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Media
The film festival that wants to save the planet (Guardian, Nov. 21)
Environmental Journalist Andrew Revkin Awarded for Groundbreaking Reporting (Daily Green, Nov. 20)
Green Living Unveils the GREEN GIFT GUIDE of 80+ Items (Marketwire, Nov. 17)
2nd Annual "Hollywood Goes Green" Summit Dec. 8-9 Announces New Speaker Lineup (iHollywood Forum, Nov. 11)
Green Living & Social Trends
How to be part of the solution to used-oil disposal (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 21)
Report: Climate protests rising (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 21)
Eating Local & Organic for Thanksgiving (ENN/OCA, Nov. 19)
Video Games Suck Up Energy Like Vampires (NPR, Nov. 19)
Business & Economy
 The Four Simple Steps to Pitch-Perfect Green Marketing (GreenBiz, Nov. 24)
UL Enters the Battle Against Greenwashing (GreenBiz, Nov. 24)
P&G On Track to Meet Five-Year Environmental Goals (GreenBiz, Nov. 24)
Wal-Mart's New CEO: What Does it Mean for Green? (GreenBiz, Nov. 21)
G.M.'s Latest Great Green Hope Is a Tall Order (N.Y. Times, Nov. 21) Free site registration required
Nike, Sun, Starbucks, Timberland and Levi Strauss Team For Strong Climate Laws (GreenBiz, Nov. 20)
Consumers Loyal To Brands That Support Good Cause During Recession (Environmental Leader, Nov. 18)
Amazon.com's green idea is brown [Packaging reductions] (CNET, Nov. 3)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
Stalled Chesapeake Cleanup (Washington Post, Nov. 25) Free site registration required
A Detroit bailout must include a green makeover (Guardian, Nov. 24)
Beware Of Water Wars (Times of India, Nov. 24)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
What's Killing Florida's Coral Reefs? (Time, Nov. 26)
Last great US fishery in danger of collapse (New Scientist, Nov. 25)
Higher quotas will push Atlantic tuna closer to collapse, campaigners warn (Guardian, Nov. 25)
Oceans Ten Times More Acidic Than Thought (Nat'l Geographic News, Nov. 24)
Back from the brink: herring fishermen hail conservation success (Guardian, Nov. 23)
Conservationists plan to reintroduce sea eagles to England (Independent, Nov. 22)
Value Of Satellites Recognised For Conserving Wetlands (Space Mart/ESA, Nov. 21)
Alaska pollock catch limit likely to take a dive (Reuters, Nov. 21)
Slow progress on ocean protection (BBC News, Nov. 20)
Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%' (BBC News, Nov. 20)
Thousands join bluefin tuna boycott (WWF, Nov. 20)
Global Warming Link To Amphibian Declines In Doubt (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 20)
Signs of Amur tiger in China give hope for struggling species (ENN/WWF, Nov. 19)
Ton of Illegal Ivory, Hippo Teeth Seized in Kenya (Nat'l Geographic News, Nov. 18)
Technology
Analysis: Rocking the CO2 problem [Carbon sequestration] (TerraDaily/UPI, Nov. 26)
Online video vote to decide $10m green technology prize (Guardian, Nov. 24)
The eco machine that can magic water out of thin air (Guardian, Nov. 23)
Trading Foreign Oil For Foreign Electric Car Parts? (NPR, Nov. 21)
Pollution
Pollution At Home Lurks Unrecognized (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 25)
One-third of China's Yellow River polluted (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 25)
Deadly Mercury Pollution Up at Most of Top 50 Worst U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants (Environmental Integrity Project, Nov. 20)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
'World mandate' on climate action [Complete poll results here.] (BBC News, Nov. 26)
Poll: World wants green action, despite costs (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 19)
Climate change momentum fading: Asia-Pacific survey (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 19)
Green Building
Knowledge gaps hinder energy-efficient building transition (ENN/WBCSD, Nov. 25)
Revamped LEED ratings emphasize climate, energy conservation (WBCSD, Nov. 19)
New Report Measures the Actual Impacts of Green Buildings for the First Time (GreenBiz, Nov. 19)
U.S. & Government
Top Environmental Groups Offer Rx on Key Green Issues to Obama's Team (GreenBiz, Nov. 26)
Waxman Win Elevates Energy, Climate Change Issues (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 24)
California switches on to an electric future (Guardian, Nov. 21)
New EPA Rules Imperil Parks, Critics Say (NPR, Nov. 21)
Bush attacked over wildlife plan [Changes to Endangered Species Act] (BBC News, Nov. 20)
New Senate to get major global warming bill (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 20)
Court Says Shell Can't Drill Near Alaska (N.Y. Times, Nov. 20) Free site registration required
Obama promises "new chapter" in climate leadership (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 19)
Governors Tackle Climate Change (NPR, Nov. 19)
International
Downturn tests resolve at U.N. climate talks (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 25)
Forest protection plan could displace millions, say campaigners (Guardian, Nov. 24)
How Haiti hopes to break the cycle of disaster: restoring its lost forests (Guardian, Nov. 23)
Food crisis leading to an unsustainable land grab (Guardian, Nov. 22)
Korean demilitarized zone now a wildlife haven (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 21)
Africans to stick together in climate change talks (Yahoo News/AP, Nov. 20)
Canada wants North America cap-and-trade system (Yahoo News/Reuters, Nov. 19)
Climate Change
Climate Change Opens New Avenue For Spread Of Invasive Plants (TerraDaily/SPX, Nov. 25)
Climate change is a battle for existence in the Maldives (Yahoo News/AFP, Nov. 25)
How Global Warming May Affect U.S. Beaches, Coastline (ScienceDaily, Nov. 24)
Southern Ocean changing but still major CO2 sink: study (ENN/Reuters, Nov. 24)
Malaria and dengue the sting in climate change (Reuters, Nov. 20)
Today's unsettling comparison to 'the great dying' [250 million years ago, rising greenhouse-gas levels set off catastrophic changes] (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 19)
Energy
How Geothermal Heat Pumps Could Power the Future (LiveScience, Nov. 26)
Power in the desert: solar towers will harness sunshine of southern Spain (Guardian, Nov. 24)
'Fish Technology' Draws Renewable Energy From Slow Water Currents (ScienceDaily, Nov. 24)
Economic Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy (N.Y. Times, Nov. 24) Free site registration required
Solar 'could make 100% of electricity by 2028' (Energy Saving Trust, Nov. 22)
Briny mix could stop carbon dioxide leaks [Making coal power cleaner] (Nature News, Nov. 20)
Coal-fired power plants face delay in United States (Nature News, Nov. 19)
Nuclear renaissance plans hit by financial crisis (Nature News, Nov. 19)
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