Aw, this is so sad!

Quoted: After five years of futile efforts to find or confirm sightings of any Caribbean monk seals, the U.S. on Friday declared the species extinct, noting it is the only seal to vanish due to human causes.

I just found out my story on the top 10 cities at risk from rising sea levels is going to be a lead slide on MSN for Earth Day tomorrow morning!

Quoted: When it comes to global warming, are we getting in too deep? Here’s a look at the top 10 U.S. cities at risk from rising sea levels.

Interesting MSN City Guides article about a growing trend in restaurants using all parts of animals in preparing their menus. It's not only healthy, but environmentally friendly too! Also, that's a mighty fine headline if I may say so :)

Quoted: Some high-end eateries are going whole hog (cow, lamb, chicken—you name it) by using every part of an animal.

I heard about this on 60 Minutes. Gore gave a great interview - he seems really excited and at peace with his life trajectory. And why shouldn't he be?

Quoted: Nobel prize winner and former Vice President Al Gore plans to launch a three-year advocacy campaign calling for the United States to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Slate column detailing the pros & cons of cloth vs. disposable diapers. Cloth wins out, but it's not as clear-cut a victory as you might think. The author also raises interesting points about the general wastefulness of baby care products.

Quoted: I'm about to have my first child, and my husband and I are vigorously debating our diaper options. Old-fashioned cloth nappies seem like a greener choice than plasticky disposables, but I've heard this isn't necessarily the case—washing machines don't run on pixie dust, after all.

Great headline (and sub-hed too). Anyway, in case you were wondering...

Quoted: I've been gearing up for next week's St. Patrick's Day drink-a-thon. If I'm intent on being an environmentally correct lush, should I plan on quaffing my suds from bottles or cans?

Interesting MSN slide show on the flower trade and the path that flowers (specifically roses) travel in making it to your local florist. Really glad they're raising awareness about this.

Quoted: Today some 78 percent of the 4 billion cut flower stems purchased in the U.S. -- including the roses bought on Valentine’s Day -- come from Colombia and Ecuador, where they are grown in large production greenhouses, then harvested, sorted and shipped out around the world.

Love this environmental column from Slate. Basically, methane deserves much more attention than it's getting as a greenhouse gas, but the sheer volume of CO2 emissions makes it the most serious culprit...

Quoted: You're always going on and on about carbon dioxide emissions and their role in cooking the planet. But CO 2 isn't the only greenhouse gas worth worrying about, right? I've heard methane is a lot more toxic to the environment.