Today’s Headlines
Iraq vs. Global Warming vs. Britney Spears: Lord Help Us (Compass) 2006 was the warmest year in 112 years of record-keeping (Science Daily) In Cities Is the Preservation of the Word (Grist) An urban denizen beseeches nature writers to focus on cities for a change Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts in Emissions (NYT) Dell Says Plant a … Continued
10:56 AM EST on January 10, 2007

- Iraq vs. Global Warming vs. Britney Spears: Lord Help Us (Compass)
- 2006 was the warmest year in 112 years of record-keeping (Science Daily)
- In Cities Is the Preservation of the Word (Grist)
An urban denizen beseeches nature writers to focus on cities for a change - Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts in Emissions (NYT)
- Dell Says Plant a Tree to Offset Impact of His Products (NYT)
- Business Should Treat Enviro’ism as an Irrational Religion (Financial Times)
- Big Three Look Back to Past Glories and Dream of Muscle (NYT)
The license plate reads: MUSCLE, with the “U†and the “S†in red and blue
- Finding the Green in Building Renovation by Lisa of Polis (NYT)
- Revitalized Building Emptying Out as Atlantic Yards Looms (Observer)
- Deadly road rage: Off-duty correction officer shoots a man (News)
- Paying in Pollution for a Night of TV (NYT)
- Photo Essay: Crossroads (NYT)
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