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Media
Climate Change? Been There, Done That [Review of Brian Fagan's "The Great Warming"] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 21) Site requires free registration
 Will Planet Green bring Discovery the long green? (AOL/Wall Street Journal, Mar. 21)
Green Books for Kids (Publishers Weekly, Mar. 10)
Green Living & Social Trends
A guide to eating fish the sustainable way (Guardian, Mar. 26)
After the Techno Lust, There's Always E-Cycling (NPR, Mar. 26)
How the myth of food miles hurts the planet (Guardian, Mar. 23)
Environmentalists Give Up Carbon for Lent (NPR, Mar. 22)
Tread lightly: Give up bottled water (Guardian, Mar. 21)
Clicking, at Last, on ‘Don’t Print’ [Green behavior at work] (N.Y. Times, Mar. 20) Site requires free registration
How green is your hotel? (IHT/AP, Mar. 20)
Business & Economy
Nike makes a green sneaker? (ENN, Mar. 25)
Xerox's Sustainability Calculator Tracks Environmental Impact of Office Equipment (GreenBiz, Mar. 25)
Patagonia Shares Eco-Footprint of Select Products with Consumers (GreenBiz, Mar. 25)
Coca-Cola Aims for 'Water Neutrality' (GreenBiz, Mar. 24)
Reducing Carbon Emissions Could Help US Economy (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 20)
Carbon Offset Schemes "Confusing" (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 20)
HSBC commits £100m to renewable energy (Guardian, Mar. 19)
JCPenney's Green Line to Focus on Recycled, Organic Materials (GreenBiz, Mar. 19)
Manufacturers Working to Meet Demand for Green Alternatives (Publishers Weekly, Mar. 10)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
Insecure About Climate Change (Washington Post, Mar. 22) Site requires free registration
Noah's Ark for salmon (L.A. Times, Mar. 21)
The Reality of Renewables (ENN, Mar. 21)
China's pollution nightmare is now everyone's pollution nightmare (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 19)
Green Cars: The Last Hurdle (Forbes, Mar. 19)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Wildlife Park Official Arrested in Gorilla Killings (National Geographic News, Mar. 25)
Wild Elephants Fall Victim To Sri Lanka War Strategy (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 25)
Some Algae May Help Corals Withstand Warmer Waters (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 25)
Australian animals threatened by climate change: report (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 25)
Link to Global Warming in Frogs’ Disappearance Is Challenged (N.Y. Times, Mar. 25) Site requires free registration
Insects Take A Bigger Bite Out Of Plants In A Higher CO2 World (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 25)
Krill fishing threatens the Antarctic (Guardian, Mar. 23)
Thai police seize endangered species in market raid (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 21)
Nigeria is suspended from CITES wildlife trade pact (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 20)
Fish key to reef climate survival (BBC News, Mar. 20)
Nets Threaten Rare New Zealand Dolphins (National Geographic News/AP, Mar. 19)
Extinct seal tells of once-teeming Caribbean reefs (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 19)
Fish stocks heading for wild swings in population (New Scientist, Mar. 19)
Technology
For Carbon Emissions, a Goal of Less Than Zero (N.Y. Times, Mar. 26) Site requires free registration
A Turn to Alternative Chemicals (N.Y. Times, Mar. 26) Site requires free registration
Countering An Approaching Water Crisis (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 25)
Satellite maps carbon density (Edie, Mar. 5)
Solar-powered clothing (Guardian, Mar. 23)
X Prize Announces New Challenge: A 'Green' Car (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Mar. 20)
Pollution
New 'battle of Midway' over plastic (BBC News, Mar. 26)
Peru tribe battles oil giant over pollution (BBC News, Mar. 24)
Brooklyn Spill Dwarfs the Exxon 'Valdez' Disaster (NPR, Mar. 24)
Arctic Pollution Dates to 1800s (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Mar. 19)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Study Finds That CFOs See Financial Benefits in Adopting Environmental Sustainability Practices and Metrics (PR Newswire, Mar. 26)
News Flash: 110% of Consumers Shop Green! (Joel Makower, Mar. 24)
'Green' bandwagon is getting a big push (USA Today, Mar. 23)
Green Building
Back to basics for 'green' Afghan building (Edie, Mar. 25)
North American Commission Pushes for Green Building Design (ENN, Mar. 25)
Green Spaces in Green Places: Is Building Green Going From Niche to Mainstream? (ENN, Mar. 20)
U.S. & Government
U.S. Abusing Law to Get Species Off Protected List? (National Geographic News, Mar. 25)
Feds are sued over endangered species (Yahoo News/AP, Mar. 24)
California desert omitted from conservation bill (New Scientist, Mar. 22)
White House ignored air quality advice (New Scientist, Mar. 21)
US election boosts prospects for climate deal: bank (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 20)
California Urged to Push for Zero Emissions Vehicles (Yahoo News/US News, Mar. 19)
International
Remote control [Bangladesh speaks up on global warming] (Guardian, Mar. 26)
Japan Plans to Cut Garbage by 60 Pct (Time/AP, Mar. 25)
Climate at core of London election (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 25)
Antarctica's March of the Tourists [Causing damage beyond climate change.] (NPR, Mar. 25)
Is this the greenest city in the world? (Guardian, Mar. 23)
Lofty Pledge to Cut Emissions Comes With Caveat in Norway (N.Y. Times, Mar. 22) Site requires free registration
South Korea announces plans to freeze emissions (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 21)
Oil Exploration in Amazon Threatens "Unseen" Tribes (National Geographic News, Mar. 20)
A thirsty planet looks for solutions to water shortage (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 19)
China CO2 Emissions Growing Faster Than Anticipated (National Geographic News, Mar. 18)
Climate Change
UN climate chief warns of 'accelerated melting' of ice caps (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 26)
Antarctic shelf 'hangs by thread' (BBC News, Mar. 25)
Scientists Seek Climate Clues On Antarctic Voyage (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 25)
"Mountains of the Moon" Glaciers Melting in Africa (National Geographic News, Mar. 25)
S Asia in climate change 'crisis' (BBC News, Mar. 25)
Study: Warming may threaten Lake Tahoe (Yahoo News/AP, Mar. 24)
Major food source threatened by climate change [Rice] (New Scientist, Mar. 24)
Curbing soot could blunt global warming: study (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 23)
Global Warming Bringing Spring Earlier (National Geographic News/AP, Mar. 20)
Icy Start, But 2008 May Be In Top 10 Warmest Years (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 20)
Tropical glaciers slowly vanish (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 20)
Melting glaciers will trigger food shortages (New Scientist, Mar. 20)
Energy
Is the boom over for alternative energy – or just getting started? (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 31)
Top scientists warn against rush to biofuel (Guardian, Mar. 25)
Kansas Governor Vetoes Bill to Revive 2 Coal-Fired Plants (N.Y. Times, Mar. 22) Site requires free registration
U.S. Environmental Groups Divided on “Clean Coal” (ENN, Mar. 22)
States’ Battles Over Energy Grow Fiercer With U.S. in a Policy Gridlock (N.Y. Times, Mar. 20) Site requires free registration
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