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Media
It's hot air that turns stars green (Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 21)
Arctic Tale Review (IGN, Nov. 15)
Deep Eco-Metal: Delve far enough into heavy metal, and you'll find environmentalists (Slate, Nov. 13)
Green Living & Social Trends
 It's hard being green and lean [Households on tight budgets.] (Int'l. Herald Tribune, Nov. 21)
The Greenest Bird [Your Thanksgiving turkey.] (Slate, Nov. 20)
All That Glitters Isn't Gold: This Year, It's Green [Holiday shopping.] (CSRWire, Nov. 15)
Business & Economy
Wiping out 'greenwash' (Guardian UK, Nov. 19)
Bayer announces billion-euro environmental investment (Yahoo!/AFP, Nov. 19)
The Real Green Car of the Year Award 2008 (ENN/Triple Pundit, Nov. 17)
Wal-Mart’s Environmental Report Card (N.Y. Times, Nov. 16) Site requires free registration
In Eco-Friendly Factory, Low-Guilt Potato Chips (N.Y. Times, Nov. 15) Site requires free registration
Greener World Media Announces First-Ever 'Green By Design' Conference (GreenBiz, Nov. 15)
Portland green homes star in green TV show (Ashland Daily Tidings/AP, Nov. 14)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
The Scientists Speak (N.Y. Times, Nov. 20) Site requires free registration
Managing Globalization [Questions for Vijay Vaitheeswaran, a correspondent for The Economist and co-author of "ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future."] (Int'. Herald Tribune, Nov. 20)
Our science fiction fate (Guardian, Nov. 19)
Understanding the climate ostrich (BBC News, Nov. 15)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Celtic tiger phenomenon bad for biodiversity [Ireland.] (Edie News, Nov. 19)
Japan whale expedition condemned (BBC News, Nov. 19)
How Chocolate Can Save the Planet (NPR, Nov. 19)
Nonnative fish impact Western rivers (Corvallis Gazette Times, Nov. 19)
Bangladesh cyclone an 'ecological disaster' (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 18)
Despite Rescue Effort, Chesapeake Bay Crabs at an Ebb (Washington Post, Nov. 17) Site requires free registration
Endangered porpoise worse off than thought (Nature News, Nov. 16)
Technology
WWF competition nets sustainable fishing solutions (ENN/WWF, Nov. 18)
Technology alone will not solve energy crisis (ENN/Science and Development Network, Nov. 17)
Dew-harvesting 'web' conjures water out of thin air (New Scientist, Nov. 15)
People in the News
Inconvenient Truth: Gore Won a Nobel, and Bush Will Host the Winners (Washington Post, Nov. 17) Site requires free registration
Smithsonian Project Loses Oil Sponsor: $5 Million Gift for 'Ocean Initiative' Withdrawn Before Board Review (Washington Post, Nov. 17) Site requires free registration
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Public Opinion & Surveys
A Green Christmas: Deloitte Survey Says One in Five Consumers Will Purchase More "Eco-Friendly" Products This Holiday Season; Many Willing to Pay More (CSRWire, Nov. 16)
We'll dig deep to go green, poll finds [Canada.] (Globe & Mail, Nov. 14)
Green Building
Green MOTs for homes under new scheme [U.K.] (Edie News, Nov. 20)
Rebates for green houses? (Straight, Nov. 15)
Green schools save money and energy (Seattle Times, Nov. 15)
U.S. & Government
Politics undercut species act, suits say (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 16)
A Deeply Green City Confronts Its Energy Needs and Nuclear Worries [Fort Collins, Colorado.] (N.Y. Times, Nov. 19) Site requires free registration
‘Dangerous’ Warming Still Undefinable to White House (N.Y. Times, Nov. 17) Site requires free registration
Pump pain heats up pressure for new energy law (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 16)
Investors Seek Strong Environmental Measures in Energy Bill (CSRWire, Nov. 15)
International
Environmentalists vow to ram whalers (Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 20)
West African states get World Bank deal for environment (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 20)
Britain to Study Carbon Cuts as Deep as 80 Percent (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 20)
Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Costs (N.Y. Times, Nov. 19) Site requires free registration
China Pulls Bank Loans to 12 Major Polluters (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 19)
Japan to Offer US$1.8 Bln in Environment Loans (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 19)
Call for action issued at first summit of women leaders (Yahoo!/AFP, Nov. 18)
China banks on hydropower to cut emissions, but at huge human cost (Int'. Herald Tribune, Nov. 18)
UN challenges states on warming (BBC News, Nov. 17)
Chocs away! Across the Sahara on sweet biofuel (Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 17)
A 4th Climate Warning. Anyone Listening? (N.Y. Times, Nov. 16) Site requires free registration
Japan said to unveil green initiative at Asia summit (Yahoo!/AFP, Nov. 16)
Follow the money trail in illegal logging crimes: Indonesian activists (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 16)
More red buses to go green in London (Edie News, Nov. 14)
Climate Change
MIT Sees Acceleration In US Greenhouse Emissions (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 20)
Cyprus Water Crisis Highlights Climate Change (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 20)
Ancient Chinese town on front lines of desertification battle (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 20)
Africa "forgotten continent" in climate fight (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 19)
War has historic links to global climate change (New Scientist, Nov. 19)
Facing a Threat to Farming and Food Supply (Washington Post, Nov. 19) Site requires free registration
Key findings of UN scientific report (Yahoo!/AP, Nov. 17)
Video: Copacabana Washing Away (Nat'l. Geographic News, Nov. 16)
A 4th Climate Warning. Anyone Listening? (N.Y. Times, Nov. 16) Site requires free registration
Energy
Through Genetics, Tapping a Tree’s Potential as a Source of Energy (N.Y. Times, Nov. 20) Site requires free registration
Clean Energy's Best-Kept Secret: Waste Heat Recovery (ENN/Worldwatch Institute, Nov. 19)
Is coal about to make a comeback? (BBC News, Nov. 19)
Greece and Turkey Open Gas Pipeline [Bypasses Russia & Middle East.] (N. Y. Times, Nov. 19) Site requires free registration
Saudi to Give US$300 Mln for Environmental Research (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 19)
Clean Coal Test Traps 95 Pct Carbon - Norway Firm (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 19)
Solar power ready to shine (Contra Costa Times, Nov. 18)
Making SUVs Run Cleaner, Farther on Biodiesel (NPR, Nov. 18)
Pollution
Emission impossible: Why Hollywood is one of the worst polluters (Independent, Nov. 19)
Tides could spread oil spilled in San Francisco Bay (Yahoo!/AP, Nov. 18)
America ships electronic waste overseas (Yahoo!/AP, Nov. 18)
Learn How Much Your Power Plant Pollutes (OPB/AP, Nov. 14)
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