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Media
Sustainable Business Stories Taking off in Media Reports, Study Finds (GreenBiz, Nov. 14)
Simon & Schuster to Boost Recycled Fiber Content (GreenBiz, Nov. 9)
Guardian wins green award (Guardian, Nov. 8)
Viewers Encouraged to Support America's Communities and the Environment with HGTV's 'Change the World. Start at Home' Campaign and Volunteerism Web Site (PR Newswire, Nov. 8)
Animal Planet to Air Second Window of CNN's 'PLANET IN PERIL' With Wildlife Biologist Jeff Corwin (Yahoo Finance, Nov. 6)
Guidebooks Show Travelers How to Go Green (Washington Post, Nov. 4) Site requires free registration
Green Living & Social Trends
Why eating less meat could cut global warming (Guardian, Nov. 11)
Fighting fat and climate change (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 11)
Weekend Carbon Emissions (Weekend America, Nov. 10)
Are men to blame for global warming? (New Scientist, Nov. 10)
Global warming will lead to more people staying home (Travel Mole/DAVOS, Oct. 4)
Business & Economy
Allstate Takes Stand on Environmental Stewardship (CSRwire, Nov. 13)
Corporate Leaders Publish Roadmap for Action on Climate Change (GreenBiz, Nov. 13)
Retailers Aim to Make Recycling Easy for Customers (GreenBiz, Nov. 13)
Xerox: 2B Pounds of E-Waste Diverted (GreenBiz, Nov. 12)
Millions of jobs at risk from climate change: U.N (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 12)
Green Collar Jobs Could Top 40M by 2030: Report (GreenBiz, Nov. 9)
Grooming goes green (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 9)
Shell rapped for 'green' claims in advert (Independent UK, Nov. 8)
Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer Fuel Retail Industry's Green Strategy (GreenBiz, Nov. 8)
Sow Your Targeting Seeds with Green Consumers (Examiner, Nov. 6)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
Where's That Energy Bill? (N.Y. Times, Nov. 14) Site requires free registration
All the world must tackle the fallout of China's growth (Guardian, Nov. 14)
Revving up our energy efficiency (Boston Globe, Nov. 12)
Set Arctic refuge aside (Register-Guard, Nov. 12)
Bali Summit on Climate Change: A waste of time? (New Straits Times, Nov. 11)
Steps must be taken to preserve North America's Boreal Forest (Olympian, Nov. 10)
Fishing ban needed for Mediterranean bluefin tuna (ENN/WWF, Nov. 9)
Evil madmen plotting our energy future [Comic response to coal industry ad.] (Wichita Eagle, Nov. 9)
Humanity is the greatest challenge ["We've outgrown the planet and need radical action to avert unspeakable consequences."] (BBC News, Nov. 5)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Life, biodiversity and harvesting honey in northern Kenya (ENN/IUCN, Nov. 13)
World must help protect vital Mekong river: activists (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 13)
TAU Professor Finds Global Warming Is Melting Soft Coral (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 13)
 World's Smallest Bear Faces Extinction (National Geographic News/AP, Nov. 13)
Most Endangered Bears Ranked (National Geographic News/AP, Nov. 13)
Soybean Trade Drives Forest Destruction in Brazil (NPR, Nov. 12)
Progress on 'collapsing' beehives (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 8)
Dead clams tell tales, give time-lapse view of ecosystems (ENN, Nov. 7)
The Amur Tiger Offers An Encouraging Word: Success (ENN, Nov. 7)
Saving Monkeys from Extinction (Time, Nov. 6)
Humpback, fin whales spotted in Arctic Ocean (Anchorage Daily News/AP, Nov. 6)
Technology
Gore to join private equity firm [Firm has history of supporting "green technology."] (BBC News, Nov. 12)
Convention discourages ocean fertilization (Nature News, Nov. 12)
Heat is on to take the lead in carbon capture technology (Guardian, Nov. 11)
Experts Discuss Engineering Feats, Like Space Mirrors, to Slow Climate Change (N.Y. Times, Nov. 10) Site requires free registration
Engineered Weathering Process Could Mitigate Global Warming (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 8)
Pollution
Record pollution dumped in China river (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 14)
Group gives Potomac River a D-plus (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 13)
Oil-spill helpers galore, but limits on their use (Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 13)
Environmental disaster unfolding in Russia (International Herald Tribune, Nov. 12)
Criminal Investigation Opened into San Francisco Bay Oil Spill (PBS, Nov. 12)
San Francisco Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife (National Geographic News/AP, Nov. 9)
Shipping pollution kills 60,000 every year (New Scientist, Nov. 8)
Higher Levels Of Pollutants Found In Fish Caught Near A Coal-Fired Power Plant (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 8)
River Runs Red With Pollution in China, Report Says (National Geographic News/AP, Nov. 7)
Ocean Garbage Gets Attention From US (ENN, Nov. 7)
Nairobi e-waste dump threatens lives of hundreds of children (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 7)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
US must lead fight against climate change, Americans say (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 13)
Survey Says: Traveller Want to Be Clean, Green and Chatter-Free (Globe & Mail/Reuters, Nov. 3)
Green Building
Bill Clinton, Green Building Council Launch Effort To Green US Schools (ENN, Nov. 7)
U.S. & Government
Global warming and America's energy future [Presidential candidates forum will take place on Nov. 17] (Grist, Nov. 14)
California fighting global warming with technology, greenbacks (San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 14)
Court seeks new balance in Navy v. whales case (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 13)
Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming (N.Y. Times, Nov. 13) Site requires free registration
California Sues Over Emissions Limits (N.Y. Times, Nov. 9) Site requires free registration
SF officials threaten legal action over oil spill (San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 9)
Florida's "Red Tide" Mystery Tied to Mississippi River (National Geographic News/AP, Nov. 8)
Lawmakers Create a Stink over Farm Pollution (NPR, Nov. 8)
States following California's standard (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 8)
The Carbon Calculus [Congress considering cap and trade system] (N.Y. Times, Nov. 7) Site requires free registration
In big U.S. energy bill, who will pay? ["Conservation measures may lead to most fuel savings since 1970s."] (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 7)
Candidates Strive to Address Voters' Climate Concerns (PBS, Nov. 6)
International
Climate Change Threatens Human Rights - Small Island States (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 14)
China says key pollution indicators improve (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 14)
In new take on carbon-trading, Indonesia may get paid to save trees (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 14)
EU takes a stand on aircraft emissions (International Herald Tribune, Nov. 13)
Brazil seeks aid from U.N. chief for Amazon (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 13)
Saudi Arabia seeks positive role in tackling climate change (Guardian, Nov. 13)
UK 'landfill dustbin of Europe' (BBC News, Nov. 12)
Europe pledges to lead on energy conservation (International Herald Tribune, Nov. 12)
Rich West 'must set example' to protect Asian development from climate change catastrophe (Independent UK, Nov. 12)
UN demands deal to phase-out use of mercury (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 12)
Climate rallies across Australia (BBC News, Nov. 11)
Asia-Pacific states to adopt climate goals at summit: report (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 10)
Study Finds Carcinogens in Water Near Alberta Oil Sands Projects (N.Y. Times, Nov. 9) Site requires free registration
China signals rejection of emission caps (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 9)
Nations share blame for Indonesia deforestation: VP (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 9)
Worst Drought in a Century Hurting Australian Farmers (National Geographic News, Nov. 8)
Cuts Urged in China's and India's Energy Growth (N.Y. Times, Nov. 7) Site requires free registration
Climate Change
Climate Change Ups War Risk in Many States - Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 14)
NASA Sees Arctic Ocean Circulation Do An About-Face (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 14)
Climate change is delaying spring in some areas (New Scientist, Nov. 13)
Report: Carbon removal has little impact [Offsets] (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 13)
Climate scepticism: The top 10 (BBC News, Nov. 12)
Global warming: Oceans could absorb far more CO2, says study (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 11)
UN climate report: already out of date (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 11)
Scientists strive to pinpoint warming forecasts (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 11)
UN chief highlights global warming in visit to Antarctica (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 10)
Spain shown perils of climate change (Guardian, Nov. 10)
Chile's San Rafael glacier fast disappearing (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 9)
Hoax Bacteria Study Tricks Climate Sceptics (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 9)
Ice expedition tests 'successful' (BBC News, Nov. 8)
Third of Africa coastline at risk from climate change: UN (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 8)
Global-warming gases set to rise by 57 percent by 2030: IEA (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 7)
Maldives says Warming Threatening Islands (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 7)
The (Warming) World Is Not Flat ["Countries responsible for the most greenhouse-gas emissions are also the least vulnerable to diseases, heat-related ailments or nutrition problems associated with changing climate conditions."] (N.Y. Times, Nov. 7) Site requires free registration
Energy
Alternative fuels may boost pollution: report (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 13)
Coal surges despite warming concerns: Demand expected to rise through 2030 (Missoulian/AP, Nov. 13)
Prospectors claim stretches of ocean, hoping to harness wave energy (San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 12)
Hydrogen brewing gets an electrical boost (New Scientist, Nov. 12)
Fuel Without the Fossil (N.Y. Times, Nov. 9) Site requires free registration
U.S. Government Dumping $100 Million Into Filthy Fuels Project (ENN/Worldwatch, Nov. 9)
Big food companies accused of risking climate catastrophe [Biofuels] (Guardian, Nov. 8)
IEA predicts 'shocking' rise in global energy demand (Environmental Finance, Nov. 8)
People in the News
New Hampshire Man Fights for Clothesline Rights (NPR, Nov. 13)
John Firor, 80, Early Voice on Environment, Is Dead (N.Y. Times, Nov. 12) Site requires free registration
Climate change: the visionaries creating a greener future (Times UK, Nov. 4)
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