May, 2009
San Pedro River is Top in Obama’s Budget
Written by Darci Palmquist | May 15th, 2009
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Forests and water — they’re both disappearing fast in the western United States. Which explains why Arizona’s San Pedro River and its lush riparian forest is the most important funding priority in President Obama’s 2010 budget requests for the Forest Legacy Program. The San Pedro is unique: It is one of the last large undammed rivers in [...]
Stopping a War…and Promoting Sustainable Forestry in Borneo
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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A story involving poisonous snakes, wild pig hunts, blowguns with poison darts, the ancestors of headhunters and pathbreaking conservation? That’s a hard story to pass up…even if it’s halfway around the world. So I didn’t. In November 2007, I traveled to the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo to report on how The Nature [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, May 15
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Water wars, potato chips and southern flying squirrels, all in one place? Ladies and gentlemen, your daily dose of Cool Green news. Want to know how your state is doing on developing climate change policies? A new tool called State Climate Policy Tracker puts it all together in one handy spreadsheet. When Lay’s announces its potato [...]
More Amazing Hatchling Woodpecker Video
Written by Robert Lalasz | May 14th, 2009
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Do you want the good news or the bad news first in the saga of the newly hatched red-cockaded woodpeckers on our Florida Disney Wilderness Preserve? OK, the bad news: Of the four hatchlings we featured in the last nest video, three have died. The good news? The remaining hatchling in that nest is doing [...]
Where Is The Spot-Tailed Earless Lizard?
Written by Clay Carrington |
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“Some see the glass as half empty, and some see it as half full. Conservationists see the glass as too big.” I chuckled when I read that quote recently in a profile of John Karges, the peerless Texas naturalist and wildlife biologist. Clever aphorisms aside, optimism and conservation can often be difficult to reconcile. [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, May 14
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Did you peddle your way to the office this morning? Or do you telecommute? Maybe you’re a recent grad and don’t work yet? Whatever your M.O., we’ve got a story for you in our round-up of top enviro news stories. It’s Bike-to-Work week, so it’s perfect timing for the inauguration of North America’s largest bike share program — [...]
Lynx vs. Marten?
Written by Darci Palmquist | May 13th, 2009
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Can lynx, marten and logging all get along in the same woods? That’s the question The Nature Conservancy and partners at the University of Maine are trying to answer in a 40-mile stretch of woods along Maine’s St. John River. The challenge lies in the different habitat needs of each animal: Martens like to cruise through the treetops and therefore need the latticework [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, May 13
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Gas from garbage? Whales doing what they used to do? A future without coal? Get the hottest green online news below…every AM here in Cool Green Morning: The Obama administration plans no changes in the way it talks about climate change, reports The Wall Street Journal, although administration officials have met with consultants who recommend [...]
New U.S. Biofuels Policy: The View From Brazil
Written by David Cleary | May 12th, 2009
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Brazilians are realists when it comes to politics. We have dozens of political parties here — based not so much on ideology as personal networks, sectional interests and marriages of convenience. No president can command a working majority in the Brazilian Congress, so issues are resolved through wheeling and dealing, case by case. Brazilians view [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 12
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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The birds are chirping, the sun is shining… the only thing missing is your daily dose of top green news stories. Well, look no further. You’ve seen ”The Story of Stuff” video, haven’t you? It’s become a big hit in classrooms across the country, so keep up with the kids and check it out (short clip above, full-length version at [...]
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