March, 2009
Distributed Computing, Meet Social Networks…
Written by Dave Connell | March 20th, 2009
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… social networks, meet distributed computing. Power, meet passion. I’m a huge fan of both distributed computing networks, which allow users to contribute their unused PC capacity directly to a cause they believe in, and online social networking sites, which allow users to learn about the niche content they love from other users just like [...]
State of the Birds: Aridlands Decline
Written by Dave Mehlman |
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One of the bigger surprises for me to come out of the State of the Birds report is the poor state of aridlands birds. This was the portion of the report that I drafted and, though I am familiar with aridland conservation issues, the fact that this habitat and its birds seem to be faring [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, March 20
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Happy vernal equinox! (Don’t worry–it happened about an hour ago…we checked.) The center of the sun has officially crossed the equator and is headed north…and we’re heating up with five of the hottest green stories on the Interwebs this morning: At Least It’s Not About Eating Children…Or Is It? A new Jonathan Swift (or a [...]
U.S. State of the Birds: A Report Whose Time Has Come
Written by Dave Mehlman | March 19th, 2009
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The first ever U.S. State of the Birds report was issued today, in hard copy with an accompanying web site. The Nature Conservancy also has launched a great website that pulls together the report, a map of U.S. bird habitat, and other important bird information. Why is this report so critical? Because it pulls together [...]
Nature Conservancy on The Daily Show
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Florida Pythons on the Loose comedycentral.com Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things w/ Demetri Martin Political Humor Hilarious clip above of Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, pretending to find out that the descendants of escaped pet Burmese pythons are [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, March 19
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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How far can air pollution travel? Do scientists really use the phrase ‘global weirding’? And could a U.S. cap-and-trade system lead to more “Made in China” products? Find out in this morning’s top five must-read news stories. Was that Pollution Made in China? Scientist Julie Layshock is researching whether air particles can travel from China to the U.S. Her [...]
A Silver Bullet for Coho Salmon
Written by Darci Palmquist | March 18th, 2009
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Spreading out from the base of northern California’s Mount Shasta is a landscape rich in cold-water springs and streams — waters that once supported huge runs of coho salmon. But those salmon populations have dwindled dramatically in past decades. Now The Nature Conservancy has protected a critical piece of this habitat — the 4,543-acre Shasta Big Springs [...]
Like Water for Oil
Written by Megan Sheehan |
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I attended a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) course in Kenya for a portion of my last year of college. I learned more about fresh water during those four weeks than at any other time in my life. From collecting water in Mt. Kenyan streams to visiting African towns that had unreliable water systems, I [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 18
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Bad news for weird cars in today’s five green links you must click on — “weird” now including hybrids, which have fallen out of favor with the American public faster than Alex Rodriguez or stock index funds: Tricycles Need Not Apply: A three-wheeled all-electric vehicle that gets over 200 miles per gallon doesn’t qualify for [...]
Expedition to the Solomon Islands: Giant Eels, Strangler Figs and Tasty Yams
Written by Sanjayan | March 17th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Sanjayan, The Nature Conservancy’s lead scientist, is traveling in the Solomon Islands to explore the amazing diversity of life and the fast vanishing marine and terrestrial habitats on these islands. As part of this expedition, Sanjayan’s experiences will be made available to students across the United States by the interactive curricula company Promethean [...]
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