Environmental Newsletter 09/17/2008

 

 Media

Grist for the Green Mill [Econews site teams up with a university] (Newsweek, Sep. 15)

MTV ad attacks 'greenwash' firms (Guardian, Sep. 11)

Ad Council, Environmental Defense Fund and Ogilvy New York Launch New Polar Bears Broadcast and Online PSAs to Combat Global Warming (EDF, Sep. 9)

Discovery Communications Turns to Interwoven to Launch PlanetGreen.com (Interwoven, Sep. 8)

 Green Living & Social Trends

Is it better to buy canned or frozen food? (Guardian, Sep. 14)

Find Out The Cost Of Installing Solar Panels On Your Roof With Roofray's Calculator (ENN, Sep. 11)

Communities plan for a low-energy future (Christian Science Monitor, Sep. 11)

 Business & Economy

Energy Star Standards Lax: Consumer Reports (GreenBiz, Sep. 16)

Collaboration Is the Key to Green Success (GreenBiz, Sep. 15)

Chicago Company Launches Tree Free Paper (ENN, Sep. 12)

How to Cash In on the Green Economy (GreenBiz, Sep. 11)

Coca-Cola, Ocado Leaders Discuss Divergent Business Roles (ENN, Sep. 11)

Wikia Takes on a Green Hue (GreenBiz, Sep. 11)

Apple Announces 'Cleanest' iPods (GreenBiz, Sep. 11)

 Commentary

The plight of the bluefin [Ted Danson on the overfishing of the Atlantic bluefin tuna] (BBC News, Sep. 15)

A permit to print money [Oliver Tickell on Carbon trading] (Guardian, Sep. 12)

 Ecosystems & Biodiversity

'Ant from Mars' found in Amazon jungle (New Scientist, Sep. 16)

Where have all the Bahamian flamingos gone? (ENN/Reuters, Sep. 15)

Scottish red kite numbers soaring (BBC News, Sep. 14)

On an Infested River, Battling Invaders Eye to Eye (N.Y. Times, Sep. 14) Free site registration required

top story What next for Costa Rica's frogs? (BBC News, Sep. 13)

Too Few Asian Vultures in Captivity to Save Species? (National Geographic News, Sep. 12)

Rare African okapi seen in wild (BBC News, Sep. 11)

World's 'rarest tree frog' found (BBC News, Sep. 11)

Fears for fading fireflies prompt online monitor (Nature News, Sep. 10)

 Technology

Gravity-mapping satellite will help predict climate change (Guardian, Sep. 11)

Success of natural gas vehicles in Argentina attracts US companies (Guardian, Sep. 10)

 Pollution

States Aim to Cut Gases by Making Polluters Pay (N.Y. Times, Sep. 15) Free site registration required

Judge Rejects Plan for More Snowmobiles at National Parks (N.Y. Times, Sep. 15) Free site registration required

China mulls green tax to curb pollution: report (ENN/Reuters, Sep. 15)

Megacity project seeks to gauge urban pollution (Nature News, Sep. 10)

Up to 300 birds die in Canada oil spill (Yahoo! News/AP, Sep. 10)

Colorful bacteria could spot oil spills: scientist (Yahoo! News/AP, Sep. 10)

 Public Opinion & Surveys

Many Consumers Unwilling to Pay Extra for Green Lifestyle Despite Growing Environmental Concerns, According to Yankelovich (Yahoo Finance/PR Newswire, Sep. 15)

top storyPoll: Older U.S. Consumers Buy the Most Green Products (Environmental News Service, Sep. 8)

 Green Building

New Options for Home Wind Power (ENN, Sep. 16)

Building Green Classrooms (Yahoo! News/BusinessWeek, Sep. 12)

Oklahoma campus hopes to be powered by wind by '13 (Yahoo! News/AP Sep. 11)

Study: white rooftops could curb climate change (Christian Science Monitor, Sep. 10)

 U.S. & Government

top story House passes bill allowing offshore drilling (Yahoo! News/Reuters, Sep. 16)

Industry group fighting Seattle plastic-bag tax (Christian Science Monitor, Sep. 15)

Democrats Reluctantly Embrace Offshore Drilling (N.Y. Times, Sep. 12) Free site registration required

US election: Climate scientist aims to get 1m students to vote on presidential candidates' green energy records (Guardian, Sep. 10)

 International

Calls for bushmeat ban rejected (BBC News, Sep. 16)

France to create 'picnic tax' on pollution (Yahoo! News/AFP, Sep. 15)

Bangladesh steps up to tackle climate change (ENN, Sep. 12)

Europe backs downs on biofuels from crops (New Scientist, Sep. 11)

Prince Charles calls for 'wartime' effort against deforestation (Yahoo! News/AFP, Sep. 10)

France seeks European 'shared vision' for Arctic issues (Yahoo! News/AFP, Sep. 10)

 Climate Change

Are humans to blame for Arctic meltdown? (New Scientist, Sep. 16)

10 Ways Global Warming Could Hurt Your Health (Yahoo! News/U.S. News and World Report, Sep. 15)

Climate change could devastate Philippines: NASA scientist (Yahoo! News/AFP, Sep. 12)

Nitrogen emerges as the latest climate-change threat (Yahoo! News/McClatchy, Sep. 12)

Study finds recent global warming unprecedented in 1,300 years (Yahoo! News/McClatchy, Sep. 12)

Antarctic sea ice increases despite warming (New Scientist, Sep. 12)

Africa's climate tied to northern hemisphere (Nature News, Sep. 11)

'Extreme waves' worry Australia (BBC News, Sep. 10)

Old forests help curb global warming too: study (Yahoo News/AFP, Sep. 10)

Melting ice caps could suck carbon from atmosphere (New Scientist, Sep. 10)

 Energy

top storyBeaming energy from space (Nature News, Sep. 16)

Tapping Power From Trash (N.Y. Times, Sep. 13) Free site registration required

Wind-Power Politics (N.Y. Times, Sep. 12) Free site registration required

Experiment Boosts Hopes for Space Solar Power (Yahoo! News/Space.com, Sep. 12)

Home solar: What kind of system should you buy? (Christian Science Monitor, Sep. 12)

 


Compiled by Cathy Hunter, Michael Jourdan & Michael Karabinos.