If it can snow in one of the world's hottest places, why can't we get a few flurries here in DC?

1. How's this for wacky weather? It snowed in Libya. (Green)
2. Ratu, one of the last remaining Sumatran rhinos, is in her 11th month of pregnancy. Only five more months to go! (Mongabay)
3. Yesterday, one of the world's most climate-conscious leaders was forced to resign in a coup d'état. (Grist)
4. At least in California, green jobs weathered the recession much better than conventional jobs. (GreenBiz)
5. What are the greenest cars on the market today? (CleanTechnica)

Climate change: the atmosphere's way of putting us all on low-carb diets.

1. Get an update on a Conservancy partnership that's helping one company tie nature into its bottom line. (Triple Pundit)
2. That crazy Texas heat wave? This scientist says it was climate change's fault. (Inside Climate)
3. London restaurants, bars and hotels are campaigning to make plastic straws the new plastic bag. (Guardian)
4. Bad news if you love carbs: warmer temperatures mess with wheat yields. (New Scientist)
5. The National Mall goes LED. (Green House)

If the sun can't save us from climate change, what can?

1. President Obama addressed clean energy, environmental policy-- and even name-checked climate change-- in last night's State of the Union. (Huffington Post Green)
2. Are you under 31? Then you probably want a hybrid car. (CleanTechnica)
3. Scientists discovered 46 new species in the tiny little South American country of Suriname. (Mongabay)
4. These old dumps are being converted to parks and nature preserves. (Grist)
5. New research reveals that the sun can't save us from climate change. (Guardian.co.uk)

Get your green news on:

1. An Indonesian rock band highlights the plight of the orangutan in song. (Mongabay)
2. Save energy (and money!): tint your windows. (CleanTechnica)
3. The Interior Department has banned the import of four nonnative snakes. (Green)
4. White nose syndrome has killed an estimated seven million bats. (Washington Post)
5. The new science classroom battle: climate change. (Wired)

Climate change: great for anchovy populations, not so great for the rest of us.

1. Anchovies are making a North Sea comeback. Thanks, climate change? (Conservation Mag)
2. Some rare good news for rhinos-- none were poached in Nepal last year! (Mongabay)
3. The "doomsday clock" jumped a minute forward. Why? Climate change. (CleanTechnica)
4. President Obama visited EPA staff to let them know he still cares. (Green)
5. Oil rigs could possibly be responsible for turning migratory land-based birds into shark snacks. (Wired)

It's not easy being green, but it sure beats the alternative.

1. Is nature more resilient than we give it credit for? (Time)
2. To encourage recycling, Mexico City is closing one of the world's largest open-air garbage dumps. (YaleE360)
3. Does birdsong have a positive effect on human creativity and well-being? Scientists are going to get to the bottom of it. (Guardian)
4. The biggest enviro hits and misses of 2011: celebrity edition. (Treehugger)
5. Unusually long-living animals may reveal secrets to human longevity. (Scientific American)

Get your green news on!

1. When it comes to solar power, just how much solar do you really need? (CleanTechnica)
2. For sparrows, exposure to spooky sounds leads to fewer babies. (Green)
3. Do you commute by public transportation? In 2012, your tax benefit will be halved. (The Daily Green)
4. You'll find the two greenest restaurants in the United States in Chicago. (GreenBiz)
5. Do away with disposables and break out the Tupperware. You can do it! (Grist)

What's cool and green and read all over?

1. Bet you didn’t know our president/CEO Mark Tercek is an amateur singer-songwriter (we sure didn’t!). (The Atlantic)
2. What's the deal with "green jobs"? This infographic breaks it down. (CleanTechnica)
3. Grizzly bears are the new polar bears. (Christian Science Monitor)
4. Microplastic threads in your fleece jacket are causing big problems for oceans. (Grist)
5. A two-degree global warming limit is still a "prescription for disaster." (Scientific American)

Caffeine? Check. Green news? Check. You may now proceed with your day.

1. After 20 years, consumers are finally getting greener. (Maybe Green Gift Monday had something to do with that...?) (GreenBiz)
2. COP17 just began, but is it doomed already? (Scientific American)
3. Headline win of the day: "E. Coli: What doesn't kill us, makes us biofuel." (CleanTechnica)
4. Climate change and crazy weather are driving up food prices. (Green House)
5. Journalist Andy Revkin responds to critics questioning his role in the latest "Climategate" emails. (DotEarth)

Great green news: something to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

1. Have a cruelty-free holiday and adopt a (live) turkey. (Green)
2. After burning for three+ months, the Great Dismal Swamp wildfire has finally been extinguished. (AP, via Huffington Post Green)
3. A bathtub-sized sea sponge has been rediscovered after a century of extinction. Wonder where it was hiding... (Mongabay)
4. This Friday isn't just Black Friday, it's also Buy Nothing Day. (And don't forget to celebrate Green Gift Monday next week!) (Grist)
5. Who takes the longest showers? Twelve-year-old boys, says a new survey. (Treehugger)