April, 2009
Cool Green Morning: Monday, April 20
Written by Darci Palmquist | April 20th, 2009
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It’s a dewy green morning here, but not so much in the Brazilian Amazon, where forest destruction has led to nighttime dew loss, which has led to declines in rodents, which has led to… well, read on for the rest of this cascading calamity. But never fear, there is some hope in this morning’s top green [...]
The Nationality of Wild and Domesticated Nature
Written by Erik Meijaard | April 17th, 2009
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Do dogs have nationalities? Do orangutans have nationalities? And if so, why? Who has got the right to claim them as their own?
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 17
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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After you’ve had a species named after you, what else is left? I mean, where can you possibly go that’s better? (Even if it’s a species of lichen.) That’s the dilemma for President Obama this morning….while the rest of us ponder what the difference between moss and lichen is, and the rest of today’s cool [...]
Energy Sprawl and U.S. Climate Policy
Written by Rob McDonald | April 16th, 2009
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The fact that renewable energy takes more space than conventional energy isn’t an environmental paradox, just a trade-off society must face.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, April 16
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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See that big “climate change” in our tag cloud in the left column? That means more of our posts touch on climate change than anything else. Case in point: Today’s Cool Green Morning, which brings together prehistoric coral, Sarah Palin, the EPA, bird migration and claims of misleading TV ads in one big climate-change mosh [...]
Why Bill Gates ‘Gets It’ About Climate Change
Written by Jonathan Hoekstra | April 15th, 2009
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I have heard some conservationists lament that Bill Gates and his philanthropic foundation don’t “get it” when it comes to the environment — because they focus on vaccines and agricultural development, but not on environmental protection that also contributes to human well-being. I think Mr. Gates has already “gotten it.” In his 2009 Annual Letter [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 15
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Are you as stressed out about taxes as I am? Wouldn’t it be great if we could go just one April 15th without hearing or thinking about taxes? Without even reading the word “taxes”? (Sorry.) Take some deep breaths…and dive into this morning’s most interesting — and tax-free — green headlines (and don’t forget to [...]
Second Bald Eagle Chick Dies
Written by Darci Palmquist | April 14th, 2009
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We have sad news to report: The second bald eagle chick being raised on our Santa Cruz Island preserve this spring — in a nest watched by thousands of people via live camera — has died. According to biologists, only 50 percent of chicks typically survive to adulthood and there are many reasons why young chicks don’t [...]
Conservation Needs Anger Management
Written by Erik Meijaard |
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On the pent up frustrations, swallowed pride, hurt feelings, suppressed anger, and unfulfilled hopes of working in conservation.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, April 14
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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It’s a cool green morning on the East Coast, and we’ve compiled the top five green news stories from the environmental blogosphere. Read on… Condor Killer on the Loose: A private investigator has been hired to find the killer of two endangered California condors. Only about 320 California condors still exist, half of them in captivity. Battle of the [...]
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