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Agriculture and Food

2010

Math Lessons for Locavores
U.S. judge bans planting of genetically engineered beets
Reap What You Swap
Why mini cows could save the planet
EU clears six types of GM maize for animal feed
Unusual: Cal Ag and Enviro Groups Agree on Climate Policy Principles
Should food dyes be banned?
How Microbes Defend and Define Us 
Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web
Tuna's End
Roundup resistant weeds pose environmental threat
The Food Movement, Rising
Co-op Proves that the Poor Can Eat Organic, Too
EU to allow nations to ban approved GM crops
Spread of insurance to rural areas underscores India's growing prosperity
Invasion of the Superweeds
Battle over slow food heats up in heartland
Rise of the Superweeds
Cows on Drugs
Vast amounts of food trashed despite incentives
The Spotless Garden
 

2009

The unusual suspects: tainted food 
Looking ahead, Brazil's farmers take up reforestation
In Ethiopia, farmland is hot property
Food summit turns down UN funding appeal 
Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world 
The fight over the future of food 
Something Scary in the Pantry 
The Carnivore’s Dilemma 
E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection 
Some City Dwellers Are Hoping Rooftop Farming Will Bear Fruit 
Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food 
Big Food vs. Big Insurance 
Drought Puts Focus on a Side of India Left Out of Progress 
A Farm on Every Floor: Urban Argriculture
A Real Fish Story: US Closes Arctic to Fishing 
Mercury-tainted fish found widely in U.S. streams 
Invasive weeds grow with global warming 
Wheat Harvest Hurt by Rainfall 
You Say Tomato, I Say Agricultural Disaster 
Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned 
For the Farm Lobby, Too Much Is Never Enough 
Canadian scientists breeding cows that burp less 
Pesticides: A Public Problem 
Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms 
Urban Farming, a Bit Closer to the Sun 
Demand for Vegetable Seeds Is Rooted in Recession 
Time to Attack Hunger's Root Causes - UN 
Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas 
Farmers Can Slash Global Emissions Today 
Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad 
The Hidden Hunger 
Come Hither, Bumblebee, and Pollinate 
Paying a Price for Loving Red Meat 
Germany Bans GM Corn 
Germany to ban cultivation of GMO maize: Minister 
Homegrown Aid 
Challenging the Corporate Farming Of America 
Daily Red Meat Raises Chances Of Dying Early 
Sugar Is Back on Food Labels, This Time as a Selling Point  
Taming the tap: Growing Apples without Irrigation 
Pathogens in Our Pork 
Our Pigs, Our Food, Our Health
Toilet Paper and Other Moral Choices
Scientists find genes to protect wheat from rust 
California farms lose main water source to drought 
In the Wheat Fields of Kenya, a Budding Epidemic 
Massive effort underway to save endangered seeds
Ethanol, Just Recently a Savior, Is Struggling 
Total Reform of Global Food System Urged 
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury 
Better grazing practices could boost CO2 trade: scientist 
Investing in a new food system should be part of the economic-spending package 
USDA unable to weed out unapproved modified foods 
A 50-Year Farm Bill

2008

U.S. De-Regulates Factory Farm Pollution 
Tax on Soda 
Obama’s ‘Secretary of Food’? 
As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions 
Honey bee crisis threatens English fruit farmers 
Farmer in Chief: Making US Agriculture Sustainable 
Vanishing Barns Signal a Changing Iowa 
Creating Your Own Produce Section, Right Outside Your Door 
Lawsuit seeks EPA pesticide data 
Hunger Hits America's Bread Basket  
Urban Gardening: Fed Up by Costs, Many Grow It Alone 
Trade Negotiations Cannot Solve Food Crisis Created by WTO and World Bank 
U.S. food portions: Monuments of decadence? 
Some Indians fear Green Revolution is a killer 
"Greenhouse" bees spread disease to wild bees 
Soaring food prices felt around the globe 
Mideast Facing Choice Between Crops and Water 
Local Products or Fair Trade? 
Man-Made Hunger: Our Responsibilities
Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis 
Old Farming Habits Leave Uzbekistan a Legacy of Salt

Hungry Farmers Urge Local Control over Food 
Plants: Competition and Collaboration 
Corn soars to record high, set to climb further 
Politics and Hunger 
Small Farmers 'Underserved' by Rome Summit 
The Worst Way of Farming 
Mixed Reactions to U.S. Farm Bill
Farm Bill's Subsidy Costs May Rise
Farm Bill Contains Significant Domestic Nutrition Improvements 
A Disgraceful US Farm Bill 
Defying President Bush, Senate Passes Farm Bill 
Is Food Aid the Answer? Q&A with Arvind Subramanian
UN's Food Rights Advocate Warns Speculators  
Urban Farmers’ Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market
Witnesses: Soldiers kill 2 in Somalia riot over food prices 
Farmers face climate challenge in quest for more food  
All salmon fishing banned on West Coast 
The New Economics of Hunger
Food Crisis Set to Get Worse - Experts 
Food can pass resistant bacteria to people: EU
Bangladeshi Farmers Adapt to Climate Changes 
A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice
U.S. Cites Fears on Chemical In Plastics
World Bank Chief Calls for Immediate Action on Deepening Global Food Crisis
Philippines Caught in Rice Squeeze
Council Approves Salmon Fishing Ban
The World Food Crisis  
As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation
Grains Gone Wild: Ethanol and Food
Dems juggle needs in $286 billion farm bill
High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest
A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can’t Fill

Report Criticizes FDA Over Spinach Packers 
Priced Out of the Market: Food, Fuel, Beef
Salmon arriving in record low numbers
Fight to curtail antibiotics in animal feed
Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler
Cloned Meat Decision Sparks Consumer Campaign
Tuna Troubles
High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi  
Biotech critics challenging Monsanto GMO sugar beet
Until All the Fish Are Gone
An Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories
Europe’s Appetite for Seafood Propels Illegal Trade

2007

Searching for Local Heroes in China
In China, Farming Fish in Toxic Waters
Salmon Farming May Doom Wild Populations, Study Says
Hunting for Food: Locavore, Get Your Gun
Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts
Food Safety in the US: You’re Eating That?
So What's So Bad About Corn?
Battle Over 'Natural' Food Designation
Dash to Convert Food into Fuels Is 'Recipe for Disaster'
Five Easy Ways to Go Organic
Last Chance for Farm Reform
World Bank Neglects African Farming, Study Says
Activists Call Animal - Care Rules Too Lax
In Africa, Prosperity From Seeds Falls Short
Ground Beef Recall Expanded Across U.S.
Let the East Bloom Again: Using Water in the US
Global warming to decimate China's harvests 
Eating fish: good for heart, bad for environment
 
Ethanol Is Feeding Hot Market for Farmland
 
Surviving Without Subsidies
 
Eco-Kosher Movement Aims To Heed Tradition, Conscience 

Air and Water  

2010

Surveying Rwanda’s Water Supply
Drowning Today, Parched Tomorrow
The Health of the Cities
Half a World From Gulf, a Spill Scourge 5 Decades Old
A Vital River Is Withering, and Iraq Has No Answer
Report finds delta among most vulnerable rivers
California's nitrates problem grows unchecked
We Should Get Rid of Lawns  

2009 

In Bolivia, Water and Ice Tell of Climate Change 
Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom 
Sewers at Capacity, Waste Poisons Waterways 
What drives China? Soon, cleaner fuel 
'Toxic stew' of chemicals blamed for intersex fish in Potomac 
California Water Overhaul Caps Use 
Shale and Our Water 
'Water for All' Concerns Raised 
Clash in Alabama Over Tennessee Coal Ash 
Our Water Supply, Down the Drain 
Debating How Much Weed Killer Is Safe in Your Water Glass 
'Water for All' Concerns Raised 
Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific 
Mercury and Power Plants 
Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles 
It’s Time to Learn From Frogs 
Water risks ripple through the beverage industry 
Plan would aid salmon, reduce water for people 
A Bottle Bill That Will Rot Your Teeth 
Arctic Groups Demand Global Chemicals' Ban 
EPA Seeks Rules for Utilities' Runoff 
Women and Water: A Forgotten Glass Ceiling 
Across the United States, Waters in Crisis 
Pepsi Adopts Human-Right-to-Water Policy 
EPA delays hundreds of mountaintop mining permits 
The EPA's Plan for Clean Air 
Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water
U.S. high-tech water future hinges on cost, politics 
Entrepreneurs Tackle Sanitation in Africa 
Poor Pay as Companies Buy Up U.S. Water 
Yellow Is the New Green

2008

The Oceans’ Shifting Balance 
Water restrictions ordered to help California fish 
Deal paves way for dams' removal on Western river 
Bad air costing California's economy billions 
U.N. Report Sees New Pollution Threat 
Risk of Disease Rises With Water Temperatures 
Northern California delta must be fixed 
Bottled Water at Issue in Great Lakes 
U.S. Bottled Water Demand Decreasing 
Common plastics chemical linked to heart problems

Senate Passes Bill That Would Protect Great Lakes 
'Grave' Water Shortage Warning for West Bank 
Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal  
Follow the Silt: Waterway Restoration in the US 

Water-Starved California Slows Development 
Conserve Water Through Food Efficiency, Report Says 
China: Where Breathing Is Deadly 
South Africans Win Landmark Victory for the Human Right to Water
Air Pollution Impedes Bees' Ability to Find Flowers 
EPA Advisers Slam New Smog Rule
Reduce drug traces in tap water
Environmental Agency Tightens Smog Standards
Ozone Rules Weakened at Bush's Behest
Want to Buy Some Pollution?
Study says diesel emissions raise cancer risk
Diesel fumes can affect your brain, scientists say
Drug Traces Common in Tap Water 
Californians Sitting on Toxic Couches - Report
Rain brings sewage into San Francisco Bay

2007

Study Finds Humans' Effect on Oceans Comprehensive
Trucks Power China’s Economy, at a Suffocating Cost
From Sewage, Added Water for Drinking
Levee blasts signal a truce in water wars
Feds want to survey, possibly clean up vast garbage pit in Pacific
The Future Is Drying Up
In China, a Lake’s Champion Imperils Himself 
Pollution pouring into nation's waters far beyond legal limits
EPA Joins Settlement of Lawsuit but Adds a Waiver
China discovers "new" glaciers on roof of world
Lake Tahoe: Restoring the Ecosystem
Antarctic ozone hole early in 2007 
Smog smothers Japan, experts point to China
 
Warming Will Exacerbate Global Water Conflicts
 
Keeping Cool, Clear Tap Water
 
World Faces New Threats of Water Scarcity
 
At Australia’s Bunny Fence, Variable Cloudiness Prompts Climate Study
 
Water, Water Everywhere, but Guilt by the Bottleful
 
In Praise of Tap Water
 
Tiny Town in US Demands Justice in Dioxin Poisoning
 
Texas leads list of dirtiest U.S. power plants
 
Washington Pressed to Lead as Water Tables Fall
 
Police warn of more floods as body found
 

Animals 

2010

Egg recall heats up debate over caging chicken 
Military dog comes home from Iraq traumatized
Habeas corpus for animals? Why not?
Every (Wild) Dog Has Its Day
U.S. backs international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
Not Grass-Fed, but at Least Pain-Free 
Altruistic Chimpanzees Adopt Orphans 
State rescues pelicans in Southern Maryland that failed to migrate for winter 
Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home

2009

A Wild Celebration 
As War Becomes a Memory, a Land Calls Back Its Wildlife 
Deal to raze 4 Klamath dams
Vast shift in bird species expected from warming 
EU chemicals law "spells surge in animal testing" 
Humpty Dumpty and the Ghosts 
Monkey business hard to sustain in slump, Goodall says 
Sheep as Animal Mowers 
Eco-Islam 
Overfishing to wipe out bluefin tuna in 3 years: WWF 
Obama Reverses Bush Rule on Protection of Endangered Species

2008

Most state native game fish face extinction 
1 in 4 Mammals Threatened, Study Says 
Scientists to use satellites to count kangaroo rats
The "Endangered" Endangered Species Act  
Bird species plummet as habitat dwindles 
Greenhouse gases a threat Pacific Ocean life, scientists say 
Salmon resurgence in Butte County

U.S. Lists Polar Bear as 'Threatened' Species 
Australia's Koalas at risk from climate change
How humans, vanishing cougars changed Yosemite 
Narwhals more at risk to Arctic warming than polar bears
In U.S., Few Alternatives To Testing On Animals
Even the Whales Have Their Predators: Ships
Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird?
Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why
Endangered Listings Drop Under Bush
Israelis, Arabs Join to Save Wildlife

2007

In the Age of Noah
Deadly Bacteria Found to Be More Common
How Baboons Think (Yes, Think)
Thousands of new marine microbes discovered  
Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs
 

Climate Change/Energy

2010

Analysis: China clean energy plan hinges on coal price
Scientists Find Oil-Eating Bacteria Plentiful in Deep Gulf Waters
UN board could rein in $2.7 billion carbon market
Scottish scientists brew up whisky biofuel
Filling the Tank With Something Else
Long, hot summer of fire, floods fits predictions
Ten key indicators show global warming 'undeniable'
Want the Good News First?
The Right and the Climate
Who Cooked the Planet?
Temperatures hit record highs globally
What 7 Republicans Could Do
World simmers in hottest year so far
Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report
The Good Driller Award
Why Climate Stumps Even the Brightest Scientists
'Carbon storage' faces leak dilemma - study
Let Jordan Enrich Its Own Uranium
Little Spent on Oil Spill Cleanup Technology
Net Benefits of Biomass Power Under Scrutiny
Europe Energized
Palm Oil’s Promotion as Diesel Alternative Draws Fire
The Spill and Energy Bill
Disaster in the Amazon
Prosecuting Crimes Against the Earth
Do Humans Need a Golden Rule 2.0?
Climate Fears Turn to Doubts Among Britons
The Challenge of Capturing Carbon
A Bad Bet on Carbon
Business leaders split on bid to delay AB32
Google invests in North Dakota wind farms
Carbon Offsets
We cry over spilled oil, yet subsidize the production of ultra-polluting cars
Oil's hidden costs visible, but will it matter?
No Fooling Mother Nature
For real progress against greenhouse gases, drop the bureaucracy
Threats to Earth: 7 Little-Known Ecological Hazards
Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags
Building a Green Economy
Obama Misses the Big Oil The Newest Hybrid Model 
Methane bubbles in Arctic seas stir warming fears 
How the G.O.P. Goes Green 
Bloom Energy unveils fuel cell of the future 
Washington's snowstorms, brought to you by global warming
China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy 
Lawns May Contribute to Global Warming 
The Case for a Climate Bill 
Business must take the lead on carbon management 
U.S. says wind could power 20 percent of eastern grid 
China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar 

2009

The Copenhagen That Matters 
Global Warming Is Not Slowing, Report Says
Cap and Fade 
An Affordable Truth 
Sunshine, sewage to power cities of the future
To really save the planet, stop going green 
In Letter to Obama, Senators State Conditions for Supporting Climate Bill 
India Announces Plan to Slow Emissions 
Investor brains target "smart" climate finance 
Betting on Copenhagen 
Cloud computing goes green underground in Finland 
Target practice in Copenhagen 
Report on Climate Change in the US 
In the trenches on climate change, hostility among foes
India challenges Western data linking climate change, Himalayan melt 
The wind may carry a solution for Kenya 
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics 
Electricity That's Cheaper Than Free 
In Defense of England's Coal Protesters 
U.S. hunters, anglers lobby for climate bill 
Curbing Climate Change by Sealing Gas Leaks 
California Governor signs bills that boost solar power 
E.P.A. Moves to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Two meter sea level rise unstoppable: experts 
Cassandras of Climate 
G20 agrees to phase out fossil fuel subsidies: draft 
New Groups Revive the Debate Over Causes of Climate Change 
It’s Easy Being Green 
Hu's carbon commitment marks new era for China 
U.N. Sets an Example by Offsetting Its Carbon Emissions 
Mr. Obama and Mr. Hu on Warming 
On Energy, We're Finally Walking the Walk 
California moving to boost small solar projects
Climate Action Starts Now 
Companies: Business Climate Must Protect Climate 
China think-tank bleak on global climate goal 
The Problem with US Solar Policy 
Hawaii Tries Green Tools in Remaking Power Grids 
Scientists find CO2 link to Antarctic ice cap origin 
Companies: Business Climate Must Protect Climate 
Google plans new mirror for cheaper solar power 
Emissions Linked to End of 2,000-Year Arctic Trend 
Climate Changes Creating Hunger Ahead of Summit 
Environmentalists Slow to Adjust in Climate Debate 
Africa Builds United Position on Climate Change 
China’s Drive to Go Solar Outshines U.S. Efforts 
Carbon traders bet on California redwoods 
A New Test for Business and Biofuel 
China says its carbon emissions to fall by 2050: report 
Coal's Future Wagered on Carbon Capture 
A Real Bill for the Climate 
Entrepreneur Devotes His Energy to Making Conservation Profitable 
Carbon market: many projects, many clouds 
Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security 
U.S. News Fiddling While Planet Burns [video] 
Offshore windmills hold clean-energy promise 
A Crude Reality About Energy Independence 
Climate Loopholes 
Chemicals That Eased One Woe Worsen Another 
Exxon to Invest Millions to Make Fuel From Algae
Algae Farm Aims to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel 
The Dirty War Against Clean Coal
The House and Global Warming 
Waxman-Markey: As Good As It Gets 
'Only Rich Countries' Can End Climate Deadlock 
Airlines to Cut Emissions in Half
German conservatives oppose CO2 capture law: sources 
At Odds on Emissions, U.S., China Open Talks 
Clean Coal: A Pipedream? 
Forest carbon market already shows cracks 
Global carbon market doubled in 2008, cut less CO2 
Ban Ki-moon calls for "green deal" 
The Earth Wins One: The US Finally Limits Auto Emissions 
From a Theory to a Consensus on Carbon Emissions 
U.S. cap and trade plans risk European mistakes 
EU industry CO2 emissions fall 3 percent in 08 
China Emerges as a Leader in Cleaner Coal Technology 
The Climate Debate Heats Up
Obama budget sticks to auctioning all CO2 permits 
Free Trade, Green Trade 
Skyline Solar mixes old technology with new 
All-electric cars about to be resurrected 
The GM Volt: Not Ready to Roll 
Obama’s Power Plays 
California Air Resources Board moves to cut carbon use in fuel 
Industry Ignored Its Scientists on Climate 
Third-World Stove Soot Is Target in Climate Fight 

A Carbon Tax for the US 
This Old Wasteful House 
Democrats Unveil Climate Bill 
Democrats launch push for climate change bill 
Recession may delay U.S. bill on emissions limits 
Biofuel research expands possibilities 
Underground water absorbs CO2 emissions: study 
Clean Energy Plays Dirty in Mexico 
5 Myths on Nuclear Power 
Climate Change Myths and Facts 
Sweden to Go Carbon Neutral by 2050 

Growing pollution leads to "global dimming" 
Scientists to issue stark warning over dramatic new sea level figures 
India Flips Switch on Energy, Pollution 
Greening the Prison-Industrial Complex 
Antarctic glaciers slipping swiftly seaward: study 
Politics in the Guise of Pure Science 
'Get Smart' on Biofuels, Experts Tell Obama 
Scientists: Pace of Climate Change Exceeds Estimates 
Can algae save the world - again? 
Spanish wind power sets new record 
Energy Inefficient 
Time Running Out to Cut Emissions - Experts 
Transport can help propel world to greener future 
U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP)
State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World

2008

No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’ 
Vatican unveils ambitious solar energy plans 
Trees to fight warming? Insurers ponder risks 
Economic Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy 
Wal-Mart Commits to Powering 360 Sites in Texas With Wind 

Cellphone industry eyes charger power savings 
Ex-Soviet bloc leads rises in CO2 emissions: U.N. 
The Climate for Change: Investing in Renewable Energy 

Repower America: 100 Percent Electricity in Ten Years 
Scientists say a rock can soak up carbon dioxide 
Wind turbine sales may take big recession hit 
Hidden cost of China's coal is $250 billion: survey 
Green credits potential boon for emissions markets 
Nuclear Energy Makes Sense 
China grim on prospects for climate pact 
Greenhouse gas law in California 
CO2 Flow Speeds Up; Poor Countries Now Lead 
Gore urges civil disobedience to stop coal plants 
Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide And Methane, Rise Sharply In 2007
Burying CO2 could pay for itself by 2030: report 

Rich Country Emissions 'Violate Poor's Human Rights' 
John McCain’s Energy Follies
Warmer ocean leads to fiercer hurricanes 
Massive Arctic ice shelf breaks away
Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits 

PG&E plans big investment in solar power 
Fresh energy problems for new president 
Energy Fictions  
How a Country Can Become Energy Independent 
Report Says Severe Weather to Increase as Earth Warms 
Report Details Effects of Climate Change Across U.S.

Air quality agency approves first-in-the-nation fees for emissions 
New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks 
Climate Change: Consequences for Indigenous Peoples in Nicaragua 
Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars 
Human warming hobbles ancient climate cycle
Using chemicals to cut global warming may damage ozone layer
Despite Climate Worry, Europe Turns to Coal 
Chump Change to Halt Climate Change 
Our Favorite Planet
Textbook Case of Climate Misinformation
EU defends biofuel goals amid food crises  
U.N. approves thousandth Kyoto clean energy project
Solar and Wind Businesses Powered by Tax Breaks
Extended Forecast: Bloodshed  
New Focus on Coal's Part in Warming
Developing Countries Gain a Step in Climate Talks
Global warming may bring malaria to Britain: doctors
World cooling on biofuel solution to climate change
Poor nations fear being left in cold on global warming
Record Glacier Melt Spurs New Calls for Climate Action 
On Carbon, Tax and Don’t Spend
Carbon Output Must Near Zero To Avert Danger, New Studies Say
Skeptics on Human Climate Impact Seize on Cold Spell
Scientists blame ocean dead zones on climate change
Tiny nations seek climate help at UN
Studies Deem Biofuels a Greenhouse Threat
Virgin jet to use biofuel blend in test flight
Glaciers: The Melting Point

2007 

Nobel Lecture by R. K. Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC 
Climate change reheats interest in nuclear power
As Earth Warms, Virus From Tropics Moves to Italy
Nations Forge Pact on Global Warming, Climate Change
Indigenous Peoples Shut Out of Climate Talks, Plans
Climate Faulted for Four-Fold Increase in Disasters
Carbon pollution from industrialised countries rises again
Climate Change Will Throw Asia's Advances into Reverse - Study
The Scientists Speak
Researchers Name the World's Dirtiest Power Plants
U.S. Food Companies Accused of 'Cooking the Climate'
Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming
Most ready for 'green sacrifices'
Religious Leaders Act on Climate Change
How to Cool the Globe
U.N. Warns of Rapid Decay of Environment
How Green Is My Garden?
Power Plant Rejected Over Carbon Dioxide For First Time
Economic Costs of Climate Change 'Will Affect Every American'
Utility to Pay Large Sum in Clean Air Settlement
Greenhouse gas emissions hit danger mark
Chill out
Rain in Canada ends plan to stop pine beetle by fire
The Race Against Warming
Scientist urges ocean pipes to fix Earth's climate
U.S. Trying to Block Calif. on Emissions
Vatican Penance: Forgive Us Our Carbon Output
Doha and Dalian
Deal Reached to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas
Groups Urge New Drive to Fight Oil-Climate Crisis
Climate change and desertification two sides of same coin
Yunus calls for lifestyle 'traffic rule' to fight warming
Expert says climate change will spread global disease
Agreement reached on greenhouse gas curb 
Canada wind industry grows amid opposition storm
 
Spreading deserts threaten world food supply
 
Indonesian peatlands seen playing key climate role
 
Natural disasters more destructive than wars: Egeland
 
Massive investment needed to combat climate change: UN 
India and China urged to cut emissions
 
In Nature’s Casino
 
Climate change is a mixed bag for Inuit
 
11th Hour: Moment Has Come to 'Heal' the Earth, Film Argues
 
Climate fight must be won in developing nations: UN
 
Environmental groups slam German climate plans
 
Judge: Bush officials broke law by not reporting on warming
 
Scientist unveils plan on climate change
 
Scientists seek new ways to feed the world amid global warming
 
Air travel latest target in climate change fight
 
Amazon deforestation drops sharply: Brazil govt
 
As British taxes target gas guzzlers, sales of greener cars double
 
Humans leave sooty footprint in Arctic
 
Evangelicals and Environmentalists Find Common Ground
 
Automakers Back Higher Fuel-Economy Standards
 
The Power in the Carbon Tax
 
Warming of glaciers threatens millions in China
 

Ozone cuts plant growth, spurs global warming: study
 
Big rise in number of Atlantic storms blamed on global warming
 

Consumer Choices

Story of Cosmetics
Bill Wilson's Gospel: Changing Behavior
What Could You Live Without? 
Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes 
What can ordinary people do to slow climate change? 
Toxic Ignorance is Not Bliss 
Animal, Vegetable, Miserable 
The Next Culture War 
Being More Frugal 
Hybrids boost Toyota and Honda car sales

Preservation and Conservation 

2010

In the Everglades, the Miracle That Wasn’t
Ranchers and Drug Barons Threaten Rain Forest
Illegal logging of tropical forests in decline: study
Analysis: Doing nothing might have been best for oil spill
'Avatar' Director: 'A Complete Reboot of How We See Things'
Int'l Conference to Save Forests Opens in Oslo
Disposal of Spilled Coal Ash
As Farmland Grows, the Trees Fight Back 
Shrinking religious orders take up land conservation

2009

After a Devastating Fire, an Intense Study of Its Effects 
Investors eye forest CO2 market, climate pact key: poll 
Malaysian Tribe Finally Winning Some 
Beetles, wildfire: Double threat in warming world 
Destroying Levees in a State Usually Clamoring for Them 
Report Faults Bush Officials Over Utah Land Auction 
Indigenous Malaysians Empowered to Protect Land 
An Arctic Circle of Friends 
Crisis hits wood industry, forests still vulnerable 
Interior Ignored Science When Limiting Water to Grand Canyon

2008

Politicians persuaded to save Canada boreal forest 
Bark Beetles Kill Millions of Acres of Trees in West 
Bush Ocean Plan Is Criticized
Florida Deal for Everglades May Help Big Sugar 

Stanford biologist sees money in preservation 
Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana 
Congress Pushes to Keep Land Untamed  

Native Canadians Win Mini-Victory over Big Loggers
 
Local Control Saves Forests - Report
US Parks in Peril
Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution
Logging Standards: Getting clear with Sierra Pacific Industries
Bringing forests up to date
Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags
Nature Overrun: Off-Road Vehicles on US Land

2007

Environmentally friendly burials sprout across U.S.
Mexico planted 250 million trees in 2007: Calderon
Homespun Electricity, From the Wind
Effort to Save Everglades Falters as Funds Drop
As Logging Fades, Rich Carve Up Open Land in West
Yolo County ranch a site for agricultural-environmental cooperation 

Sustainable Development

2010

A Gulf Science Blackout
Mind the Road: London Launches New Bike Hire Plan
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
Sprawling Cities Getting Hotter Faster
U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits
Recycling Cell Phones
Cheap Solar Cell Could Be Incorporated Into Clothing 
Scientists say mountaintop mining should be stopped 
Berkeley condos on Martin Luther King Way are green to the core 
With help from Sweden, 4 Northern Virginia families are 'Climate Pilots' 

2009

Earth-Friendly Elements, Mined Destructively 
Brazil Bank Funds Destructive Projects, Say Activists 
Slower population growth to help environment: UN study 
Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes? 
Commercial innovations lead way for green homes 
High BPA levels linked to male sexual problems 
The Halliburton Loophole 
Millions to Rally Against Poverty This Weekend 
Will solar speed up emerging cell phone revolution? 
From Turbines and Straw, Danish Self-Sufficiency 
Engineering giants follow the money to green power 
Smuggling Europe’s Waste to Poorer Countries 
Silicon Valley reinvents the lowly brick 
Maldives to introduce green tax on tourists 
Efficiency and waste to drive green tech sector 
As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms 
More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price 
"Green Recovery," or how to exit the recession clean
"Green" burgers help Burgerville carve sustainable niche 
GM Says New Electric Car Gets 230 Miles Per Gallon 
Healthcare, green tech brighten dim U.S. jobs picture 
A New Enforcer in Buildings, the Energy Inspector  
Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities
A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics 
East Bay Green Corridor grows, cash pours in 
Green Jobs Overtaking Europe - Report 
Beijing plans subsidized pricing for solar power 
Manchester's manure to fill gas grid from 2011 
Mainstream makes first U.S. wind power investment 
Global PC makers vying for "Green" crown 
U.S. startup turning human waste into fuel 
New clean energy 2009 investment seen sharply down 
India's Electrifying Women 
Rethinking the Mall 
Green Promise Seen in Switch to LED Lighting 
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars 
Honda Insight first hybrid to rank top in Japan 
Investing in Conserving Energy 
Population and Climate Change Solutions 
U.S. High-Speed, Intercity Rail on 'Right Track'
(No) Drill, Baby, Drill: Environmental Policy in Costa Rica 
The Price Is Not Right: Internalizing Externalities 
Sustainable home makes an impact in S.F. 
Green Business Plan: Start with Elephant Dung... 
British Fight Climate Change With Fish and Chips 

Solar car and other innovations in India 
What Will Save the Suburbs? 
Saving the Suburbs, Part 2 
For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life 
Gulf Oil States Seeking a Lead in Clean Energy 
Tons of Coal Ash Piling Up Across U.S., Analysis Says

2008

Sun rising on California's power horizon 
More Pain to Come  Even if He's Perfect 
Green Jobs Plans Could Solve 'Twin Crises' 
University students get serious about going green 
WWF says reckless consumption threatens the planet 
Study Suggests Sharing the Catch Could Save Fisheries
$100B Green-Collar Jobs Plan Recommended
Tribal Winds Blowing Strong
Designers say "green" fashion sustainable

The Greening of Islamic Politics 
Texas to Tel Aviv: Alternative Sources of Power  
India, world shipping's toxic waste dump 
Fireman's Fund offers green rebuilding option 
Overcoming Oil Dependence: Iran and Brazil Can Do It. So Can We. 
Chicago ranked capital of sustainable design 
Honda rolls out its new zero-emission car 

Cargo ships told to go green by slowing down 
China’s Wind Power Development Exceeds Expectations
World Bank Called 'Unqualified' to Run Climate Fund 
The Gas Prices We Deserve 
Food is Gold, So Billions Invested in Farming 
Energy Lessons: Biofuel in Brazil 
Plant Waste Biofuels Benefit From Food Debate
Mounting Costs Slow the Push for Clean Coal 
U.S. Postal Service Begins E-Waste Recycling 
N.Y. Hopes to Ensure Smooth Pedaling for Bike Commuters 
Wasted fuel from U.S. flight delays costs billions 
Study Supports U.S. Wind Expansion 
New Greenpeace report labels ‘carbon capture and storage’ a “scam” 
Pedaling Toward Cleaner Cities 
Solar Power Brighter than Ever 
Israel gets first look at prototype of revolutionary electric car
Oil Lobby Reaches Out to Citizens Peeved at the Pump
Biodegradable Home Product Lines, Ready to Rot  
Carbon Trading Blasted by Indigenous Groups 
In Wyoming, the Dark Side of America’s Thirst for Energy
Methane to power vehicles, not pollute air
Ambitious Tree-Planting Programs Are Sprouting Up Nationwide
Running Out of Planet to Exploit
Oil: The Big Thirst 
Sonoma eyes wastewater as an energy source
Confusion about fluorescent lighting
PG&E in California backs 3 solar plants in the Mojave
Virginia Governor Says Coal-Burning Power Plant Is Necessary
S.F. moves to greenest building codes in U.S.
Oil’s End
World's Garbage Recyclers Meet in Colombia 
Mine Water Poses Danger of a Toxic Gusher
Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind
How to Handle an Invasive Species? Eat It
Great Lakes Threat: Delay Of Report Is Blamed On Politics
Banks to Consider Climate Before Investing in Coal
A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California
For Peru's Indians, Lawsuit Against Big Oil Reflects a New Era
At Auto Show, Calls to Mainstream 100-MPG Car
America Needs France’s Atomic Anne
London, Paris Honored for Greening Transit Systems
Safeway's Trucks: Filling Up With Biofuel
Environmental Action Driving Global Economy - Report
Portland, Ore., Acts to Protect Cyclists
Is Ethanol for Everybody?
Ex-Sierra Club head Adam Werbach is busy "greening" Wal-Mart
What’s Your Consumption Factor?

2007

Pleasure Without Guilt: Green Hotels With Comfort
Now this will be life at sustainable edge
China Grabs West’s Smoke-Spewing Factories
A World Consumed by Guilt: Green Clothing?
Market forces essential to halting global warming: Gore
Oil and the Inupiat: Tension at the Edge of Alaska
Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Costs
Prospectors claim stretches of ocean, hoping to harness wave energy
The Dawn of E2K in India 
No, No, No, Don’t Follow Us
Biofuel Project Could Be Boon for E. Africa
Recycling in Israel, Not Just Trash, but the Whole Dump
The Green-Collar Solution
Genetically modified plants vacuum up toxins
The Caveat Emptor Commission
Dangerous Sealer Stayed on Shelves After Recall
World moves into the ecological red
Doha and Dalian
China offers surprise hope in climate change fight
Ethanol’s Boom Stalling as Glut Depresses Price
RWE to develop new process to cut pollution
Lead, Follow or Move Aside
China could be top wind market in three years: Vestas
Cleaning Up China
Demand for 'Green' Gold Fuels Company's Record Growth
The High Costs of Ethanol
Green Public Schools: Titans of Ecology
Beyond Wind and Solar, a New Generation of Clean Energy 
Coal: What It Costs Us
 
As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes
 
Sony develops sweet little bio battery
 
Rule to Expand Mountaintop Coal Mining
 
China's new middle class in love with cars - big cars
 

Study says low-carbon research offers big payoff
 
Decades After a Plant Closes, Waste Remains
 
Losing Forests to Fuel Cars

US Policy 

2010

When Value Judgments Masquerade as Science
Economics Behaving Badly
Big Oil’s Good Deal 
An Unnatural Disaster Years of Exposure to Traffic Pollution Raises Blood Pressure
Where the Action Is on Climate
Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law
Small-scale solar plan clashes with big energy

2009

On environment, Obama and scientists take hit in poll 
Obama EPA Releases Bush-Era Global Warming Finding 
Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity 
Real Men Tax Gas 
Oil companies undermining climate partnership 
The Climate and National Security 
Chemicals and Our Health 
The Green Revolution(s) 
Democrats Struggling for Consensus on Climate Bills 
Backyard Chicken Keeping 
Obama Restores Endangered Species Rule 
Cap and Trade System for Carbon Emissions 
A Clean Fight: Recycling in the Military 
An $80 Billion Start 
Obama’s New Chef Skewers School Lunches 
California’s Wind Slowdown 
Collapse of the Clean Coal Myth 
Will a Mileage Tax Replace the Gas Tax? 
Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation 
A Blueprint for Legislative Action: Consensus Recommendations for US Climate Protection Legislation (pdf file)

2008

EPA Issues Exemptions for Hazardous Waste, Factory Farms 
Administration Loosens Species Protections 
A Last Push by the Bush Administration to Deregulate 
Bailout (and Buildup) 
Cut the Sprawl, Cut the Warming 
Report Reveals Flawed U.S. E-Waste Policies 
Green the Bailout 
States, provinces have plan to cut emissions 
States Aim to Cut Gases by Making Polluters Pay

Three R's go green, starting with recycle 
State bid to limit emissions hits court snag 
The Value of Life 
EPA Says Life Is Worth Less 
Mr. Bush, Lead or Leave  
The Science of Denial 
Senate set to take up climate change debate 

The Gas-Guzzler Gambit
Dumb as We Wanna Be 
We Can Clean Up Our Act, But It'll Cost Us
Bush calls for halt in growth of emissions
Gore convinced US will sign up to new climate treaty in 2009
Poll: Make gas guzzlers pay higher fees
Gore Launches Ambitious Advocacy Campaign on Climate
Toxin Found in 'Natural,' 'Organic' Items
EPA Chief Under Fire for Ignoring Scientists 
The Senate Shills for Big Oil 
Toxic US Government Report Uncovered
Scientists Take Complaints About Interference to Hill

2007

Anti-Poverty Index Scores U.S. Last on Environment Policies
Global Warming Starts to Divide G.O.P. Contenders
Unleaded gas helps create an unleaded Columbia Gorge
Gore Derangement Syndrome
The Pentagon's Eco-Leaders
Bush's EPA Is Pursuing Fewer Polluters
Corn Farms Prosper, but Subsidies Still Flow
Gore: Polluters Manipulate Climate Info 

  
   
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