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Media
Talking Directly, and Kindly, to Believers in the Eco Life [Profile of "Grist" eco-advice columnist] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 26) Free site registration required
Ed Begley finds it's not so lonely being green [HGTV's eco-themed "Living with Ed"] (Grand Rapids Press, Aug. 22)
How the Hulk earned Green Media Association's green seal (Plenty, Aug. 21)
Environmental photographer of the year 2008 [Selected by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) (Guardian, Aug. 20)
Celebrities take up the cause of going green [Discovery's "eco-reality" show, "Battleground Earth"] (San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 15)
Green Living & Social Trends
Cyclists And Drivers Vie For Space On The Road (NPR, Aug. 26)
 US study suggests high petrol prices leading to safer roads (Guardian, Aug. 26)
Going veggie can slash your carbon footprint, study says (TerraDaily/AFP, Aug. 23)
EarthTalk: What to do about those hard-to-recycle CDs, DVDs, and their cases? (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 22)
Water Footprints Make A Splash (ENN/Worldwatch Institute, Aug. 22)
Environmental Movement Finds New Supporters Among Evangelicals (PBS, Aug. 22)
Business & Economy
High Fuel Costs Leading to More Efficient Supply Chains: Report (GreenBiz, Aug. 27)
Landfill sites are being viewed as mines with buried riches (International Herald Tribune/Reuters, Aug. 26)
Shareholders Vote for Climate Change Resolutions in Record Numbers (ENN/Triple Pundit, Aug. 26)
Flextime Has Green Appeal And Lures Younger Workers (Washington Post, Aug. 23) Free site registration required
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
But Was It the 'Green Olympics?' (GreenBiz, Aug. 26)
A simple plan to save the world [Carbon capture and storage] (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Aug. 22)
Bid to weaken species act deserves to be shot down (USA Today, Aug. 21)
World needs global water agreement now (ENN/WWF, Aug. 19)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
No-take zones offer no boost for bleached reefs (New Scientist, Aug. 27)
Shipwrecks On Coral Reefs Harbor Unwanted Species (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 26)
Japanese study finds worrying loss of blubber in whales [Evidence of detrimental effects of warming?] (Guardian, Aug. 26)
Right whales entangled by politics (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 26)
Bottom trawlers to get less access to Bering Sea (Washington Post/AP, Aug. 23) Free site registration required
Polar bears spotted swimming in open seas (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 22)
Signals From The Atlantic Salmon Highway (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 22)
Pesticide Build-Up Could Lead To Poor Honey Bee Health (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 22)
Study Shows Continued Spread Of Dead Zones (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 21)
New sea change forecasts present a slimy picture (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 20)
Marine Turtle Conservation Moves into High Gear (ENN/UNEP, Aug. 20)
Mexico starts campaign to save endangered porpoise (Yahoo News/AFP, Aug. 20)
Technology
Green tech in 'Formula Zero' race (BBC News, Aug. 26)
Solar-powered cargo ship will leave a cleaner plume (New Scientist, Aug. 26)
Scientists develop silencer for wind turbines (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 22)
Pollution
Exxon agrees to pay out 75 percent of Valdez damages (Yahoo News/Reuters, Aug. 27)
Pollutants cause birds to sing tainted love songs (New Scientist, Aug. 26)
Recycled Sewage: Coming to a Tap Near You? (National Geographic News, Aug. 25)
One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones (Yahoo News/HealthDay, Aug. 25)
US cold-war waste irks Greenland (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 22)
Greenland Ice Core Reveals History Of Pollution In The Arctic (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 22)
Ghana to West: Africa no dumping site for used computers (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 21)
Ship emissions: sizing up a big problem (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 20)
Warming Climate Threatens Alaska's Vast Forests (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 20)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Study: People Rank Global Warming Lower Than Local Environmental Issues (ENN/redOrbit, Aug. 19)
Big Companies Can Make it Harder for Employees to Help Go Green: Survey (GreenBiz, Aug. 19)
Green Building
Green Building Standards Under Construction (ENN/Worldwatch, Aug. 27)
Serving Architects, Consultants in Everything Green Become Mainstays (N.Y. Times, Aug. 26) Free site registration required
U.S. & Government
World's Largest Marine Sanctuary Proposed by U.S. (National Geographic News, Aug. 26)
12 states sue EPA over refinery carbon emissions (Yahoo News/Reuters, Aug. 25)
Maine Conservationists Reach Milestone in Plan to Buy 3 Dams (N.Y. Times, Aug. 21) Free site registration required
Seattle's Bag-User Fee Spurs Backlash (NPR, Aug. 21)
New York mayor wants windmills to generate power for city (Guardian, Aug. 20)
Making Climate Forecasting More Useful [Groups urge next president to increase funds for research] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 20)
International
UN climate talks make headway on emission limits (Yahoo News/AP, Aug. 27)
World Water Week demands halt to food wastage (ENN/WBCSD, Aug. 27)
Deforestation a key part of UN global treaty talks (Yahoo News/AP, Aug. 25)
At Conference on the Risks to Earth, Few Are Optimistic (N.Y. Times, Aug. 23) Free site registration required
Nigeria, S.Africa worst greenhouse gas emitters in Africa: experts (Yahoo News/AFP, Aug. 23) Free site registration required
Kangaroo Meat Could Help Australia Cut Gas Emissions (National Geographic News, Aug. 22)
Climate conference makes progress on key dispute (Yahoo News/AP, Aug. 22)
Germany's key to green energy (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 20)
Pacific nations call for help on climate change (Yahoo News/AFP, Aug. 20)
Climate Change
Scientists Report Further Shrinking of Arctic Ice (Washington Post, Aug. 27) Free site registration required
When glaciers disappear, the bugs move in (New Scientist, Aug. 27)
Digging up the dirt on Arctic carbon (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 25)
Global warming time bomb trapped in Arctic soil: study (Yahoo News/AFP, Aug. 24)
PHOTOS: Huge Greenland Glacier Disintegrating (National Geographic News, Aug. 22)
West Africa's coastline redrawn by climate change: experts (Yahoo News/AFP, Aug. 22)
Climate Change Could Be Impetus For Wars, Other Conflicts, Expert Says (ScienceDaily, Aug. 22)
World heading towards cooler 2008 (BBC News, Aug. 21)
Warming threatens crucial Himalayan water resources, forum told (TerraDaily/AFP, Aug. 21)
Hungry Musk-Oxen, Caribou Could Help Warming Arctic (National Geographic News, Aug. 19)
Wildfires Risks Increase In Western United States (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 19)
Energy
Air Storage Is Explored for Energy (N.Y. Times, Aug. 26) Free site registration required
Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limits (N.Y. Times, Aug. 26) Free site registration required
Wind Turbines Give Bats the "Bends," Study Finds (National Geographic News, Aug. 25)
Drilling boom revives hopes for natural gas (International Herald Tribune, Aug. 25)
Biofuels, food crops straining world water reserves: experts (Yahoo News/AFP, Aug. 24)
Eco-Camp Offers Lessons On Alternative Fuels (NPR, Aug. 23)
New rays of hope for solar power's future (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 22)
New catalyst boosts hydrogen as transport fuel (Guardian, Aug. 21)
Google invests $10.25 million in geothermal technology (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 20)
Algae: Biofuel Of The Future? (ENN/University of Virginia, Aug. 19)
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