I'll try to keep an updated archive of important environmental and related news in this space each month:
Air Pollution
"For One Business, Polluted Clouds Have Silvery Linings," Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, July 12, 2007
"For Athletes, an Invisible Traffic Hazard," Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, July 12, 2007
"The Economy and the Traffic Are Humming in Hanoi, but the Price Is Dirtier Air," Thomas Fuller, New York Times, July 7, 2007
Armenia's Environment
"Traffic, Road Construction Impede Flow of Vehicles in Armenia," Christian Garbis, Armenian Weekly, July 21, 2007
"Copper Mine Menaces Armenia's Teghut Forest," Environment News Service, July 11, 2007
"Armenia’s Forests Are Vanishing; Greed and Corruption Aren’t Helping," Armen Hakobyan, Armenian Reporter, July 7, 2007
"Saving Armenia's Forests," Kellyn Betts, CEPF In Focus, July 2, 2007
"New Threat on the Horizon," Jeff Masarjian, Transitions Online, June 27, 2007
"Twenty years from now, will we have Armenia, or a moonscape?" Armen Hakobyan, Armenian Reporter, June 23, 2007
Climate Issues
"Glaciers and Ice Caps Quickly Melting Into the Seas," Environment News Service, July 20, 2007
"Study Paints Dire Picture of Warmer Northeast," Anthony DePalma, New York Times, July 12, 2007
"Florida Plan Will Focus on Emissions and Climate," Felicity Barringer, New York Times, July 12, 2007
"Canada Heats Up Rhetoric Over Claims to North Pole," Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, July 11, 2007
"Agency Takes First Step to Protect Emperor Penguin and 9 Others," Felicity Barringer, New York Times, July 11, 2007
"Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple," Monica Davey, New York Times, July 11, 2007
"Compromise Measure Aims to Limit Global Warming," John M. Broder, New York Times, July 11, 2007
"Counting on Failure, Energy Chairman Floats Carbon Tax," Edmund L. Andrews, New York Times, July 7, 2007
"In London’s Financial World, Carbon Trading Is the New Big Thing," James Kanter, New York Times, July 6, 2007
"Editorial: Global Warming and Your Wallet," New York Times, July 6, 2007
"Global Warming: A Sudden Change of State," George Monbiot, The Guardian, July 3, 2007
"Shopping for carbon credits," Katherine Ellison, Salon.com, July 2, 2007
"The Environment," By Bill McKibben, Harper's Magazine, June 2007
"The Can-Do Congress? With Democratic Control Comes a Flood of Climate and Energy Initiatives, Jim Motavalli, E/The Environmental Magazine, May/June 2007
"Likely Spread of Deserts to Fertile Land Requires Quick Response, U.N. Report Says," Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times, June 28, 2007
Energy Issues
"Navajos and Environmentalists Split on Power Plant," Felicity Barringer, New York Times, July 27, 2007
"California Utility Agrees to Buy Power Generated by Solar Array," Felicity Barringer and Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, July 25, 2007
"Big Rise Seen in Demand For Energy," Jad Mouawad, New York Times, July 19, 2007
"In the Desert, Harnessing the Power of the Sun by Capturing Heat Instead of Light," Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, July 17, 2007
"Solar Power Wins Enthusiasts but Not Money," Andrew C. Revkin and Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, July 16, 2007
"Windmill Cuts Bills, but Neighbors Don’t Want to Hear It," Richard G. Jones, New York Times, July 11, 2007
“Rise in World Oil Use and a Possible Shortage of Supplies Are Seen in the Next 5 Years,” James Kanter, New York Times, July 10, 2007
“Costs Surge for Building Power Plants,” Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, July 10, 2007
"Secrecy at Nuclear Agency Is Criticized by Lawmakers," Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, July 6, 2007
"Biofuel’s Chickens Come Home To Roost," CarbonFree News, July 5, 2007
"World cannot afford nuclear climate solution," Jeremy Lovell, Reuters, June 27, 2007
"U.S. Is Creating 3 Centers For Research on Biofuels," Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, June 26, 2007
"The Capitol Energy Crisis," Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, June 24, 2007
Food Production
"Bringing Moos and Oinks Into the Food Debate," Kim Severson, New York Times, July 25, 2007
"A Genetically Modified Potato, Not for Eating, Is Stirring Some Opposition in Europe," Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times, July 24, 2007
"Five Eco-Diets Get Put to the Test," Tyghe Trimble, Conscious Choice, June 30, 2007
"Protecting livestock biodiversity," Danielle Nierenberg, Worldwatch Institute, June 11, 2007
Water Issues
"High Mercury Levels Found in One-Fourth of Adults," Diane Cardwell, New York Times, July 24, 2007
"Pressure Builds to Ban Plastic Bags in Stores," Ian Urbina, New York Times, July 24, 2007
"Water Worries: Drugs are turning up in drinking water and causing bizarre mutations," Greg Peterson, E/The Environmental Magazine, July/August 2007
"A Godsend for Darfur, or a Curse?" Lydia Polgreen, New York Times, July 22, 2007
"Weed-whacking in the Charles," Chrissie Long, Newton Tab, July 16, 2007
"Video: Saving the Sawfish," Cinemaquatics, YouTube, July 10, 2007
"A Quiet Escape on the Rivers, and an Endangered Species," Dan Barry, New York Times, July 8, 2007
"Wealthy Stake $25 Million in a War With the Sea," Cornelia Dean, New York Times, July 8, 2007
"Endangered Bonackers: Fishing Fades Where All That Glitters Is Sea," Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, July 7, 2007
"Scientists Urge a Search for Life Not as We Know It," Carl Zimmer, New York Times, July 7, 2007
"After Lobbying, Wetlands Rules Are Narrowed," John M. Broder, New York Times, July 6, 2007
"Summertime. Fish Jumping. That's Trouble." Abby Goodnough, New York Times, July 4, 2007
"Along With Sound and Light, Fireworks Displays Produce a Brief Flare of Pollution," Henry Fountain, New York Times, July 3, 2007
"Is This the Beginning of the End for Damming America's Big Rivers?" Tara Lohan, AlterNet, July 2, 2007
"Message in a Bottle: Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on iPods or movie tickets," Charles Fishman, Fast Company, July 2007
"Water World: Is desalination an answer to looming water shortages, or just a pipe dream?" Amy Westervelt, Sustainable Industries, June 29, 2007
"Karen Aghababyan's research on Armenia wetlands recognized with top UK conservation award," American University of Armenia, May 10, 2007
