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Media
Marian McPartland's 'Rachel Carson' in Concert (NPR, Apr. 22)
No improvement in climate fight since 2006 film: Gore ["An Inconvenient Truth"] (Yahoo!/AFP, Apr. 21)
A Watered-Down Lineup [Earth Day concert.] (Washington Post, Apr. 21) Free site registration required
What's green and funny and read all over? Earth Day cartoon strips (USA Today, Apr. 20)
Recipes for Disaster [Review of two novels.] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Nine Writers See if the Fate of the Earth Can Be Any More Dramatic [One-act plays.] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Tall Poppy Interview: Chris Turner [Author of The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need.] (Torontoist, Apr. 19)
Green Living & Social Trends
The Greening of Passover (Washington Post, Apr. 23) Free site registration required
How Does 'Going Green' Impact Black America? (NPR, Apr. 22)
10 Ways You Can Improve Earth's Health (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Apr. 22)
 Not-So-Free Ride [Freakonomics duo takes on problem of how to get Americans to drive less.] (NYT Magazine, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Organic food prices rise, and consumers' devotion wanes (Int'l. Herald Tribune, Apr. 18)
Sustainable Fast Food - Is That a Green Burger You're Eating? (ENN/Triple Pundit, Apr. 18)
A Line in the Yard: The Battle Over the Right to Dry Outside (N.Y. Times, Apr. 17) Free site registration required
Business & Economy
Growing Green During Downturn (ENN, Apr. 23)
Disney Launches New Nature-Film Division (NPR, Apr. 22)
EPA, NAM Challenge Manufacturers to Slash Energy Use (GreenBiz, Apr. 22)
New Report Offers Tips for Truthful, Successful Eco-Labeling (GreenBiz, Apr. 21)
'Hormone-free' milk spurs labeling debate (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 21)
Commentary
Earth Chats: A series of online discussions with leading environmental advocates (Slate, Apr. 22)
Why Bother? [Going green.] (NYT Magazine, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Our Favorite Planet [Nicholas D. Kristof on climate change.] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 20)
Is This Green Enough? We Can Clean Up Our Act, But It'll Cost Us (Washington Post, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Clawing for Life: Facing disaster, two governors act to save the Chesapeake Bay's crabs. (Washington Post, Apr. 17) Free site registration required
Warmed Over [Bush's climate change plan.] (Washington Post, Apr. 17) Free site registration required
Our 'intermediate ' plan is that it will be gone before we hit it [Cartoon by Tom Toles.] (Washington Post, Apr. 17) Free site registration required
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Wild bee decline 'catastrophic' (BBC News, Apr. 23)
Species loss 'bad for our health' (BBC News, Apr. 23)
Wildlife highway offers stepping stones to survival (Times UK, Apr. 23)
In Manhattan, the Long-lost Pit Bull of Salamanders (NPR, Apr. 22)
Tigerland: A journey through the mangrove forest of Bengal. (New Yorker, Apr. 21)
Cars are a big threat to amphibians, study says (L.A. Times, Apr. 19) Free site registration required
Researchers Find Rare Giant Turtle In Vietnam (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 18)
Presumed Extinct Javan Elephants May Have Been Found Again - In Borneo (ENN/WWF, Apr. 18)
New species found in environment study [29 new species of sponges off Irish coast.] (Edie, Apr. 18)
Phytoplankton responding to climate change (Nature News, Apr. 17)
GOING, GOING, GONE? New Satellite Images Reveal a Shrinking Amazon Rainforest (ENN/Worldwatch Institute, Apr. 17)
Technology
NOAA Researchers Help Build a Global Reference Library Of DNA Barcodes (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 22)
PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat (N.Y. Times, Apr. 21) Free site registration required
Pollution
A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions [Bisphenol-a] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 22) Free site registration required
Fuzzy Logic Water Quality (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 21)
Climate projects prevented 135 million tonnes of CO2: agency (Yahoo!/AFP, Apr. 21)
Panel says link between smog and premature death is clear (Yahoo!/AP, Apr. 21)
Toxic Cats and Dogs (N.Y. Times, Apr. 18) Free site registration required
The solution to pollution is not eating spiders [Mercury contamination in birds.] (Yahoo!/AP, Apr. 17)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Media survey: Bush's new global-warming plan gets cool reception (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 23)
CDP and IBM to survey firms on 'carbon intelligence' (Environmental Finance, Apr. 17)
Americans Trust Green Claims, But Support Government Oversight (GreenBiz, Apr. 16)
Green Building
Greener Pastures [Bill Nye, The Science Guy, talks about green renovation.] (NYT Magazine, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Arcosanti: A 'City' Grows Green in the Arizona Desert (Washington Post, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
Planet-Friendly Paving Lets Water Seep Through (Washington Post, Apr. 17) Free site registration required
U.S. & Government
Muzzling the Guzzle: Government Unveils Timetable for Fuel Economy Standards (Washington Post, Apr. 23) Free site registration required
New Breed of Lobbyists Hail from Appalachia (NPR, Apr. 21)
U.S. Leads World in Wind-Power Growth (Nat'l. Geographic News, Apr. 21)
Inglis an unlikely environmentalist [Republican Congressman from South Carolina.] (The State, Apr. 21)
Bush Details 'Right' and 'Wrong' Climate Policy (NPR, Apr. 18)
International
Greenpeace wages war at sea against tuna fishers in Pacific Ocean (Times UK, Apr. 23)
London summit tackles 'tsunami' of rising food prices (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 22)
Maldives president seeks help for 'paradise drowning' (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 22)
How to Prevent Famine (NPR, Apr. 21)
Africa plans biggest dam project (BBC News, Apr. 21)
Pope Preaches Green at UN (Nat'l. Geographic News, Apr. 18)
Brazil president defends biofuels (BBC News, Apr. 17)
Climate change donation for London School of Economics (BBC News, Apr. 17)
Climate Change
Spurred by Rising Seas, Dubai's Floating Ambition (NPR, Apr. 21)
Young Alaskan Sees Changing Way of Life (NPR, Apr. 21)
Rising Sea Levels Threaten Egypt's Ancient Cities (NPR, Apr. 20)
France warns climate change driving war, hunger (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 18)
Freshening of deep Antarctic waters worries experts (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 18)
Climate talks advance, but split on 2050 goals (Reuters, Apr. 18)
Global Warmth in March Hits Record (Time, Apr. 17)
Climate Expert Stern Says Underestimated Problem (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 17)
Greenland Glacial Lake Vanishes In Warming Drama (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 17)
Energy
Europeans switching back to coal (Int'l. Herald Tribune, Apr. 22)
Uranium Supply Decline Clouds Nuclear Power's Future (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Apr. 22)
Water Needed To Produce Various Energy Types (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 22)
Hardy Plant May Ease Biofuels' Burden on Food Costs [Jatropha.] (Nat'l. Geographic News, Apr. 21)
Stripping Mountains to Power D.C. (Washington Post, Apr. 20) Free site registration required
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