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Media
France's Besson plans film focusing on environment (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 14)
Film Captures Annual Swim of Elephant Seals (NPR, Jan. 13)
The New York Times Sunday Magazine Announces Lineup of Themed Issues for 2008 [Green issue slated for Apr. 20] (Yahoo Finance, Jan. 11)
Murdoch vows to turn News International green (Guardian, Jan. 10)
Scholastic Sets Industry-Leading Goals for Recycled and FSC-Certified Paper Use (PR Newswire, Jan. 9)
Green Living & Social Trends
A Tall Order of Green [Eco-friendly restaurants] (Washington Post, Jan. 16) Site requires free registration
Lifestyle changes can curb climate change: IPCC chief (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 15)
12 Tips for Green Living (ENN, Jan. 14)
Most Environmentally Friendly Car Brands (ENN, Jan. 11)
8 Ways to Green Your Home (ENN, Jan. 11)
Harvesting Rainwater by Not Letting It Go to Waste (NPR, Jan. 10)
Environmentalists Teach Dos and Don'ts of E-Waste (NPR, Jan. 10)
Green investment strategy is a growing trend (Olympian, Jan. 9)
Business & Economy
BT- and Cisco-Sponsored Paper Says Sustainability Breeds Innovation and Profitability (GreenBiz, Jan. 16)
Toyota to Offer Some Plug-Ins by 2010 (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 15)
Virgin Atlantic Plans a Biofuel Flight (N.Y. Times, Jan. 15) Site requires free registration
Any colour so long as it's green at U.S. car show (Guardian, Jan. 14)
Pioneering a Sustainable Paper Industry (GreenBiz, Jan. 13)
Clorox and Sierra Club Announce Branding Partnership (GreenBiz, Jan. 13)
Renewable Energy Firms Strike Gold with Green Employee Benefits (GreenBiz, Jan. 13)
How 'green' are the world's banks? (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 11)
Wal-Mart Faces Hurdles in Green Electronics (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 11)
Switching To Green-Collar Jobs (Yahoo News/Business Week, Jan. 10)
World moving towards 'vibrant sustainable economy' (TerraDaily/AFP, Jan. 9)
 F.T.C. Asks if Carbon-Offset Money Is Well Spent (N.Y. Times, Jan. 9) Site requires free registration
Green agencies list set for debut (Brand Republic, Jan. 9)
Green colors new Air Jordan (Oregonian, Jan. 9)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
In praise of ... taking on the whalers (Guardian, Jan. 16)
It Costs Just $2,500. It's Cute as a Bug. And It Could Mean Global Disaster. (Washington Post, Jan. 13) Site requires free registration
A Starting Point for Productive Climate Discourse (N.Y. Times, Jan. 13) Site requires free registration
Climate change: A threat for Bangladesh (Daily Star, Jan. 11)
Charging for plastic bags (L.A. Times, Jan. 11)
Promote renewable energy over coal plant expansion (Detroit News, Jan. 9)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
At Least 20 Turtles Die in Bangladesh (N.Y. Times/AP, Jan. 16) Site requires free registration
Speed alone can't save the cheetah (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 16)
Rwanda's Gishwati Forest Selected As Site For Historic Conservation Project (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 16)
Critically endangered porpoise is focus (ENN/NOAA, Jan. 15)
Nepal to run breeding centre to save vultures (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 15)
Off Yemen, a Storied Stand Is Vulnerable [Dragon's blood trees] (N.Y. Times, Jan. 15) Site requires free registration
Scientists sound alarm over starfish threat in Indonesia (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 15)
Greenpeace 'heads off whale ship' (BBC News, Jan. 14)
Pressures build on Amazon jungle (BBC News, Jan. 14)
'Catastrophic' climate change looms for European birds (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 14)
Global Warming Could Shrink Fish Populations (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Jan. 14)
Endangered status an advantage to turtle traders (ENN, Jan. 11)
Are Polar Bears Better Off 'Endangered'? (NPR, Jan. 10)
The Complicated Politics of Myanmar Tigers (NPR, Jan. 10)
The Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection [Wildlife Conservation Society's Alan Rabinowitz] (Time, Jan. 10)
Threat to African wildlife could upset delicate ecosystem balance: study (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 10)
New center will focus on world's oceans (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 10)
Shooting one owl to save another (Oregonian, Jan. 9)
Human activity blamed for decline of coral reefs (Guardian, Jan. 9)
Technology
The greening of gadgetry (Guardian, Jan. 14)
'Eco-Patent Commons' hopes to improve environmental innovation (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 14)
Biotech companies race for drought-tolerant crops (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 14)
Environmentally Friendly Goods Buzz at CES (NPR, Jan. 11)
Ocean Fertilization 'Fix' For Global Warming Discredited By New Research (ENN, Jan. 11)
£1m green challenge aims to unlock genius (Edie, Jan. 10)
Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds (N.Y. Times, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration
Any Other Bright Ideas? [Energy-efficient lightbulbs] (N.Y. Times, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration
Smarter U.S. power usage could save $120 billion: study (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 9)
Pollution
Court convicts Total in French oil spill (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 16)
Gulls' blood records oil impacts (BBC News, Jan. 16)
Air pollution causes sperm mutations (Nature News, Jan. 13)
Japanese electronics giants take on "e-waste" (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 11)
Dartmouth Researchers Alarmed By Levels Of Mercury And Arsenic In Chinese Freshwater Ecosystem (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 10)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Green teens back eco-guerrillas (Guardian, Jan. 10)
Green Building
New test for developers in Maine: climate change (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 16)
Home builders group pledges to halve energy consumption by 2020 (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 15)
China Still Building "Energy-Guzzling" Buildings (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 15)
Abu Dhabi unveil plans for sustainable city (ENN, Jan. 13)
US venture capitalists pour millions into green construction technology (Guardian, Jan. 11)
Building green (Oregonian, Jan. 10)
Insurers offer green rebuilds (Edie, Jan. 10)
U.S. & Government
Scientists Take Complaints About Interference to Hill (Washington Post, Jan. 16) Site requires free registration
Wash. state governor to launch greenhouse gas bill (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 14)
When pieces of national parks go on sale, U.S. can't pay (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 11)
US Campaign Spurs Bid to Solve Climate Change (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 11)
Calif leaders voice EPA frustrations (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 10)
California Delta at Risk (NPR, Jan. 8)
EPA Launches Cell Phone Recycling Effort (NPR, Jan. 8)
International
Japan whaling illegal, court says (BBC News, Jan. 15)
Air pollution at historic highs in China's Guangdong (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 15)
Australia rules Japanese whaling illegal (New Scientist, Jan. 15)
Inuit Rap U.S. Environmentalists for Polar Bear Campaign (Epoch Times/Reuters, Jan. 15)
Canadian government cool to provincial carbon taxes (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 14)
Europe Takes Africa’s Fish, and Boatloads of Migrants Follow (N.Y. Times, Jan. 14) Site requires free registration
EU emission limits could drive industries out of Europe (Guardian, Jan. 14)
Asia and The Age of Sustainability: Where The East Has an Edge (GreenBiz, Jan. 13)
Japan Plans US$10 Bln Aid to Fight Global Warming (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 11)
The environmental impact of India's Nano car (New Scientist, Jan. 11)
China Bans Free Plastic Bags (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 10)
Ireland to ban low-efficiency light bulbs (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 10)
Australian gov't aims to ditch plastic bags by year end (TerraDaily/AFP, Jan. 10)
Brazil sees sharp farm growth, despite environment (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 10)
Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007? (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 9)
China poised to be world leader in renewable energy, expert predicts (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 9)
Climate Change
Greenland Thaw Biggest in 50 Years - Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 16)
Alaska Glacier Speed-Up Tied To Internal Plumbing Issues (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 16)
The storied Mediterranean faces climate change (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 14)
With Climate Change Comes Floods (NPR, Jan. 14)
Scientist Chases Fast-Melting Tropical Glaciers (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 14)
Northeast US Winters Warming Faster Than Other Seasons? (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 14)
Older Arctic Sea Ice Replaced By Young, Thin Ice (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 14)
Last Year Among Hottest On Record, Say Scientists (Washington Post, Jan. 12) Site requires free registration
Antarctic ice loss speeding up (Nature News, Jan. 11)
WMO to seek satellites to monitor climate change (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 11)
Scientists to discuss how global warming affects diseases (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 11)
Warming Weather Forces Iditarod Changes (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 10)
Glaciers in a hothouse world (Nature News, Jan. 10)
Study looks at transportation's effects on global warming (USA Today, Jan. 10)
As arctic ice melts, South Pole ice grows (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 10)
Global warming could make Australia's outback tougher: study (TerraDaily/AFP, Jan. 10)
Climate Change Fueling Malaria in Kenya, Experts Say (National Geographic News, Jan. 9)
Deep sea probe to track Australia climate change (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 9)
Farming practices, food we eat are major source of greenhouse gases, study says (Vancouver Sun, Jan. 9)
Energy
Climate Change Aids Nuclear, Despite Safety Fears (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 16)
Whatever Happened to Wind Energy? (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Jan. 15)
Biofuels 'are not a magic bullet' (BBC News, Jan. 14)
Geothermal Energy Growth Surge Continues, New Industry Survey Reports (PR Newswire, Jan. 14)
GM Launches Partnership with Start-up to Commercialize Biofuels (GreenBiz, Jan. 14)
Next-generation biofuels edge to center (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 12)
Nuclear to get a green make-over (Times UK, Jan. 11)
Britain reverses course on nuclear power (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 10)
Canada oil sands projects flunk green test: groups (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 10)
Major Net Energy Gain From Switchgrass-Based Ethanol (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 9)
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