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Global Environmental NewsGlobal Environmental News Get environmental news from around the world.  The Internet is especially handy at providing environmental news from major environmental news sources, from major media with environmental sections, from government, about businesses turning green, getting environmental news from multimedia sources and blogs where you can interact with others about our environment.

 

 

 

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Major Environmental News Sites

The major sources for Environmental news around the world

  • ENN One of the most comprehensive environmental news services on the Internet.  You can also listen or watch environmental news in a multimedia format.
  • Grist | Environmental News, Commentary, Advice Grist has been dishing out environmental news and commentary with a wry twist since 1999 -- which, to be frank, was way before most people cared about such things. Now that green is in every headline and on every store shelf (bamboo hair gel, anyone?), Grist is the one site you can count on to help you make sense of it all. 
  • Nature Publishing Group : science journals, jobs, and information Nature is the world's foremost weekly scientific journal and is the flagship journal for Nature Publishing Group (NPG). Launched in 1869, its original mission statement still leads the Group as we develop publications, explore opportunities arising from new technology and serve a growing audience of readers:
  • EarthWire - United Kingdom - Recent News EarthWire is updated every day with environmental news from newspapers in the United Kingdom.
  • World Environment News - Planet Ark Planet Ark is an Australian not-for-profit Environmental organisation, founded in 1992. Mission Statement Planet Ark Environmental Foundation aims to work with people and business to teach them the simple ways in which they can reduce their impact on the planet, at home, at work and in the community.
  • The Daily Green Born on Earth Day 2007, The Daily Green earned a min Best of the Web award for Best New Site, and has since grown into one of the most trusted sources on the Web for news and information about going green. Our mission is to broaden the audience for earth-friendly living by showing how going green is relevant to everyone. Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/about/about-us#ixzz0bq1SQ0D9
  • Environmental Health News: e www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org is published daily by Environmental Health Sciences, a foundation-funded journalism organization founded in 2002. Our daily e-letter, Above The Fold, is available for free. Our syndication services also are available for free and are used by over 300 other websites around the world. The mission of Environmental Health News is to advance the public’s understanding of environmental health issues by publishing its own journalism and providing access to worldwide news about a variety of environmental subjects related to the health of humans, wildlife and ecosystems.
  • Mother Jones | Smart, Fearless Journalism "Mother Jones is a nonprofit news organization that specializes in investigative, political, and social justice reporting. We currently have two main "channels": an award-winning bimonthly national magazine (circulation 240,000), and a website featuring new, original reporting 24-7. (In the past we've had a radio show and TV specials; theme parks are in the conceptual stage.) Why should you read or support us? Because "smart, fearless journalism" keeps people informed—"informed" being pretty much indispensable to a democracy that actually works. Because we've been ahead of the curve time and again. Because this is journalism not funded by or beholden to corporations. "
  • Environment news and articles from Scientific American --from Science News, Articles and Information | Scientific American "Scientific American understood early on the importance of the Internet, so in March 1996, it launched its own Web site at www.ScientificAmerican.com. The site has grown into a dynamic resource that includes select articles from current and past issues, online-only features, daily news, topic-driven blogs, podcast series, and a video directory. Visitors to the site also have access to Science Jobs, the career board for professionals in the science and technology industries; Scientific American Digital, which houses downloadable issues of the magazine from 1993 to the present; newsletters, RSS feeds and much more. Subscriptions to the magazine can be purchased on the site, and existing subscribers can access their accounts, make online payments or renew a subscription. "
  • Environment : NPR
  • Nature News Nature is the world's foremost weekly scientific journal and is the flagship journal for Nature Publishing Group (NPG). Launched in 1869, its original mission statement still leads the Group as we develop publications, explore opportunities arising from new technology and serve a growing audience of readers:
  • Science News Science News has been published since 1922. This award-winning biweekly news magazine covers important and emerging research in all fields of science. It publishes concise, accurate, timely articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists, reaching nearly 130,000 subscribers and more than one million readers.
  • Environment news -from Stateline.org Stateline.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan online news site that practices journalism in the public interest by reporting on emerging trends and issues in state policy and politics. Each weekday, Stateline.org’s staff of professional journalists chronicles the top developments in all 50 states. We then connect the dots through our original reporting and graphics to spot and analyze developments of national significance taking shape in the states. Our goal is to enlighten public debate on topics of importance at the state level, including health care, taxes, immigration, social policy, education, energy, environment, criminal justice, homeland security, transportation and elections.
  • CorpWatch  CorpWatch: Non-profit investigative research and journalism to expose corporate malfeasance and to advocate for multinational corporate accountability and transparency. We work to foster global justice, independent media activism and democratic control over corporations.
  • Environmental News - Environment News, Space News, Earth Science News, Earth Sciences -from PhysOrg.com™ is a leading web-based science, research and technology news service which covers a full range of topics. These include physics, earth science, medicine, nanotechnology, electronics, space, biology, chemistry, computer sciences, engineering, mathematics and other sciences and technologies. Launched in 2004, PhysOrg’s readership has grown steadily to include 1.75 million scientists, researchers, and engineers every month. PhysOrg publishes approximately 100 quality articles every day, offering some of the most comprehensive coverage of sci-tech developments world-wide. Quancast 2009 includes PhysOrg in its list of the Global Top 2,000 Websites. PhysOrg community members enjoy access to many personalized features such as social networking, a personal home page set-up, RSS/XML feeds, article comments and ranking, the ability to save favorite articles, a daily newsletter, and other options.
  • Environmental News - Topix Environmental news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
  • Yale Environment 360 Yale Environment 360 is a publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
  • Environment America Environment America is a federation of state-based, citizen-funded environmental advocacy organizations. Our professional staff in 28 states and Washington, D.C., combines independent research, practical ideas and tough-minded advocacy to overcome the opposition of powerful special interests and win real results for the environment. Environment America draws on 30 years of success in tackling environmental problems.
  • Environment News - Yahoo! News
  • Environment News The latest environmental news headlines from a variety of wildlife, ecosystem, global warming and climate change news sources. -from Alternative Energy News "Welcome to the AENews Network: a comprehensive set of online resources designed to raise public awareness and encourage debate about renewable energy technologies. We are dedicated to providing an open and comprehensive collection of discussions, information, media and news promoting the research and development of renewables. "
  • EJToday: Top Headlines | SEJ EJToday is SEJ's selection of new and outstanding stories on environmental topics in print and on the air, updated every weekday.
  • Climate-L.org A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change
  • Environment - Inter Press Service - Ten years ago the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre burst onto the world stage giving social movements and civil society the space to challenge the orthodoxies symbolised by the World Economic Forum. IPS global news agency was there, and now in 2010 is launching a year of coverage as World Social Forum 2010 promotes more than 35 global, regional and thematic events during the year, on every continent.
  • Planet Green : Sustainable Living, Energy Conservation, Earth Day
  • YES! Magazine - supporting you in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world — YES! Magazine YES! Magazine is an award-winning, ad-free, nonprofit publication that supports people’s active engagement in building a just and sustainable world.

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Major Environmental Sites

Some of the best environmental news comes from environmental organizations.

  • National Audubon Society Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. Our national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.
  • Earthjustice: Environmental Law: Because the Earth Needs a Good Lawyer, founded in 1971 as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, first used the courts as a conservation tool when it saved the pristine Mineral King Valley in California's scenic Sierra Nevada Mountains from becoming the world's largest ski resort.
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-- To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
  • Sierra Club Home Page: Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself. We are the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. And our founder, John Muir, appears on the back of the California quarter.
  • World Wildlife Fund - Wildlife Conservation, Endangered Species Conservation  "For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature. "
  • EWG Home | Environmental Working Group The mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles. In 2002, we founded the EWG Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization that advocates on Capitol Hill for health-protective and subsidy-shifting policies.
  • NRDC: News from NRDC: The Earth's Best Defense
  • Greenpeace | Greenpeace USA Our core values are reflected in our environmental campaign work: We 'bear witness' to environmental destruction in a peaceful, non-violent manner. We use non-violent confrontation to raise the level and quality of public debate. In exposing threats to the environment and finding solutions we have no permanent allies or adversaries. We ensure our financial independence from political or commercial interests. We seek solutions for, and promote open, informed debate about society's environmental choices.
  • U.S. PIRG "U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being. With a strong network of researchers, advocates, organizers and students in state capitols across the country, we take on the special interests on issues, such as product safety,political corruption, prescription drugs and voting rights,where these interests stand in the way of reform and progress. "
  • National Academy of Sciences: National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. 
  • Daily Environmental News | National Geographic News - from National Geographic - Inspiring People to Care About the Planet Since 1888
  • IUCN - IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges en fr es
  • SKYTRUTH: using remote sensing and digital mapping to educate the public and policymakers about the environmental consequences of human activities SkyTruth uses remote sensing and digital mapping to educate the public and policymakers about the environmental consequences of human activities, and to hold corporations and governments to higher standards of accountability around the globe. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

 

EnvironlinkThe EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.

 

 

Environment and Business News

Industry is now focusing on making their companies more environmentally friendly.

  • Green Business | Reuters.com
  • ECOSEED - The Global Green Portal "We provide world-class news and financial data coverage, which highlight organizations that are dedicated to sustainable development, ranging from new energy alternatives to emerging technologies. The Ecoseed team of green professionals ensures that our users receive business news from across all world markets through the utilization of global information resources. The data is consolidated into a single, real-time global portal for the convenience of our audience. We not only cover traditional exchange markets, but also emerging markets. These include exchanges focused on the green revolution, such as the most challenging--carbon exchange markets. Ecoseed is a meeting place for the green business community, practitioners, and politicians--on a truly global scale--through our own virtual meeting place and through partner social networks.
  • Daily News on Green Business and Climate Change and Sustainable Business Practices | GreenBiz.com GreenBiz.com™, Business Voice of the Green Economy, is the leading source for news, opinion, best practices, and other resources on the greening of mainstream business. Launched in 2000, its mission is to provide clear, concise, accurate, and balanced information, resources, and learning opportunities to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that supports profitable business practices.
  • Green Energy News The first issue of the weekly Energies newsletter was published in 1996. Green Energy News incorporated the following year. The publication was developed to offer news and commentary in regards to clean, efficient and/or renewable energy in relation to business, technology, issues and policy. Green Energy News is geared to a wide audience ranging from consumers to industry professionals to the educational community to government officials.
  • The Daily Green Born on Earth Day 2007, The Daily Green earned a min Best of the Web award for Best New Site, and has since grown into one of the most trusted sources on the Web for news and information about going green. Our mission is to broaden the audience for earth-friendly living by showing how going green is relevant to everyone. Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/about/about-us#ixzz0dp1AEUeA

Media with Environmental sections

Think of how much better informed the public would be if every media had a major section of their contents devoted to environmental reporting--like they do sports.

Government Environmental Sites

Check official websites by governments for primary information on environmental policies and regulations

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The mission of EPA is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment -- air, water and land -- upon which life depends.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.gov (www.cdc.gov) is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is a public domain Web site, which means you may link to CDC.gov at no cost and without specific permission. CDC.gov provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources – and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index. How to Link to CDC
  • DOI: BLM:  Bureau of Land Management "BLM is responsible for managing a large spectrum of natural resource values. "
  • Climate Change: NASA's Eyes on the Earth

 

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Multimedia and alternate ways to get Environmental News through the Internet

The Internet has been especially useful for the dissimulation of environmental news around the world

Environmental Blogs

Interact with others as we engage our attention on our environment