Following are some web sites that SEJ members have recommended as useful to any journalist covering environmental issues. Some are blogs, some forums; others are news sites, members' sites or feeds. They focus on environmental journalism, environment or journalism... or any combination thereof. This list was initiated by an exchange on SEJ-Talk (SEJ's members-only listserv) in which journalists, educators and others volunteered their favorite sites. Subsequent suggestions have been received and added.

It's hard to imagine anyone involved in journalism not knowing about blogs by now, but just in case, a blog is short for weblog. It's an opinion forum, with reader interactivity. You can post a comment in reply to what the blogwriter posts. Websites without personal commentary are not blogs, though many can be very useful. Guidance on what is and isn't a blog.

Christy George of Oregon Public Broadcasting has helpfully arranged these sites by type and theme. If you find any that are no longer active or not as billed, or if you would like your blog added to the page, please notify Cindy MacDonald, SEJ's Web content manager.

SEJ does not endorse the views or vouch for the accuracy of any of these sites. As with any information source, you'll need to verify it yourself.

For those who are "blog-crazy," as in wild about or mad for blogs, you can read all postings from all the blogs on this list in one place: SEJ's blogdiggers group, "Enviroblogs." You can find out more about how blogdigger groups work here and here.

And for the true techies, there's an even higher level of blogdigger group, where you can export the entire list of feeds from those blogs as an OPML file. That would allow you to subscribe to all the blogs at once thru your own feed-reader software or service. If you don't know about feed readers or RSS, that's a different story — go to Amy Gahran's excellent Webfeeds/RSS page.

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SEJ Members' Blogs and Web Sites
Science & Environmentally Themed Blogs and Forums (general and specific)
General Blogs, with Frequent Environmental Content
Journalism Blogs
Political & Nonprofit Blogs and Forums (about the environment)
Regional Environmental Blogs and News Sites — Various Sponsors
NEPA Environmental News — Government
Environmentally Themed Websites — Academics & Other Noncombatants
Environmentally Themed, Nonprofit Blogs or Websites Offering News, with or without Feed Option
Environmentally Themed, Commercial Blogs and Forums

SEJ Members' Blogs And Web Sites

Another Green World
Judith Lewis blogs curious facts, breaking news and subjective analysis of current environmental issues.

Beanpodder
Ayana Meade's blog primarily features posts on green and sustainable lifestyle choices, including food and fashion as well as environmental issues in Massachusetts that concern the average resident. Features to come include a calendar of local green events, and a message board.

Boulder Carbon Tax Tracker
Amy Gahran and Adam Glenn launched this community journalism project, funded by a Knight Foundation News Challenge Grant, in the wake of Boulder, Colo.'s 2006 passage of the nation's first-ever municipal "carbon tax" to fund ongoing efforts to combat climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Carbon-Nation
Peter Fairley's 'webjournal' charts the advances in energy efficiency, low-carbon power generation and sustainable transportation that will re-energize the world's economies.

Commonground: The Red, the Blue, and the Green
Enrique Gili's blog provides links to news of people, places, and events trying to make a difference.

Contentious
Amy Gahran, content strategist and info provocateur, offers "news and musings on how we communicate in the online age."

Dateline Earth
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporters Lisa Stiffler and Robert McClure blog environmental news bites of regional, national and global significance.

Miguel Angel de Alba
This blog explores environmental themes in Mexico (en Español).

Divine Primates
This blog "develops a different 'story' on how we can change our culture so that we can better address our global and local crises." Earon Davis is a writer and former lawyer who "looks at humans as a species of primates — in an attempt to help get us unstuck from the consumerist materialism and anxiety which permeate our culture."

Due West
Dan Whipple's column for New West Network aims to both enlighten and amuse about environmental and western issues.

Earth Matters
San Antonio Express-News environmental writer Anton Caputo blogs on the state of the environment.

The Energy Independent
TEI provides thoughtful news, analysis and commentary on global energy issues. Blogger Jonathan Maslow, a New Jersey author, journalist and documentary filmmaker, chronicles the fight against, and follies of, fossil fuel dependency.

Enviroblog
The (Gainesville, GA) Times' environmental and health reporter Debbie Gilbert ventures into the world of blogging.

Environmental Journal
Bruce Ritchie, growth and environmental reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat, provides observations on issues and tips for enjoying the outdoors in North Florida's Big Bend region.

Environmental Journalism Now
Tom Yulsman and the University of Colorado at Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism examine "environmental issues and their nexus with science, policy and journalism."

Field of View
Bird news and commentary from the editors of Birder's World magazine, including associate editor and SEJ member Matt Mendenhall. Plus, photographers explain how they took photos the magazine has published, tales of their own birding experiences, reports from science conventions, and more.

FrogBlog
Jon Cooksey's blog is a funny treatment of the Big Picture — global warming, peak oil, overpopulation, shrinking resources, income inequality — reflecting the personal, populist tone and broad scope of his upcoming theatrical docu-comedy "How to Boil a Frog."

Grave Matters
This blog about green burial options is written by Mark Harris, author of the book "Grave Matters: A Journey through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial."

Green Goddess Gazette
Miranda Spencer's blog focuses primarily on environmental and media issues.

The Green Scene
Jeff Kart, environmental reporter for the The Bay City Times of Michigan, blogs weekly as part of an e-zine called Saginaw Bay Watershed Watch.

The Greener Side
Elsa Wenzel's blog covers the quirks and perks of sustainable tech and culture.

GreenerPenny
Environmental writer and editor Mindy Pennybacker focuses on lifestyles and health with her stories, daily tips and more.

The GreenYour Blog
Freelance journalist Sidney Stevens is editor and writer for GreenYour..., which offers a blog and also allows you to search or browse for facts, tips, and products to green your life (e.g., car, furniture, dog, wedding).

Haciendo Punto En Otro Blog
Carmelo Ruiz's bilingual blog covers topics such as biotechnology, biopiracy, globalization, neoliberalism, free trade, environment, sustainable agriculture, music and news from Puerto Rico.

Harmon on Earth
Greg Harman is talking about the coming hundred years: sustainability, poverty, environmental justice and the like, with a focus on South Texas/Border region.

Mark Hertsgaard's Blog
Independent author and journalist Hertsgaard covers a wide range of issues and interests, including international affairs, American politics, the media, music and culture.

The Hot House
The Sacramento Bee tracks "California's quest to lead the fight against global warming," by Stuart Leavenworth.

I, Reporter
The purpose of Adam Glenn's blog is for "inspiring, guiding, and educating citizen journalists and the news organizations that work with them."

In My Garden
Freelance journalist Charlotte Kidd blogs on horticulture as mid-Atlantic Regional Editor for the National Gardening Association.

Stephen Leahy — Environmental Journalist
An independent journalist, based near Toronto, Canada, Leahy blogs mainly on global enviroment and development-related issues.

Letters from the West
Idaho Statesman environment reporter Rocky Barker covers issues such as public lands, water, wildlife, nuclear and more in his blog.

Living Green, Living Well
"If you live on this planet, reading Living Green, Living Well blog might help you make the air we all breathe a little safer, the oceans and lakes we swim in a little cleaner and the houses we live in a little less toxic and more comfortable," states freelance journalist Judith Stock.

Natural News Network
Freelance writer Mary Grady's website on environmental topics in Rhode Island features articles on outdoor recreation, natural science, environmental issues, how to take action, and lots more.

Northern Flux
Stefan Milkowski, reporter for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in Alaska, blogs on a personal note about life in Alaska, with a focus on climate change in the state.

The Official PoultryBookstore.com Blog
Freelancer Christine Heinrichs blogs about poultry, including domestic, wild and historic breeds.

OneAtlantic
"Environmental news & views for the Atlantic Coast" is produced by Emily Gertz to explore the region's complex issues. Search by keyword, or browse by category.

Out in the Wide World
Writer/photographer/editor Sharon Guynup reports on wildlife issues in India.

Planet DFW
Scott Streater, of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, blogs daily about regional environmental issues.

Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth and more
New York Timesman Revkin blogs at Dot Earth about climate change, the environment and sustainability; at Amazon on global warming; and also talks to kids via this NYT global warming website.

Runaway Human Population
Hans Tammemagi, environment, science and travel writer for the Vancouver Sun in BC, Canada blogs about the exploding human population, its impacts on resources and environment and the future of the planet.

Dick Russell
This SEJ member, an author and environmental journalist, posts reports of conferences attended (including SEJ's Austin 2005) and invites comments from visitors.

Salsa Verde
"Commentary on green goings-on from deep in the heart of Texas" is provided by Asher Price of the Austin American-Statesman.

The Sky Blue Waters Report
Tom Elko's blog offers environmental news and investigative reporting focused on Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes region.

Toxic Burden Blog
Carol Ekarius blogs on the interface of environment and health.

The Uneasy Chair
Jon Christensen's blog invites you into "a conversation about conservation news, science, practice, history, and more."

Watchdog Blog
Gainesville Sun environmental reporter Nathan Crabbe writes about threats to the environment and Watchdog investigations.

Watchdog Earth
James Bruggers, environment reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal, blogs on news items and observations from inside the environment beat in his region and globally.

Watching Our Water Ways
Kitsap Sun environment reporter Christopher Dunagan writes about water-related issues to inspire discussions about the human and natural environment in the Puget Sound region of Washington state.

Science & Environmentally Themed Blogs and Forums (general and specific)

About.com Environmental Issues

About.com Forestry

Alternative Energy Blog
"Alternative energy in places as remote as Afghanistan with great photos."

Alternative Energy ~ Renewable Energy blog
Hydrogen, solar, biofuel, geothermal, hydro and more.

Brooklyn Worm Girl
A girl and her worms in an indoor composting bin in her loft.

Carfree Network — USA
Promotes car free living.

Cities & Oceans of If
Hosted by ecological artist Aviva Rahmani to address global warming issues and concerns.

City Comforts Blog
Cities, architecture, the 'new urbanism,' real estate, historic preservation, urban design, land use law, landscape, transport etc..., from a mildly libertarian stance.

Cut Oil Imports!
Focuses on boosting America's national security by reducing foreign oil imports, and promotes US-based alternative energy (i.e., solar, wind and ethanol).

Dead Ants Are My Friends (was Flying Talking Donkey)
Oil and energy blog.

Deconsumption
An ex-Investment Advisor on dwindling resources and debt.

Down to Earth
Science and engineering of natural systems.

Earth Blog
Commentary and analysis on environmental sustainability.

Earth-Info.Net
Sustainable development and environment news, links + comment from the U.K.

Earth Talk
Water & ocean conservation forum.

Ecorazzi
"The latest in green gossip."

Effect Measure
A progressive forum for public health discussion.

The Energy Blog
Explores topics related to "the energy revolution" requiring oil to be supplemented by alternative energy sources and changes in lifestyle to be implemented.

Enviroblog
A project of the Environmental Working Group, this blog covers public health, environmental policy, and better consumer choices.

Environmental Economics
This blog disseminates economists' views on current environmental and natural resource issues.

Enviropundit
Green building blog.

Examined Lives
A mindful living blog, discussing the differing perspectives of city and suburb residents. Features product reviews and tips.

Flu Wiki
A public health blog with excellent avian flu resources.

Green Car Congress
Energy, technologies, issues and policies for sustainable mobility.

Green Media Toolshed Blog
Media tips blog for green groups.

greenState
Washington state focus on "good" environmental "news".

Gristmill
Grist magazine's blog.

Mobjectivist
"Facts on the inevitable world-wide energy transition."

Monbiot.com
Guardian columnist George Monbiot's blog on environment, social justice and human rights.

Chris C. Mooney: Intersection
Scientific integrity/junk science with a heavy environmental focus.

National Parks Traveler
Commentary, News, and Life in America's National Parks.

The Oil Drum
Discussions on Hubbert's Peak/Peak Oil, sustainable development and growth, and implications.

RealClimate
Climate scientists' blog.

ScienceBlogs
15+ science blogs all in one place, from a number of different disciplines.

Search for Cleantech
Practices, technologies and business models that challenge human consumption habits.

Seeds for Thought
A collective blog, posted each day by different members of the International Community for Ecopsychology.

Shifting Baselines Blog
Hollywood meets ocean conservation blog.

Simple Subjects
Family, Faith, Simplicity and Environmental News from Oregon.

Sustainablog
News, information and personal meanderings related to environmental and economic sustainability, green and sustainable business, and environmental politics.

Sustenance
"A place to explore the connections between community and sustainability."

Tame Bear
Appropriate science and technology for sustainable life on planet Earth.

The Tangled Bank
Science, medicine and environment blog carnival (a weekly showcase of weblog writing).

Technorati's Directory of Environment Blogs
A searchable directory of environment-related blogs.

Treehugger
A green lifestyle blog, including information on products.

Two Steps Forward
Green business writer Joel Makower's blog.

UNplanning Journal
A collection of "news and views on the rise and fall of the built environment in light of the coming energy crisis."

The Watt
Daily energy news and discussion. Blog and podcast.

Where We're Bound: Natural Resources
Missouri-based nature-lover.

WhirledView
Science, nuclear and foreign policy.

WorldChanging
Blogging the near future.

General Blogs, with Frequent Environmental Content

The Anthropik Network
Blog on ecology and anarchy.

BlueOregon
A group blog from Oregon progressives.

datalibre.ca
A Canadian FOI blog with a strong interest in environmental issues.

Knowledge Problem
Blog on economics, information and human action.

RoguePundit
Musings from a freethinking Southern Oregon.

Journalism Blogs

The Kicker
Columbia Journalism Review.

McCormick Media Matters
McCormick Tribune Foundation.

NU Access
News University/Poynter blog about online training for journalists.

Political & Nonprofit Blogs and Forums (about the environment)

The Blue Marble
A blog on science and health from nonprofit Mother Jones.

Bush Greenwatch
A project of Environmental Media Services, with support from online advocacy group MoveOn.org.

Cascadia Scorecard Weblog
Northwest (U.S.) Environment Watch spinoff blog.

Climate Progress
Climate science, politics and solutions; a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

Climate Science Watch
A good source of news related to censorship and distortion of climate info.

Daily Kos
Top progressive-left national blog with frequent environmental diaries.

DeSmogBlog
This blog's purpose is to "to blow off the public relations pollution that clouds climate change." Run by Jim Hoggan, a Vancouver P.R. firm principal who is a lawyer by training and a board member of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Environmental Action
News and commentary on global warming, clear air, wilderness, energy, oceans.

Free Republic
Top right-wing forum — environmental topics under "misc," "unclassified" and by state.

Howling at a Waning Moon
"Tracking the Bush Administration's assault on the environment, our health, and our childrens' quality of life."

NEI Nuclear Notes
"News and commentary on the commercial nuclear energy industry" from the Nuclear Energy Institute.

The New Security Beat
In response to a high level of interest and participation in a panel of the same name at the 2006 SEJ annual conference in Burlington, the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) at the Woodrow Wilson Center launched this blog to present news, debates, research, and policy developments on environment, population, and security.

Policy Pete
Petroleum policy and geopolitics.

PR Watch Forums
PR industry watchdogs.

Science And Politics
PhD student "making strange connections between science, religion, brain, language and sex."

Regional Environmental Blogs and News Sites — Various Sponsors

Alt-E
An Alaskan take on energy.

Arab Environment Monitor
Authored by a Jordanian ecologist/researcher/writer, this blog offers updates and analysis for the Jordanian, Arab and international environmental communities.

My Take: Conservation, Culture, Ethics & Politics
A conservationist's view of life from Tucson, Arizona.

Atlantic CoastWatch — News Nuggests
A daily news clipping service, providing between 500-700 news clippings per week covering the NW atlantic region between Nova Scotia and the eastern Caribbean.

Rough & Tumble
A snapshot of California public policy issues:

Polizeros Bob: The Politics of Water
Focusing on California and the Southwest.

thegreenjournal.ca
A daily index of news and articles from popular publications in Canada, plus occasional international content.

WIFLblog
Canadian-based. "A little bit of tech, a little bit of green."

Celilo Legacy Blog
A project of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, to "serve as a clearinghouse for public discourse, information, events, activities, and memorials in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the inundation of Celilo Falls on March 10, 1957."

Bay Journal News Service
Op-ed columns, news and features on environmental issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the mid-Atlantic.

ChesapeakeBay.net
Environmental news from Chesapeake Bay States.

Coyote Gulch
More a news site about Colorado water issues than a blog.

Black Bear Speaks
Great Lakes environmental news, progressive commentary, good books

Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Daily news stories.

Great Lakes Information Network
More Great Lakes news.

Gulf of Mexico Foundation
Regional news.

High Plains News
Radio service covering the High Plains and Intermountain West.

EcoMagazine
From Kerala, India, "thoughts on local environmental activities, issues and solutions, but with a global outlook."

Emerald City
LA Times blog on green living in Los Angeles, CA.

Maine Environmental Policy Institute
Maine Environmental News.

Maryland League of Conservation Voters Blog
A project of the Maryland LCV Action Center.

New West Network
"The voice of the Rocky Mountains." News and commentary on issues facing Colorado, Idado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

GreenMedia
Southeastern U.S. environmental news and comment.

Tidepool: News for Salmon Nation
Transboundary Pacific Northwest.

Headwaters News
Transboundary Rockies.

EnviroSpin Watch
Blog monitoring coverage of environmental issues and science in the UK media. By Professor Emeritus Philip Stott.

GOAT
A project of High Country News, a nonprofit, "bi-weekly newspaper that reports on the West's natural resources, public lands, and changing communities."

NEPA Environmental News — Government

National Environmental Policy Act Blog
"Law, news, perspective".

Environmentally Themed Websites — Academics & Other Noncombatants

Environmental and Urban Economics
Analysis by Matthew E. Kahn, Associate Professor of Economics at Tufts University's Fletcher School.

Environmental Law Prof Blog
Edited by Susan L. Smith, Professor of Law at Willamette University College of Law.

Knight Science Journalism Tracker
KSJ Tracker is a service for science journalists from the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Science reporter Charles Petit scans the dailies, magazines, the wires, Web sites; does broadcasts; and posts several critiques each weekday.

News & Views from the CEJ
Blog of the Center for Environmental Journalism, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder.

Water Librarian's Home Page
Provides links to news sources with and without feeds.

Environmentally Themed, Nonprofit Blogs or Websites Offering News, with or without Feed Option

A Better Earth
Advocates of free enterprise environmentalism. Affiliated with George Mason University.

CNE Environment: Clearing the Air
Centre for the New Europe's pro-capitalist forum.

The Commons
Blog on free-market environmentalism.

Die Off
A population crash resource page.

Environmental Health News
Compiled by Environmental Health Sciences.

Greenpeace Blog

Greenthinkers
"An informal forum for ideas and thoughts on how to live a more green life."

JunkScience.com
The self-billed science debunkers.

NRDC Blog

Oceana
Ocean advocacy group's blog.

Out of Control
Reason Public Policy Institute's blog on competition and choice.

Sierra Club Blog

Spin of the Day
PR Watch's blog on perceptual engineering in the environmental field.

Water Conserve
Assorted water conservation issues, available via newsfeed.

WORC in the News
Farming, ranching, energy extraction umbrella group: Western Organization of Research Councils.

Environmentally Themed, Commercial Blogs and Forums

The AirZone Blog
The latest news on air pollution, clean energy and emissions control technology.

Badlani Bags Blog
All about plastic bags, from the makers of cotton shopping bags.

BlogNetNews/Environment
Provides updates on what's happening in the environmental blogosphere by posting the most popular environment content and news stories, based on the actual actions of environment bloggers and their readers.

Celsias
A carbon-credit trading company blogs on energy and related issues such as politics, clean technologies, transportation, consumerism, agriculture, green philosophy and more.

Clean Energy Consultants
Matthew H. Brown, president of InterEnergy Solutions, focuses on policy: energy, environment and energy security.

The Current
PLENTY magazine's house blog offers a daily dose of environmental news and commentary.

Island Press
Environmental issues forum.

Oil
Oil website, with links to all kinds of other energy sites.

Piedmont Biofuels Energy Blog

Renewable Energy Law Blog
Corporate law firm blog, specializing in energy.

Zprava: The Oil Blog
Oil/gas prices and futures, refinery capacity, rig counts, etc.

Got suggestions for new blogs or feedback on this page? Please send to cmac@sej.org.

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