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Media
'Greenwash' is losing its shine [Green advertising] (BBC News, Feb. 18)
Book Takes Wide-Angle View of a Changing Planet (NPR, Feb. 17)
Green Living & Social Trends
Those who aspire to be green may want to cut back on travel (International Herald Tribune, Feb. 19)
Carbon dioxide produced by various activities (International Herald Tribune, Feb. 19)
Is frozen orange juice concentrate better for the environment? (Slate, Feb. 19)
 For ‘EcoMoms,’ Saving Earth Begins at Home (N.Y. Times, Feb. 16) Site requires free registration
Tread lightly: Recycle your paper (Guardian, Feb. 15)
Ten ways to make your home green (Times UK, Feb. 15)
A review of six eco-chocolate brands, for your Valentine's pleasure (Grist, Feb. 12)
Business & Economy
Breaking Down the Barriers to a Green Economy (ENN, Feb. 20)
Value of ‘carbon credits’ in question (Financial Times, Feb. 20)
The Big Impact from Greening Small Businesses (GreenBiz, Feb. 19)
Philips' Green Product Sales Jump by a Third (GreenBiz, Feb. 19)
Green Paper Mills See Sales Boost (GreenBiz, Feb. 18)
Investment fund giants demand 90% reduction in carbon emissions (Guardian, Feb. 15)
Leading brands call for action on climate change (ENN, Feb. 15)
Nike Makes Shoes From Trash, Nokia Envisions Remade Cell Phones (GreenBiz, Feb. 15)
BofA Forming Environmental Group (GreenBiz, Feb. 13)
Analysis: Big Oil tackles climate change (Energy Daily, Feb. 13)
Analysis: Could an “Age of Green Economics” Be on the Horizon? (ENN, Feb. 13)
Nokia unveils Remade 'eco-friendly' phone (Guardian, Feb. 12)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
TV Makers Facing a Toxic Digital Deadline (GreenBiz, Feb. 17)
Puget Sound: the silent crisis (Seattle Times, Feb. 16)
Imagine Everyone Was Equal, in Emissions (N.Y. Times, Feb. 15) Site requires free registration
What to look for when your candidates go green (USA Today, Feb. 14)
Treating Nature-Deficit Disorder (Rasmussen, Feb. 12)
Every drop counts [Water shortages] (L.A. Times, Feb. 10)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Rare cooperation to save gorillas (BBC News, Feb. 20)
Turtle Studies Suggest Health Risks From Environmental Contaminants (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 20)
LSU Researchers Challenge Analyses On Sustainability Of Gulf Fisheries (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 20)
Botanical conservatories take on urgent new role (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 20)
Tuna fisheries facing a cod-like collapse (New Scientist, Feb. 19)
Northeast Bat Die-Off Mirrors Honeybee Collapse (NPR, Feb. 19)
Climate focus 'ignores wildlife' (BBC News, Feb. 18)
Hammerhead in need of protection (BBC News, Feb. 18)
Small Sea Creatures May Be The Canaries In The Coal Mine Of Climate Change (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 18)
Corals May Get Help Adapting to Warmer Waters (Washington Post, Feb. 18) Site requires free registration
Pesticide Brew Spells Trouble for Salmon (ScienceNOW, Feb. 16)
World's Largest Marine Reserve Declared (National Geographic News/AP, Feb. 15)
Crab, Shark Invasion May Threaten Antarctic Marine Life (National Geographic News, Feb. 15)
No Pristine Oceans Left, New Map Shows (National Geographic News, Feb. 14)
Rare Sandpipers Found in Myanmar (National Geographic News/AP, Feb. 14)
Yellowstone Rabbits Hop into Extinction (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Feb. 14)
India Reports Sharp Decline in Wild Tigers (National Geographic News/AP, Feb. 13)
Technology
LED Bulbs: Efficient lighting is here to stay... (ENN, Feb. 20)
Into The Abyss: Deep-Sixing Carbon (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 19)
Science Extra: Raymond Kurzweil [Why technology can overcome climate change] (Guardian, Feb. 18)
GPS 'thermometer' could flag up climate change (New Scientist, Feb. 15)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Poll: Business should fight climate change (Edie, Feb. 19)
Shoppers Fret More Over Food Packaging Waste - Poll (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 15)
Green Building
Dream big when creating plan for going green (San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 16)
Investors Chip In to Make Buildings Green (NPR, Feb. 14)
U.S. & Government
Greening US likely to create huge carbon market (New Scientist, Feb. 15)
'Green-Collar' Jobs and the Presidential Campaign (NPR, Feb. 15)
Presidential campaigns have climate change on agenda (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 14)
US Misses Second Deadline To Protect Polar Bears (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 14)
America's 50 Greenest Cities (Popular Science, Feb. 6)
International
Climate change threatens human rights of millions: U.N. (ENN/Reuters, Feb. 19)
London mayor launches blitz on bottled water (TerraDaily/AFP, Feb. 19)
Amazon Corridors Far Too Narrow (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 19)
24 world cities in 'Earth Hour' black-out: organisers (Yahoo News/AFP, Feb. 19)
Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation (NPR, Feb. 18)
Canada's Oil Sands A Massive Disaster -Green Group (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 18)
Rich nations need 80 pct emission cuts: Japanese study (EU Business, Feb. 14)
Nations seek compromise in climate change talks (Yahoo News/AFP, Feb. 14)
The great green land grab (Guardian, Feb. 13)
Climate Change
Scientists read Antarctic mud for climate change insight (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 20)
Climate Change Has Major Impact On Oceans (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 18)
Southern Ocean Rise Due To Warming, Not Ice Melts (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 18)
Antarctic Route Highlights New Ocean-Climate Links (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 18)
Dead zones off Oregon and Washington likely tied to global warming, study says (L.A. Times, Feb. 15)
Global warming threatens to redraw world's wine map: experts (Yahoo News/AFP, Feb. 15)
Venture to Use Sea to Fight Warming Runs Out of Cash (N.Y. Times, Feb. 14) Site requires free registration
Energy
Alarm over new oil-from-coal plans (Guardian, Feb. 20)
With Oil Prices Rising, Wood Makes a Comeback (N.Y. Times, Feb. 19) Site requires free registration
Scientists Would Turn Greenhouse Gas Into Gasoline (N.Y. Times, Feb. 19) Site requires free registration
Utility proposes first US coal-fired plant to capture CO2 (Yahoo News/AFP, Feb. 19)
Energy crisis making way for 'nuclear renaissance' (Houston Chronicle, Feb. 16)
Time is up for coal: environmental analyst (ENN/Reuters, Feb. 15)
The Trouble With Biofuels (Time, Feb. 14)
Xcel Energy, PG&E Among Utilities with Leading Energy Efficiency Programs (GreenBiz, Feb. 12)
Pollution
Beijing says no events will be postponed for pollution (International Herald Tribune/Bloomberg, Feb. 19)
Researchers link car exhaust fumes to heart attacks (Guardian, Feb. 19)
Breathing dirty air may lower kids' IQ (Reuters, Feb. 15)
2 Reports At Odds On Biotech Crops [Dispute over use of pesticides] (Washington Post, Feb. 14) Site requires free registration
Sulphuric Acid Spill Pollutes China River (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 14)
Shipping boom fuels rising tide of global CO2 emissions (Guardian, Feb. 13)
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