Top 10 Environmental Blogs
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We’ve been doing a lot of blog reading lately, and we’ve decided to make a list of the top 10 environmental blogs online. We know there have already been a few, notably from readwriteweb and doshdosh, however, we have taken more of a scientific approach to our top 10. With the help of SEO legend David Eaves, we looked at recent Digg homepages, Yahoo linking, and authority points and we came up with a scientific list of the best of the environmental blogs.
10.EcoStreet
EcoStreet is a green community, blog, and directory that aims to raise green consciousness. They’ve been publishing since 2002.
Yahoo links: Pages (6,453) | Inlinks (180,645), Digg HP W/in last 30 days:6, Authority: 218
9. Gristmill
Gristmill is a part of Grist Magazine. The blog provides a daily environmental news feed.
Yahoo links: Pages (54,649) | Inlinks (720,142), Digg HP W/in 30 days:1
8. Environmental Graffiti
What? You thought we were going to leave ourselves out of our own list? Don’t worry, we’ll be partial. Started in May 2007 in Oxford, this incredibly awesome blog covers everything from Politics to Green Living, but specializes particularly in Ecology and Offbeat news for the environmental community. Famous readers include Bono, Al Gore, and Jesus*.
*This has not technically been proven, but let us dream.
Yahoo links: Pages (738) | Inlinks (45,399) Digg HP W/in 30 days: 9 Authority: 308
7. The Oil Drum
The Oil Drum is a community discussing, you guessed it, oil and energy issues. They cover peak oil, sustainable development, renewable energy, and pretty much anything else you can think of related to energy and the environment.
Yahoo links: Pages (220,705) | Inlinks (581,851), Digg HP W/in 30 days:0, Authority:1,019
6. Green Options
This general environmental blog is based in Berkeley, CA. The blog has a large community, and is dedicated to environmental education and discussion.
Yahoo links: Pages (35,314) | Inlinks (271,663), Digg HP W/in 30 days: 7, Authority: 822
5. World Changing
World Changing’s articles cover tools and ideas to help build a better future. Their content is very future oriented, and runs the gamut from eco and future friendly housing to urban planning.
Yahoo links: Pages (8,611) | Inlinks (859,848), Digg HP W/in 30 Days: 2
4. Real Climate
Real Climate specializes in climate science news with a twist. Most of its content is written by actively working climate scientists. If you need scientific commentary on climate change, this is the place.
Yahoo links: Pages (4,855) | Inlinks (702,334), Digg HP W/in 30 days:0, Authority:1,269
3.EcoGeek
The name says it all for this tech oriented blog. EcoGeek specializes in writing about environmentally friendly technology. If you’re looking for info on anything from solar iPods to electric cars, this is the place.
Yahoo links: Pages (17,708) | Inlinks (153,432), Digg HP W/in 30 days:8, Authority:1,535
2. Inhabitat
As its title would suggest, Inhabitat is one of the foremost blogs on green architecture and design. They frequently cover articles on sustainable architecture, green living, and green design.
Yahoo links: Pages (9,544) | Inlinks (443,212), Digg HP W/in last 30 days:10, Authority:2,849
1. Treehugger
The big daddy of environmental blogs, Treehugger is one of the most read blogs on any subject. It covers most everything environmental, from green news to eco-design and green products. Discovery Channel liked them so much they recently bought Treehugger for a cool $10 million.
Yahoo links: Pages (34,674) | Inlinks (2,527,037), Digg HP W/in last 30 days:12, Authority:8693
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October 22nd, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Interesting list! i subscribe to 5 of them already, i’m not sure i would be so democratic and call the most popular the best though. not that i’m a subjectivist but i would go by post quality, % of good quality posts and maybe even throw in ‘most likely to have positive environmental impact’. how a comparison could be formulated, i dont know. my personal list would probably have – Celsias.com :: Environmental Graffiti :: Inhabitat/JetsonGreen :: Monbiot :: ecogeek. something like that anyway, they all understand the limits of consumerism and dont throw out hogwash articles like ‘is bush a closet green’. they are politically astute and/or show expertise in their field. Interesting though, or as one may say in oxford ‘jolly good show’.
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:44 pm
You totally forgot to list http://www.greenbang.com on there. Young, but full of amazing green news and they update so many times a day.
I see they often reference other sites such as Ecogeek and treehugger too. Anywho, one for the list? :)
Cheers,
Dave
October 24th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
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October 25th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
The editors at Mother Earth News magazine (warning: shameless plug from one of them!) have recently started blogging, too. Check us out at Mother Earth Living. Here are a couple of our recent posts:
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October 25th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Your readers might also be interested in the environmental blog at our sister magazine, The Utne Reader.
February 29th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
We at aninconvenientblog.co.uk, the new environmental blog on the block are very dissapointed that we never made the top 10 ;-)
Fingers crossed for next year!!!!!
Keep up the good work and we think all the blogs in the top 10 are excellent!
Wayne @ aninconvenientblog.co.uk
June 16th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Very interesting list.
If the economics don’t work, recycling and sustainable efforts won’t either.
Check http://LivePaths.com a blog about innovative entrepreneurs that make money selling recycled items, provide green services or help us reduce our dependency on non renewable resources. These include some very cool Green online ventures, great new technologies, startups and investments opportunities.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Well I am going to enjoy having a look through these sites with a view to starting my own blog somewhere! I work for an environmental consultancy (quite shameless plug) and we want to let the world know what we get up to!
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Please, have a look to Natura – Medio Ambiental in http://sine-die.blogspot.com/. An spanish blog about ecology and climate change.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:15 am
Thanks so much for compiling the list. I have to say, a few of them are a bit disappointing, EcoStreet, in particular, with the barrage of adverts that litters the site. I couldn’t find the posts on that site! At least their keeping it out of the direct mail and therefore, landfill, process. Still, I appreciated the links to some sites I’d not yet seen. I would lean a little more toward content in terms of ranking, but since you folks did the homework, I can’t complain :)
December 31st, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Great list of blogs – I will be adding links to them on my “High Cascades Environmental Photography” blog which offers controversial issues/opinions on environmental issues along with accompanying photographs.
Although, I would have added a few different blogs to this list, it is a good start to some of the more researched topics on the web. One I enjoy (and check with often) deals primarily with controversial environmental issues in Alaska – http://www.finebergresearch.com
January 25th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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June 19th, 2009 at 1:39 am
My 2 favorites have to be ecogeek and treehugger.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Where is Don’t Be a Dick dot Org on this list? Environmental Graffiti skipped over one of my favorite Eco friendly sites :(