June, 2009
The Sustainable Prisons Project
Written by Jocelyn Ellis | June 30th, 2009
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You usually learn about sustainable living in glossy design magazines or hip blogs (ahem, Cool Green Science!), but prison seems an unlikely source to find eco-inspiration. Until now. The offenders at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Washington are going green through a partnership with The Evergreen State College and The Nature Conservancy. The project [...]
Welcoming Birds Back to a Remote Alaskan Island
Written by Dustin Solberg |
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This post comes to us from biologist Steve MacLean, director of The Nature Conservancy’s Bering Sea Program in Alaska. Last summer, when biologists walked along the rocky cliffs on Rat Island, one of more than 2,000 islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, they encountered an eerie silence. This place should have been a cacophonous and lively [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, June 30
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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With our counterpart on week two of a European vacation, it’s no wonder that Cool Green Morning has Europe on the mind… or maybe it’s because those Europeans are so progressive when it comes to cap-and-trade and universal cell phone chargers? Read on for all the top news, from here and abroad. Universal cell phone [...]
Curlews on the Move, Tracked by Satellite
Written by Dave Mehlman | June 29th, 2009
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A research team that I’m part of just completed initial field work on a project to capture and tag Long-billed Curlews in the northern Great Plains of North America — a big step toward solving a huge mystery about this amazing bird. The Long-billed Curlew is the continent’s largest shorebird and one of high conservation priority, according [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, June 29
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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You’ve heard the news already, haven’t you? The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) narrowly passed the House on Friday. While the bill still has a long way to go, let’s take a moment to celebrate…… Of course, the blogosphere waits for no one, so now on to this morning’s round-up of Cool Green News. Speaking of [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Male Northern Cardinal
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 27th, 2009
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Check out this stunning shot of a male northern cardinal by Cristiana Pamponet Cohn — and see all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images, submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you — at my.nature.org.
For Climate Refugees, Climate Change Is Personal
Written by Jonathan Hoekstra | June 26th, 2009
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With so much public and political attention on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, I often get asked to explain why climate change adaptation is also important. It’s important because the climate has already started to change, and it is affecting people and nature in negative ways. As a scientist, I can rattle off facts and figures [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, June 26
Written by Dave Connell |
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Today, if all goes according to plan, the House of Representatives will — for the first time in history — vote on climate change legislation. In support of this historic occasion, Cool Green Morning offers up five must-read stories on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). Writing for The Huffington Post, Bill Scher [...]
Beetle Strikes Out, Threatens National Pastime
Written by Emily Manley | June 25th, 2009
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When we wrote about the threat of the emerald ash borer back in April, things seemed bad, but the main source of wood for Louisville Slugger bats was still (kind of) safe. How things can change in just two short months. On June 15th, the emerald ash borer was confirmed present in Cattaraugus County, NY, [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, June 25
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Can social media save the world? Are cancers affecting wildlife now? This morning’s Cool Green News round-up has all the stories you need to know about, so look no further… just read on. Haven’t caught on to social media like Twitter yet? Now might be the time, because the U.N. is hoping it will help [...]
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