mart Sustainability Summit: 'In it for the Long Haul' (GreenBiz, Oct. 12)
Working for the Earth: Green Companies and Green Jobs Attract Employees (GreenBiz, Oct.)
Lessons Learned on Display at Wal-Mart's Sustainability Summit (GreenBiz, Oct.)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
Montana and Kansas Take on Big Coal (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration
Seeing the carbon for the trees [Economic incentives to protect rainforests] (BBC News, Oct. 22)
The Energy Solution: Do Something (Time, Oct. 22)
Save the planet: Vote smart (International Herald Tribune, Oct. 21)
Giving climate change the business (Seattle Times, Oct. 19)
Sucked dry ["Costly plans to cut emissions are hampering cheaper, effective solutions to problems we face now"] (Guardian, Oct. 17)
Arctic voice drowning in climatic shift (BBC News, Oct. 15)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Drought Can Destroy Biodiversity (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Oct. 23)
Climate change: Fossil record points to future mass extinctions (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 23)
Scientists Protect Corals from Warming Oceans (NPR Oct. 22)
The Fight to Save Congo's Forests (Nation, Oct. 22)
The Wrong Way to Save Right Whales? (Washington Post, Oct. 21) Site requires free registration
Charles launches campaign to save ravaged rainforests (Guardian, Oct. 21)
Experts bid to help birds of prey (BBC News, Oct. 21)
Superflock of Endangered Birds Spotted in Turkey (NPR, Oct. 20)
Giant Snails, Once a Delicacy, Overrun Brazil (National Geographic News, Oct. 19)
Ugandan Cranes Declining Due to "Witch Doctors" (National Geographic News, Oct. 19)
45 bird species in Malaysia face extinction: report (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 18)
Atlantic invaders [Melting of Arctic sea ice blurs biological boundaries between Pacific and Atlantic] (Nature Reports Climate Change, Oct. 18)
Pact to end deforestation launched in the Amazon (ENN, Oct. 18)
Last rites for a marine marvel? [Bluefin tuna] (BBC News, Oct. 17)
Papua New Guinea's riches 'at risk' (BBC News, Oct. 17)
Study Ties Fishermen to Turtle 'Death Zone' off Baja (NPR, Oct. 17)
WWF calls for protected areas for Antarctica (Guardian, Oct. 17)
Technology
New Plastic Could Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Oct. 24)
The World's First Hybrid Train Officially Enters Commercial Service (ENN/Green Progress, Oct. 24)
Space Sensors Shed New Light On Air Quality (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 23)
Scientists have a new way to reshape nature, but none can predict the cost (Guardian, Oct. 22)
Mechanical 'fish' could tap turbulence for energy (New Scientist, Oct. 16)
Pollution
US Govt Study: Source of Nitrate in Precipitation Is Coal Power (ENN, Oct. 22)
Criminal Element ["Has the Clean Air Act done more to fight crime than any other policy in American history?"] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 21) Site requires free registration
Ships' CO2 'twice that of planes' (BBC News, Oct. 19)
North America's worst polluters getting better, small ones worse: report (CBC/CP, Oct. 18)
ADB sounds China water pollution warning (TerraDaily/AFP, Oct. 18)
Analysis: Olympics and Beijing pollution (TerraDaily/UPI, Oct. 18)
Israel's Mediterranean: A "Septic Tank"? (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 18)
Dioxin pollution leads to more baby girls: study (Reuters, Oct. 18)
Government urged to clean Mississippi River (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 16)
US beaches harbour dangerous diseases (New Scientist, Oct. 13)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
The Global Warming Learning Curve [Measuring interest in global warming from Internet search patterns] (Time, Oct. 17)
Most U.S. and U.K. Consumers Can't Name Leading Brands Fighting Climate Change (GreenBiz, Oct. 16)
Green Building
Sun-powered homes vie for eco prize (New Scientist, Oct. 22)
Solar-Home Designers Say Novelty Has Worn Off (NPR, Oct. 19)
Sustainable buildings catching on in Anchorage (Anchorage Daily News, Oct. 19)
Sustainable Projects Compete for Millions, International Competition (ENN, Oct. 19)
Recycling the Whole House (N.Y. Times, Oct. 18) Site requires free registration
U.S. & Government
White House edits CDC climate testimony (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 23)
Environmental Laws Waived to Press Work on Border Fence (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration
Inch by Inch, Great Lakes Shrink, and Cargo Carriers Face Losses (N.Y. Times, Oct. 22) Site requires free registration
California to sue Bush administration over law to limit emissions (San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 20)
Wilderness bill debate boils down to East versus West (Missoulian, Oct. 19)
Some cities try going 'green' with blackouts (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 19)
US climate bill calls for emission caps (Nature News, Oct. 18)
Bottled water leaves some cities with a bad taste (USA Today, Oct. 18)
Calif. Nixes New Green Building Laws but Passes Other Green Bills (GreenBiz, Oct. 17)
America's Greenest States (Forbes, Oct. 17)
Global Warming Starts to Divide G.O.P. Contenders (N.Y. Times, Oct. 17) Site requires free registration
Gripes over Bush's first energy-efficiency upgrade (Christian Scienct Monitor, Oct. 17)
Conservation group wins battle for Forest Service records (Mail Tribune/AP, Oct. 17)
Why Are We Losing Louisiana (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 16)
Kyoto approach on climate is "bad policy": Bush (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 16)
International
Is Beijing's Air Quality Ready for the 2008 Olympics? (ENN/Worldwatch, Oct. 24)
Global Water Initiative Created in Response to World Water Crisis (ENN/IUCN, Oct. 24)
Sale of the sanctuary [Selling chunks of Amazon to prevent deforestation] (Guardian, Oct. 24)
Global warming in Chile threatens industry, water supplies (Yahoo News/McClatchy, Oct. 23)
Environmental group appeals to China to stop Myanmar dam project (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 23)
Caribbean urged to face warming risks (Yahoo News, Oct. 22)
Japan to Give US$10 Mln to New Fund to Save Forests (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 22)
Sarkozy seeks a "greener" France at policy congress (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 21)
Nobel-winning climate chief warns Asia at risk (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 19)
Greece to bolster pollution penalties (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 19)
Quarter of China's carbon emissions due to exports (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 19)
Costa Rica gets forest fund boost (BBC News, Oct. 18)
Three Gorges official defends environmental impact (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 18)
Swiss vote goes green with climate change (TerraDaily/AFP, Oct. 18)
Don't neglect poor for sake of the environment, says World Bank boss (Guardian, Oct. 18)
Uganda scraps controversial rainforest plan (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 17)
Climate Change
'Unexpected growth' in CO2 found (BBC News, Oct. 23)
At the Poles, Melting Occurring at Alarming Rate (Washington Post, Oct. 22) Site requires free registration
Climate change blamed for fading foliage (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 21)
The Future Is Drying Up [American West and climate change] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 21) Site requires free registration
Oceans are 'soaking up less CO2' (BBC News, Oct. 20)
Rising seas threaten 21 mega-cities (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 21)
New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas (N.Y. Times, Oct. 19) Site requires free registration
Cold Colony Vulnerable To Environmental Challenge (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 19)
Acid Oceans Warning (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 18)
Global Warming Good for Greenland? (National Geographic News, Oct. 17)
Lake Superior in the Midst of a Drought (NPR, Oct. 17)
International Team Of Scientists Warns Of Climate Change's Impact On Global River Flow (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 16)
Tiny Pacific islands say climate change threatens survival (TerraDaily/AFP, Oct. 15)
Energy
Panel Urges Global Shift on Sources of Energy (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration
US Hopes for Coal Gasification Ride on One Project (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 23)
Israel Pushes Solar Energy Technology (NPR, Oct. 22)
Scientists see coal as key challenge (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 22)
Fight Against Coal Plants Draws Diverse Partners (N.Y. Times, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration
Citing Global Warming, Kansas Denies Plant Permit (N.Y. Times, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration
Solar power edges towards boom time (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 19)
In Microbe, Vast Power For Biofuel (Washington Post, Oct. 18) Site requires free registration
BT leads green revolution with £250m wind farm project (Guardian, Oct. 18)
Lula promotes biofuels in Africa (BBC News, Oct. 16)
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