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Media
Fragile Earth [Book with before & after photos and computer models.] (Guardian UK, Mar. 4)
Long Day's Journey into Night [Book review of "No Way Home: The Decline of The World's Great Animal Migrations."] (Washington Post, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Flying Into The Face Of Danger: A zookeeper battles a dam in Belize to save the scarlet macaw [Book review of "The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw."] (Washington Post, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Radiohead star launches emissions campaign (Times UK, Feb. 26)
Green Living & Social Trends
 Greed In the Name Of Green: To Worshipers of Consumption: Spending Won't Save the Earth (Washington Post, Mar. 5) Site requires free registration
Want to Save a Coral Reef? Bring Along Your Crochet Needles (N.Y. Times, Mar. 4) Site requires free registration
What are the options for green smokers? (Guardian UK/Observer, Mar. 2)
Scaring Up Demand [Organic pet food and tainted food recalls.] (NYT Magazine, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Non-Toxic Tots (Washington Post, Mar. 1) Site requires free registration
Mainstream Adopts Greenpeace Colours (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 28)
All you need is love to protect the natural world [Innate connection to natural world.] (Guardian UK, Feb. 27)
Oil changes every 3,000 miles: not for everyone (L.A. Times, Feb. 27) Site requires free registration
Business & Economy
Once Polluted, Now Profitable for New Jersey Builders (N.Y. Times, Mar. 5) Site requires free registration
FTC reviews rules to keep advertisers true 'green' (Washington Times, Mar. 4)
Microsoft kicks off CeBIT tech fair with green message (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 3)
Japan May Invest $1.93 Bn In Climate Fund - Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 3)
Greener by Design: Strategies, Tools, and Markets for Product Innovation [Conference to be held in Alexandria, VA, June 12 & 13.] (GreenBiz, Mar. 3)
Preserving a Forest and a Philosophy [Green business pioneers.] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 1) Site requires free registration
Concerns About the Climate That Go Beyond Snow [Rob Katz, chief executive of Vail Resorts.] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 1) Site requires free registration
EU looks into future of greener shipping (EUbusiness, Mar. 29)
Business as an Engine for Creating Environmental Stewards (GreenBiz, Feb. 28)
AnalystWatch: Environmental Credentials (Yahoo!/Computer Business Review, Feb. 28)
Silicon Valley Index shows sides of new economy [Green technology.] (Seattle PI, Feb. 28)
Commentary
Confessions on Climate (N.Y. Times, Mar. 4)Site requires free registration
Why oil rulers won’t go green (Times UK, Mar. 3)
The Senate Shills for Big Oil (N.Y. Times, Mar. 3) Site requires free registration
My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables) (N.Y. Times, Mar. 1) Site requires free registration
Oil for nukes – mostly a bad idea (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 29)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
French biologists sound alarm over imperilled species (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 3)
Rare birds in danger from tourism [Capercaillie.] (BBC News, Mar. 3)
Researcher: Wild California just a memory (TerraDaily/UPI, Mar. 3)
Threatened Frogs Discovered Breeding in New Zealand (Red Orbit, Mar. 3) The hills are green, but all's not well [Growth of nvasive weeds following California wildfires.] (L.A. Times, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Scotland’s seas and wildlife at risk from new fuel exploration (Sunday Herald, Mar. 2)
Climate Change Hitting the Sea's Little Guys Too [Sea urchins.] (Nat'l. Geographic News, Feb. 29)
Study Finds Future Battlegrounds For Conservation Very Different To Those In Past (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 29)
Ice Age fish thrives in new home (BBC News, Feb. 27)
Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 28)
Indonesia forest loss killing climate, endangered animals: WWF (Yahoo!/AFP, Feb. 27)
Technology
Green sports car set for launch (BBC News, Mar. 3)
Windmill uses wind power for desalination (EnergyDaily/UPI, Mar. 3)
Cleaner Water With a Wand (No Magic Required) (N.Y. Times, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Scientists advance 'drought crop' (BBC News, Feb. 28)
Pollution
China's killer "yellow dust" hits Korea and Japan (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 3)
Gold upstream, poison downstream in Philippines fairy mountain (TerraDaily/UPI, Mar. 2)
Olympics - Beijing Denies Manipulating Pollution Data (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 28)
Chemical pollutants found in U.S. parks including Mt. Rainier, Olympics (News Tribune/AP, Feb. 27)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Progress Sees Shift to Renewables (Red Orbit, Mar. 3)
In Red and Blue States, Are ‘Green’ Shoppers … Also ‘Green’ Voters? (BusinessWire, Feb. 27)
Green Building
Roll Up! Roll Up! For London's Used Newspaper House (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 3)
Can you build a 'green' city in the desert? [United Arab Emirates.] (Nature News, Feb. 29)
U.S. & Government
Ecoterror resurfaces with Seattle arsons (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 4)
Environmental prize goes to US biologist (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 4)
A Toxic Time Bomb in the Northwest [Nuclear program.] (Washington Post, Mar. 3) Site requires free registration
Court holds Navy to rules safeguarding marine mammals (L.A. Times, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Climate crisis getting short shrift in US president race: Gore (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 1)
Outspoken scientist dismissed from panel on chemical safety (L.A. Times, Feb. 29) Site requires free registration
EPA chief blasted for blocking pollution plan (San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 28)
House Votes to Tax Big Oil, Fund Renewable Energy (NPR, Feb. 28)
Clinton’s Efforts on Ethanol Overlap Her Husband’s Interests (N.Y. Times, Feb. 28) Site requires free registration
Supreme Court Weighs Exxon Valdez Damages (NPR, Feb. 27)
Amid Election, Coal Takes the Offensive (L.A. Times/AP, Feb. 27) Site requires free registration
International
Prince's island tour is 'eco-friendly' [Prince Charles.] (Yahoo!/AP, Mar. 4)
Japan seeks new allies on whaling (BBC News, Mar. 3)
King of soya: environmental vandal or saviour of the world's poor? (Guardian UK, Mar. 3)
Protesters and whalers clash in Southern Ocean (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 3)
Yemen Sleepwalks Into Water Nightmare (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 3)
"Eat whale and save the planet" - Norwegian lobby (Reuters, Mar. 3)
India Builds $12.5 Million Force To Guard Its Tigers (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 3)
Israelis, Arabs join to save wildlife (Yahoo!/AP, Mar. 2)
Thirsting for Energy in India’s Boomtowns and Beyond (N.Y. Times, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Danish Guest Asks Bush to Back Climate Treaty (N.Y. Times, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Procedural Justice and the Work of the IPCC [Victims of climate change.] (ClimateEthics, March 2008)
Red Is the New Green [Cuba's environment.] (Outside, March 2008)
China Diverting Major River to "Water" Beijing Olympics (Nat'l. Geographic News, Feb. 28)
Climate Change
Warming Climate May Cause Arctic Tundra To Burn (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 5)
Climate change 'diverts resources' from other green issues (Edie, Mar. 3)
Cool View of Science at Meeting on Warming (N.Y. Times, Mar. 4) Site requires free registration
Global Warming Skeptics Insist Humans Not at Fault (Washington Post, Mar. 4)
Shallow Water Ahead for Panama Canal (NPR, Mar. 3)
West Antarctic Glaciers Melting At 20 Times Former Rate, Rock Analysis Shows (ScienceDaily, Mar. 2)
Will global warming increase plant frost damage? (ENN/Am. Institute of Biological Sciences, Mar. 2)
Lunar eclipse may shed light on climate change (New Scientist, Mar. 3)
Skeptics on Human Climate Impact Seize on Cold Spell (N.Y. Times, Mar. 2) Site requires free registration
Has The Mystery Of The Antarctic Ice Sheet Been Solved (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 29)
Maya May Have Caused Civilization-Ending Climate Change (Nat'l. Geographic News, Feb. 29)
Seafloor Cores Show Tight Bond Between Dust And Past Climates (TerraDaily/SPX, Feb. 29)
Climate change and urban sprawl alter Iditarod race (ENN/Reuters, Feb. 28)
Wind variations may spur climate change (TerraDaily/UPI, Feb. 27)
Energy
Wave-power proposals alarm locals (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 4)
Nuclear cannibals: Nuclear power will feed on itself (ENN/Inderscience Publishers, Mar. 4)
Sudan villagers, environment suffer from oil boom (EnergyDaily/AFP, Mar. 4)
Are Plug-In Hybrids a Path to Salvation? Be Careful What You Wish For (GreenBiz, Mar. 3)
Oil giant Saudi to become solar power centre: minister (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 1)
Gas Prices Soar, Posing a Threat to Family Budget (N.Y. Times, Feb. 27) Site requires free registration
Hydrogen Gas Fueled Vehicles A Step Closer (ENN/UCLA, Feb. 27)
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