August, 2009
Guide to Bike Commuting 2: Wrinkles, Sweat and Showers
Written by Margaret Southern | August 25th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Also read Margaret’s first post in this series: Get the Right Gear.) Once you have your bike gear all ready, you’ll have to consider what you’ll need once you get to the office. Wrinkled clothes. Rolling my clothes up and carrying them in a messenger bag has worked fine for me, but then [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, August 25
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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From the serious (climate change in Africa, declining reef fish in the Caribbean) to the not-so-serious (carbon-friendly ice cream? robotic fish to help detect pollution?), our round-up of Cool Green Morning news is sure to help start your day off on a green foot. It’s the new robo-cop of the underwater world: scientists have [...]
Time’s Running Out: Help Name Our New Underwater Robot
Written by Robin Brunotts | August 24th, 2009
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Like any great ocean-going vessel, The Nature Conservancy’s new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) needs a name. And we want you to help us christen it — so vote online for your favorite nautical nickname. “Flying” just above the seafloor, the ROV — an underwater robot with cameras (see video above) — gathers high-resolution video and [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, August 24
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Imagine skyscrapers of farms in every city. Imagine that golf courses are as good for wildlife as nature reserves. Imagine Southern governors being receptive to dealing with climate change. Imagine that all these kinds of fascinating green stories are gathered for you in one place, every morning. Just imagine… Will vertical farming — farming in [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Swallows
Written by Robert Lalasz | August 21st, 2009
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I’d bet dollars to donuts this image shows up in somebody’s Valentine’s Day inbox — thanks to rona0963 for this photo of swallows taken in Bayville, New Jersey. Check out all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images, submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you — at my.nature.org. And don’t forget to [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, August 21
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Were Stone Age people pigs about coastal resources? Could ExxonMobil really be the Green Company of the Year? Will your next pair of underwear be made of bamboo? It’s a crazy time we live in, kids — keep up with it every weekday on Cool Green Morning: That myth about how prehistoric humans once lived [...]
The Curlews of August: Update on the ‘Tagged Seven’ of Montana
Written by Dave Mehlman | August 20th, 2009
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Here’s an update on the whereabouts of the Long-billed Curlews that were tagged in Montana this past May, the 7 birds seemed to have temporarily settled down. We’ll see if they stay there or continue to move as fall draws nearer. Of the 7 birds, 3 are now in the southern United States and 4 are [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, August 20
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Tiger populations, suburban lawns, clean energy, green universities and a rice plant that will outgrow a flood… read on for today’s Cool Green Morning news round-up. Suburban lawns and gardens are an uncounted source of water pollution, says new research. Water run-off from these neighborhood fixtures can pick up chemicals and toxins and wash them into rivers [...]
Hitting the Target…But Missing the Point
Written by Eddie Game | August 19th, 2009
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Conservation is often a game of numbers. Numerical goals, such as protecting 10% of all habitat types, often form the backbone of both international and national conservation policy. Within The Nature Conservancy, numbers like these appear in our 2015 goal (to effectively conserve 10 percent of every major habitat type on Earth by the year [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, August 19
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Seaweed gas that kills horses. Oil company employees rallying against climate change legislation. Wind turbines and their annoying hum. It’s not all bad news in Cool Green Morning this morning — it just looks like it (but at least we’ll always have Scotland): Want another reason to go green with your energy? The renewable energy [...]
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