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Media
 A rural teacher with global reach [Greg Craven's low-tech video on climate change that is attracting a major online audience.] (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 24)
Green Republicans: Newt Gingrich gets tough on the U.S. role in the environment. (Washington Post, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
Green Living & Social Trends
What to Consider when Choosing ”˜Green’ Carpet (ENN/Green Lodging News, Dec. 24)
Put a Green Spin on Those Same Ol' Resolutions (Washington Post, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
Buy Little, Waste Less (N.Y. Times, Dec. 22) Site requires free registration
Time to call it a wrap for wrapping paper? (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 20)
A primer on biodegradable plastics (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 19)
Business & Economy
No Joke, Bulb Change Is Challenge for U.S. (N.Y. Times, Dec. 22) Site requires free registration
McDonald's Sees Restaurants as Green Laboratories (Planet Ark/Reuters, Dec. 21)
GM and DoE Launch Eco-Car Challenge to Spur Innovation (GreenBiz, Dec. 20)
A $15.8 Billion Organic Electronics Materials Market by 2015 (ENN, Dec. 19)
Commentary
The logic of green giving (BBC News, Dec. 24)
EPA brings a chill to warmth of season (Seattle PI, Dec. 23)
In the Age of Noah (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
The Olive Tree Doesn’t Lie (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
Who Moved My Glacier? (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
As the World Warms (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
Searching for Local Heroes in China (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
Chile’s Rising Waters and Frozen Avocados (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
Arrogance and Warming (N.Y. Times, Dec. 21) Site requires free registration
U.S. energy law drives alternative to corn ethanol (ENN, Dec. 19)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Photos Document Coral Forest Annihilation [Florida.] (NPR, Dec. 26)
Coral mining made tsunami more destructive in Sri Lanka (Earth Times, Dec. 26)
Conserving Cuba, After the Embargo (N.Y. Times, Dec. 25) Site requires free registration
African giraffes are endangered (Planet Ark/Reuters, Dec. 24)
Iceland Seeks to Restore Soils, Forests (NPR, Dec. 22)
'Extinct' lichen found in orchard (BBC News, Dec. 21)
'Nature's bulldozers' destroy, but also build [Landslides provide vital habitats.] (The Oregonian, Dec. 21)
Technology
Creativity buoys outlook for hydrogen economy (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 24)
Ecopod: The Smart Compactor (ENN, Dec. 23)
'Drilling Up' Into Space for Energy (PhysOrg/AP, Dec. 23)
Pollution
Cleanup Estimate For Chesapeake Bay Lacking (Washington Post, Dec. 24) Site requires free registration
Kashmir lake tourist jewel has become 'cesspool' (TerraDaily/AFP, Dec. 20)
Holiday Flowers, Without Pesticides (ENN, Dec. 19)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Consumer Sophistication on Environmental Issues and Global Products Affected Holiday Spending (Earth Times, Dec. 26)
Protecting environment top resolution for 2008 (Victoria Times Colonist, Dec. 21)
2 of 3 Iowans would back freeze on coal plants (The Gazette, Dec. 20)
Green Building
The Green House as Classroom (N.Y. Times, Dec. 20) Site requires free registration
Zero-carbon possible in non-domestic buildings (Edie News, Dec. 20)
U.S. & Government
Alaskans Weigh the Cost of Gold: Mine Could Imperil Salmon, Way of Life (Washington Post, Dec. 25) Site requires free registration
Study finds White House manipulation on climate science (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 24)
California to Sue US for Denying Emissions Waiver (Planet Ark/Reuters, Dec. 24)
Florida rules could open vast ethanol market (ENN/Reuters, Dec. 21)
EPA Refuses California's Stricter Limits on Emissions (NPR, Dec. 20)
Groups sue to protect rare loon in Alaska's Arctic oil reserve (Anchorage Daily News/AP, Dec. 20)
Lawsuit over endangered species claims interference (The Worldlink/AP, Dec. 20)
International
Rwanda introduces 'gorilla tax' (Yahoo!/AFP, Dec. 24)
Global warming may heat up conflicts, too (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 24)
China, Japan Sign 46.3 Bln Yen Environmental Loan (Planet Ark/Reuters, Dec. 24)
Japan Drops Humpback Whale Hunt (Nat'l. Geographic News, Dec. 21)
China Spurring Illegal Timber Trade in Tanzania (Nat'l. Geographic News, Dec. 21)
Japan to meet Kyoto goal with extra measures (ENN/Reuters, Dec. 21)
Cameron targets 'green coal' goal (BBC News, Dec. 20)
Dutch cops to ditch helicopters for airships in green bid (SpaceMart/AFP, Dec. 20)
Airlines face pollution limits after EU deal (Guardian UK, Dec. 20)
Climate Change
Greenland's Mysterious Holes Speed Ice Flow to Sea (NPR, Dec. 24)
McCall melt links the Arctic eras (BBC News, Dec. 25)
Years of living dangerously: the wild, wild world (Independent UK, Dec. 24)
As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23) Site requires free registration
Ethics and Modeling: Putting Ramsey model-based climate change assessments in perspective (Climate Ethics, Dec. 22)
El Nino Affected By Global Warming (TerraDaily/SPX, Dec. 21)
Energy
Safety and Security Risks Undercut Nuclear Power's Role in Minimizing Global Warming (ENN, Dec. 24)
China's 'Sun King' Aims to Lead Shift to Solar Power (NPR, Dec. 20)
Ocean-Wave Energy Goes Commercial (U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 18)
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