Environment in the News 
August 2008
August 29, 2008
Democratic Nominee Obama Vows to Defeat Climate Change
August 28, 2008
Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice Verges on New Record Low
August 25, 2008
Democrats' Green Platform Plank, Obama's Green VP Pick
August 25, 2008
German Coalition Sues Bayer Over Pesticide Honey Bee Deaths
August 22, 2008
Half of All Food Produced Worldwide is Wasted
August 20, 2008
U.S. National Clean Energy Summit Generates Fresh Ideas
August 19, 2008
Mysterious Honey Bee Disorder Buzzes into Court
August 15, 2008
Once Rare, Coastal Dead Zones Are Multiplying Worldwide
August 14, 2008
Product Safety Law Signed Today Bans Toxic Toys
August 14, 2008
Recovery Dawns for Humpbacks and Southern Right Whales
August 13, 2008
Beijing Air Improves, Olympic Village Earns LEED Gold
August 13, 2008
Louisiana to Invest $1 Billion in Coastal Protection, Restoration
August 12, 2008
Bush Proposal Bypasses Endangered Species Experts
August 11, 2008
New Yorkers Asked to Keep Drugs Out of Drinking Water
August 9, 2008
Basketball Star Yao Ming Is UNEP's First Environmental Champion
August 7, 2008
Scientists Link Warmer Temperatures to Rainfall Extremes
August 7, 2008
Texas Biofuels Waiver Request Shot Down
August 5, 2008
Extinction Closes in on Half the World's Apes, Monkeys
August 2, 2008
Solar Power Breakthrough Stores Energy for Later Use
August 1, 2008
California ranks 17th in the nation in beach pollution



