Environmental Newsletter 03/19/2008

 

 Media

Environmentalism 2.0 [Earth, The Sequel.] (Time, Mar. 14)

Business Books: Is Carbon Control Energy Relief Or Delusion? (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 14)

McCartney Says Fishing Trip Turned Him Vegetarian (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 13)

US cotton ad banned over green claims [Greenwashing.] (Guardian UK, Mar. 12)

 

 Green Living & Social Trends

The Grass Isn't Always 'Greener,' but It Can Be (Washington Post, Mar. 16) Site requires free registration

Toxin Found in 'Natural,' 'Organic' Items (Washington Post, Mar. 15)

Surfer Tested, Mother Earth Approved [Flip-flops.] (ENN/Greenloop Fashions, Mar. 13)

Green room: David de Rothschild, explorer [NGS Emerging Explorer.] (Guardian UK, Mar. 13)

In Chicago, a secret garden cools a concrete jungle (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 13)

Backyards, Beware: An Orchard Wants Your Spot (N.Y. Times, Mar. 13) Site requires free registration

 

 Business & Economy

Credit Crunch Snares Biofuel Industry (NPR, Mar. 18)

Outrage over airlines' empty 'ghost flights' (Independent UK, Mar. 18)

Green Energy Could Avoid Recession (ENN/Green Energy News, Mar. 17)

Sustainability Execs Moving up the Ladder (GreenBiz Radio, Mar. 17)

An Eco-Trend Moves Out of the Wilderness (N.Y. Times, Mar. 16) Site requires free registration

Groups Offer Advice for Green Collar Job Creation (GreenBiz, Mar. 14)

Greening Your Company's Business Travel (GreenBiz, Mar. 14)

EU Carbon Market Lagging In Climate Fight - Analysts (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 13)

Aviation industry must act fast on climate change: Airbus chief (EUbusiness, Mar. 13)

 

 Commentary

Science at Risk [Clean Air Act.] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 17) Site requires free registration

Want to Buy Some Pollution? (N.Y. Times, Mar. 15) Site requires free registration

Are the Grandkids Worth the Money? [Global warming.] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 14) Site requires free registration

Got chemical and pesticide residues in your milk? (Gristmill, Mar. 13)

Who is this guy? A quick history of N.Y.'s incoming governor David Paterson and his environmental record (Gristmill, Mar. 12)

Oil: Is Now the Time to Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? (Geotimes, Mar. 2008)

 

 Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Florida panther population fell to just six (New Scientist, Mar. 18)

Extinct seal tells of once-teeming Caribbean reefs (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 18)

Surprising Discovery From First Large-Scale Analysis Of Biodiversity And Biogeography Of Viruses (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 18)

top storyAntarctica's Sea 'Babies' in Limbo [Microscopic larvae of fish, worms and sea urchins.] (NPR, Mar. 17)

Where Are Asia's Endangered Wild Elephants? (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 17)

Chinook Salmon Vanish Without a Trace (N.Y. Times, Mar. 17) Site requires free registration

Fishing Ban Considered as Salmon Dwindle (NPR, Mar. 14)

Aye Yi Yi of the Tiger [Tiger populations.] (Grist, Mar. 13)

The Secrets Of Successful Ecosystems (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 13)

Attenborough launches project to stem butterfly decline (Guardian UK, Mar. 13)

Collapse of Salmon Stocks Endangers Pacific Fishery (N.Y. Times, Mar. 13) Site requires free registration

Tuna Threatened By Oversized Fishing Fleet –WWF (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 13)

Jumping into Trouble [Frogs.] (Zoogoer, Mar/Apr 2008)

 

 Technology

Japan sailor takes on Pacific in wave-powered boat (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 17)

Kite-Driven Beluga Skysail Completes 12,000 Mile Journey and Proves Concept (ENN/Triple Pundit, Mar. 17)

Military beacons to aid sea life (BBC News, Mar. 13)

World’s First Wave Powered Boat (ENN/MetaEfficient, Mar. 13)

 

 Pollution

Envisat Makes First Ever Observation Of Regionally Elevated CO2 From Manmade Emissions (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 19)

Olympic Officials Want to Clear the Air: Pollution Could Affect Athletes in Beijing (Washington Post, Mar. 18) Site requires free registration

NASA Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia To North America (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 18)

Man-Made Chemicals May Put Strain on Fish [Potomac River.] (Washington Post, Mar. 18) Site requires free registration

Water Everywhere, But Not Clean Enough To Drink (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 17)

THESE ROLLS OF PAPER ARE ALL GREEN [Cascades, Inc. paper recycling.] (Globe and Mail, Mar. 17)

Space Junk, Toxic Fuel Rains Down on Siberian Region (Universe Today, Mar. 17)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise in China (NPR, Mar. 14)

The World's Dirtiest Cities (Int'l. Herald Tribune/Forbes, Mar. 13)

Kenyans ill in 'toxic waste' leak (BBC News, Mar. 13)

Lowly Streams Play Big Role In Fighting Pollution (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 13)

 

 Public Opinion & Surveys

Red Green Ken v Porsche in battle of the polls (The Register, Mar. 18)

top storySurvey Sets Benchmarks for Tracking Book Industry Sustainability (GreenBiz, Mar. 17)

Greenpeace Ranks Green Gadgets at CeBit [Electronics survey.] (psfk, Mar. 17)

 

 Green Building

Sustainability And Innovative Design Honored At Third Annual CEMEX US Building Awards (SolarDaily/SPX, Mar. 17)

In Chicago, Tinted Green (N.Y. Times, Mar. 13) Site requires free registration

'Green' buildings could slash CO2 emissions: report (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 13)

 

 U.S. & Government

Solar energy trumps shade in California prosecution of tree owner (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 18)

A Dispute Over Utah Land Intensifies (N.Y. Times, Mar. 15) Site requires free registration

Throwing Polar Bears a Lifeline [Endangered Species Act.] (Emagazine, Mar. 14)

top storyOzone Rules Weakened at Bush's Behest: EPA Scrambles To Justify Action (Washington Post, Mar. 14) Site requires free registration

Hearings on Tap Water Planned (Washington Post, Mar. 13) Site requires free registration

Environmentalists sue over uranium exploration near Grand Canyon (Arizona Republic, Mar. 13)

EPA Tightens Pollution Standards (Washington Post, Mar. 13) Site requires free registration

Government Suspends Lending for Coal Plants (Washington Post, Mar. 13) Site requires free registration

Tribe Views Whale Hunters as Heroes, Nuisances (NPR, Mar. 12)

California Regents Sue Animal Activists (Washington Post, Mar. 11) Site requires free registration

 

 International

Peru to allow Amazon explorations despite protests (Reuters, Mar. 19)

top storyPoor are sidelined on climate change solutions (Int'l. Herald Tribune, Mar. 18)

Europe Could Be Missing the Green Signal (IPS News, Mar. 18)

Chinese biofuel 'could endanger biodiversity' (SciDevNet, Mar. 18)

Gretchen Daily Wins Sophie Prize for Inspiring "Conservational Conversation" (ENN/Green Pages, Mar. 18)

Warlords turn to ivory trade to fund slaughter of humans Independent UK, Mar. 17)

India can lead world in renewable energy: Al Gore (Yahoo!/AFP, Mar. 16)

Tony Blair leads 'urgent' campaign to cut global carbon emissions by 50 per cent (Daily Mail, Mar. 14)

Climate set to dominate EU summit (BBC News, Mar. 13)

Iceland whaling go-ahead 'likely' (BBC News, Mar. 13)

Controversial Canal Tests South Korea’s New Leader (N.Y. Times, Mar. 12) Site requires free registration

 

 Climate Change

top storyThickest, oldest Arctic ice is melting (Reuters, Mar. 19)

The Mystery of Global Warming's Missing Heat [Oceans.] (NPR, Mar. 19)

DoT releases study of climate change and effects on Gulf Coast transportation (ENN/Triple Pundit, Mar. 17)

Glaciers suffer record shrinkage (BBC News, Mar. 16)

top storyEmerald Isle could 'fade to brown' as climate changes (Edie, Mar. 14)

Indigenous people can offer climate change solutions: IUCN (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 14)

Climate refugees in political pass-the-parcel (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 13)

A beginner's guide to global warming (David Suzuki Foundation, Mar. 13)

Some See a Warmer Future Disrupting the World's Wines (Washington Post, Mar. 12) Site requires free registration

The Impending Coastal Crisis (Geotimes, Mar. 2008)

 

 Energy

They May Not Use Gasoline, but They Sure Burn Through Water [Electric cars & plug-in hybrids.] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 18) Site requires free registration

Clean Energy is Becoming Affordable (Red Orbit, Mar. 17)

Energy efficiency and conservation as ethical responsibilities (Climate Ethics, Mar. 13)

top story'Disposable' nuclear reactors raise security fears (New Scientist, Mar. 13)

Diesel: Fuel for Inflation? (Washington Post, Mar. 13) Site requires free registration

Most Stunning View in Town Is the One at the Pump [Gorda, California.] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 12) Site requires free registration

 

 


Compiled by Cathy Hunter and Michael Jourdan.