It’s a pick-your-poison kind of day: ocean acidification, cow methane, Amazon rainforest destruction or Wind Turbine Syndrome? But don’t despair: today’s round-up of Cool Green News features plenty of hope that people are trying to make a difference (just watch the trailer above).

1. One man’s quest to learn more about ocean acidification has resulted in a documentary film and a lot of buzz. Check out the trailer for A Sea Change and read Grist’s account of the film.
2. The Guardian reports on a struggle between Peru’s indigenous people and oil and mining industry that resulted in violence this weekend. The indigneous tribes were protesting against projects that would develop the Amazon rainforest. (Hat-tip: The Vine.)
3. The Department of Energy must be shaking its head today: an internal audit showed that the DOE isn’t following its own energy-saving tips to shut down computer monitors during periods of non-use.
4. Yep, cow belching is a real contributor to global warming. But one farm in Vermont is trying to get their cows to belch less methane by introducing a change in diet, with positive results: they’ve seen an 18 percent reduction in methane output so far.
5. Wind turbines have a storm to weather, says Red Green and Blue. A growing movement fears that wind turbines, with their low-spectrum sound waves, could be hazardous to human health. What do you think about Wind Turbine Syndrome?

Posted: June 9th, 2009 under Climate Change, Conservation Issues, Cool Green Morning, Energy, Environmental Science, Indigenous Communities, Oceans & Coasts, Rainforests, Science, South America, Sustainable Livelihoods, United States.
Tags: A Sea Change, Amazon rainforest, cows, Grist, indigenous people, methane, ocean acidification, Peru, Red Green and Blue, The Guardian, Vermont, wind turbine syndrome

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