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Media
Examining Climate Change On The Air [Changes in science reporting] (NPR, Jan. 23)
New Mother Nature Network aims to be green machine (Seattle Post-Intelligencer/AP, Jan. 21)
The Films Are Green, but Is Sundance? (N.Y. Times, Jan. 16) Free site registration required
Worldwatch’s climate book sets high bar for emissions cuts (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 15)
Green Living & Social Trends
Cloth or disposable? The diaper debate is back. (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 23)
Mark Bittman: Eating Right Can Save The Planet (NPR, Jan. 23)
 Moving Day Without All the Waste (N.Y. Times, Jan. 21) Free site registration required
How Green Is My Orange? (N.Y. Times, Jan. 21) Free site registration required
Think Green: Ways to have an eco-friendly wedding (Kansas City Star, Jan. 21)
When is it best to buy a more fuel-efficient car? (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 16)
Business & Economy
Hotwire to Pay for Half of Customers' Carbon Offset Purchases (GreenBiz, Jan. 27)
New Tool Devised to Measure Corporate Water Footprint (GreenBiz, Jan. 27)
Underwriters Laboratories Launches Green Verification Service (GreenBiz, Jan. 26)
Green-Light Specials, Now at Wal-Mart (N.Y. Times, Jan. 24) Free site registration required
New IBM Consulting Service Finds Savings Throughout Supply Chains (GreenBiz, Jan. 23)
Clorox Expands Green Works Line, Gives $470K to Sierra Club (GreenBiz, Jan. 20)
10 Best Green Jobs (Fast Company, Jan.)
Commentary
A sampling of editorials relating the the environment. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Geographic.
An Apollo program for US energy? (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 28)
Collapse of the Clean Coal Myth (N.Y. Times, Jan. 22) Free site registration required
Time for a green industrial revolution (New Scientist, Jan. 21)
Setting out Obama's green agenda (BBC News, Jan. 19)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
"Spectacular" Gorilla Growth in Congo, Despite War (National Geographic News, Jan. 27)
Emperor penguins face extinction (BBC News, Jan. 27)
Bacterial Pathogens And Rising Temperatures Threaten Coral Health (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 27)
WWF Seeks Innovative Solutions To Bycatch Through Worldwide Competition (ENN/WWF, Jan. 27)
Tougher rules to end overfishing in US waters (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 27)
Antarctic Sea Creatures Hypersensitive To Warming (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 27)
Officials and Scientists Debate the Criteria for Rescuing Animals (Washington Post, Jan. 26) Free site registration required
The Global Impact Of Climate Change On Biodiversity (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 26)
Invasions By Alien Plants Have Been Mapped In European Union (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 24)
Congo Warlord's Arrest Puts Gorillas' Future in Turmoil (National Geographic News, Jan. 23)
Group: Amazon deforestation drops sharply (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 23)
Climate shift 'killing US trees' (BBC News, Jan. 23)
Q&A: the importance of protecting coral reefs (Guardian, Jan. 22)
A billion frogs on world's plates (BBC News, Jan. 22)
Mountain gorillas in dire straits, DNA reveals (New Scientist, Jan. 21)
Plenty spent on endangered species list's tortoise (Yahoo Mail/AP, Jan. 20)
Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking (N.Y. Times, Jan. 19) Free site registration required
Appetite for frogs' legs harming wild populations (New Scientist, Jan. 19)
Technology
New science could help solve climate crisis [Geoengineering] (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 27)
Satellite begins climate mission (BBC News, Jan. 23)
Worldwide race to make better batteries (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 23)
Flying eye maps rain forest's health (New Scientist, Jan. 22)
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Public Opinion & Surveys
Takeoff time for guilt over air travel (Guardian, Jan. 28)
Survey Finds Broad Agreement That Human-induced Global Warming Is Real (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 26)
Appeal of 'green products' growing despite recession - survey (ENN/WBCSD, Jan. 22)
Environmental Issues Slide in Poll of Public’s Concerns (N.Y. Times, Jan. 22) Free site registration required
Green Building
The Climate Group to Develop Low Carbon Cities in China (GreenBiz, Jan. 21)
U.S. & Government
Nature Conservancy Fights Planned Border Fence (NPR, Jan. 26)
Obama aims for oil independence (BBC News, Jan. 26)
Clinton climate change envoy vows "dramatic diplomacy" (Reuters, Jan. 26)
Under Obama’s energy plan, cars would be cleaner but costlier (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 21)
Obama gives green light for states to set tougher limits on car emissions (Guardian, Jan. 26)
Environmental Groups Weigh Impact of Obama 'Midnight Rules' Freeze (PBS, Jan. 23)
Bush Administration Altered Appalachian Landscape (NPR, Jan. 17)
International
Iceland sets major whaling quota (BBC News, Jan. 27)
Abu Dhabi's Green Ambitions: An Emirate Focused on Energy (GreenBiz, Jan. 23)
EU wants "zero-waste, zero-emission" goal for ships (ENN/WBCSD, Jan. 22)
Climate Change
Humans adapting to climate change help mosquitoes spread disease (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 27)
Study: Global Warming Is Irreversible (NPR, Jan. 26)
Global warming could suffocate the sea (New Scientist, Jan. 25)
Warming Trends Alter Conservation (Washington Post, Jan. 25)
US forests hold new evidence of global warming (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 22)
New evidence on Antarctic warming (BBC News, Jan. 21)
Is Reducing Carbon Emissions Worth The Cost? (NPR, Jan. 21)
Tibet shepherds live on climate frontier (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 21)
More-Reflective Crops May Have Cooling Effect (N.Y. Times, Jan. 19) Free site registration required
Many glaciers will disappear by middle of century and add to rising sea levels, expert warns (Guardian, Jan. 19)
Energy
Wind Power hits economic storm (Yahoo Tech/AP, Jan. 27)
Flush hour: Oslo to run buses powered by biomethane from human sewage (Guardian, Jan. 27)
Green Energy Scores Big In Obama's Stimulus Plan (NPR, Jan. 27)
New International Body to Promote Renewable Energy (Guardian, Jan. 26)
UK government unveils five projects on Severn tidal power shortlist (Guardian, Jan. 26)
Invention: Biofuel from the oceans (New Scientist, Jan. 21)
Green Gasoline On The Horizon (Energy Daily, Jan. 20)
Balloon power isn't just a load of hot air (New Scientist, Jan. 18)
Pollution
Study Links Water Pollution With Declining Male Fertility (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 27)
High Lead Levels Found in D.C. Kids (Washington Post, Jan. 27) Free site registration required
Giant Toxic Coal Ash Spill Threatens Animals (National Geographic News, Jan. 23)
Cleaner air 'adds months to life' (BBC News, Jan. 22)
Cooking hearths largely to blame for Asian haze (New Scientist, Jan. 22)
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