OK, so where did that month go? All we have is this moment, my friends — and its green news of weird sustainable houses, fertilizing the ocean with iron, and green alternatives to the iFart. Read on, and seize the day:
- There’s the Beef: Cattle ranching is responsible for nearly 80 percent of the Amazon’s deforestation, according to a Greenpeace report relayed by Mongabay.
- I’m So Sick of iFart: Actually, I love iFart. But here are some cool green mobile phone apps.
- Is This a Good News/Bad News Thing? James Lovelock (who invented the Gaia Hypothesis) says that climate change will kill 90 percent of the world’s human population by 2100. (Hat tip: Red Green and Blue.)
- Evil Energy: A Roman Catholic bishop in Canada tells his flock that tapping Canadian oil-sands “cannot be morally justified” — continuing a recent Church trend of framing environmental issues in moral terms.
- Climate Change — Yes, We Can: A new report lays out the minimum changes it will take to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius — and corporate blogger Marc Gunther says they’re doable. (Hat tip: Environmental Economics.)
- They Can’t Go Alone: Green Inc. reports that anti-poverty activists say developing countries need cash to adapt to climate change — but they’re not getting it.
- Stowaways: Climate change and air travel patterns are shifting invasive species hotspots, says a new study in the journal Ecography.
- The H2O Crisis Is Our Fault²: “Are we running out of water or just screwing up what we have?” asks WaterWired.
- I Couldn’t Live There: Check out this very weird zero-energy home in Kuala Lampur.
- Take It Easy: No Impact Man says people working too much is killing the planet.
- We Need to Iron This Out: Could fertilizing the ocean with iron help stop climate change? The debate is molten hot, reports Wired Science.
(Image: Cattle grazing in Rio Canoas, Brazil. Credit: Julio Pantoja/World Bank under a Creative Commons license.)
Tags: Amazon, Canada, Catholic, cattle, Climate Change, Environmental Economics, Gaia, Green Inc., iFart, James Lovelock, Mongabay, No Impact Man, oceans, oil-sands, poverty, water usage, WaterWired, Wired Science
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Thanks for the great links! I’m really loving your ‘Cool Green Morning’ Feature.
This is my first time visiting your blog and I’m so very happy that you’ve started one.
I’ve supported the Nature Conservancy for years and I really look forward to following your blog now too!
Thanks for all the incredible work you do,
Gina Buss
ProtectingOurEnvironment.com