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Following on the heels of the nationwide climate rallies last April, environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben announced plans for fall follow-up events aimed at lobbying politicians to pass meaningful legislation to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases. On November 3, thousands of activists and concerned citizens are expected to gather at places across the country named after historic leaders to demand that Congress address four key priorities to stop global warming.

The nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) last week announced its annual list of America’s best and worst beaches from an environmental and health safety perspective. Much to the group’s chagrin, pollution at the nation’s 3,500 ocean, lake and bay beaches resulted in 25,000 closing or swimming advisory days in 2006—a record number that represents a 28 percent increase from just the previous year.

A new report released last week by the Sierra Club shows that the economics of the American West have shifted dramatically over the past few decades, with recreational activities supporting more sustainable jobs and economic growth than the extractive industries once critical to the region’s economy.

Three major Florida water projects that will aid restoration of the Everglades are part of a $21 billion national water bill that made it through House and Senate negotiations—despite stalling since 2002. While the White House has expressed concern over the cost of the proposed bill, political analysts think there are enough Senate votes in favor of the bill to override a Presidential veto.

Rebecca Wodder is the president of American Rivers, the nation’s leading river conservation organization, committed to "standing up for healthy rivers so our communities can thrive."

Industrial giant General Electric (GE) last week introduced a new credit card that encourages consumers to offset the greenhouse gas emissions caused by their spending through the purchase of carbon offsets with reward points called the GE Money Earth Rewards Platinum MasterCard.

Environmentalists declared a pyrrhic victory last week when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it would revisit eight cases of Endangered Species Act listing decisions in light of evidence that disgraced former Interior Department official Julie MacDonald exerted "inappropriate influence" over the science behind them.

It’s not easy being green, moans Kermit the Frog. Poor li"l fella. Your heart aches for him, singing in his plaintive old voice. Turns out, it’s not easy being a "green" journalist, either. That is, if you report on something as controversial as the Cape Wind offshore project slated for Nantucket Sound.