June, 2009
Cool Green Morning: Friday, June 19
Written by Robert Lalasz | June 19th, 2009
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Darn! We came so close to a positive five-for-five green links in today’s Coolness — but we saved the downer for last. So considerate of us! Have a great weekend, everybody! The world’s first real-time carbon counter is now live in Manhattan (see video above) — claiming to tally the metric tons of greenhouse gases [...]
Bike Preferences Among Indonesian Primates
Written by Erik Meijaard | June 18th, 2009
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Last year, The Nature Conservancy’s Indonesia program was offered an undisclosed amount of money from an anonymous motorbike company. Presumably because the company knew of the Conservancy’s expertise in primate research, they somewhat bizarrely requested us to investigate bike preference among Indonesian apes and monkeys. As the senior scientist of the Indonesian forest program, I [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, June 18
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Saving gorillas in Cameroon, going energy-independent in San Jose, cleaning up explosives with native grasses… all the Cool Green News you need is just a click away. Can fish think like humans? A study of the nine-spined stickleback found that these common fish might have a social learning ability never before seen in other animals. [...]
Indonesia’s Floating Coral Reef Classroom
Written by CJ Hudlow | June 17th, 2009
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Picture the coral reefs in “Finding Nemo.” The weird and wonderful shapes, the explosion of colors, fantastical fish darting in and out. They seem practically made for children. But children — as well as most adults — living in the heart of the most spectacular coral reefs on the planet — the Coral Triangle — [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 17
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Did you miss our lead scientist Sanjayan’s appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman” on Monday? Watch part 1 in the video above and part 2 here…and see how Letterman thinks we’re all doomed by climate change, despite Dr. S’s best efforts to convince him otherwise. Then read the rest of today’s top green links [...]
A Sea Change We Can Believe In
Written by Jay Odell | June 16th, 2009
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On December 21, 2008, President Obama said, “Science holds the key to our survival as a planet.” And then he backed that up by appointing Jane Lubchenco to head up NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Dr. Lubchenco is one of the most distinguished marine ecologists of this century, and I’m thrilled to see her take [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, June 16
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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We’ve gone from hope and promise to doom and gloom, all in one short day. Yes folks, this morning’s Cool Green News updates will make you contemplate just how bad the future could be. Read ‘em and weep… then polish up your half-empty glass and send us your message of hope (cause we all need it). A new climate change [...]
Celebrities: They’re Green…Just Like Us!
Written by Dave Connell | June 15th, 2009
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Celebrities are the conscience of America. They tell us how to vote, help set our foreign policy and provide guidance on healthcare decisions. Without celebrities, we would have no moral compass. Many celebrities make great contributions to society through the environmental movement. They save the whales, fight deforestation with their chest hair and design vegan [...]
A Whimbrel’s Wild Ride
Written by Madeline Breen |
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It’s a bird… it’s a plane… wait… it’s a bird wearing a backpack!? That’s correct, bird lovers. This summer, The Nature Conservancy and the Center for Conservation Biology have teamed up again to track the migratory routes of tagged whimbrels from Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Inspiration for this project was born in June 2008 when researchers [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, June 15
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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I count four out of five hot green links in today’s Coolness as incontrovertibly positive! That’s some kind of record…and if you don’t like windy days (and I don’t), it’s five out of five. Read on, and get happy… President Obama announced Friday he’s creating the Ocean Policy Task Force to craft a U.S. national [...]
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