September, 2009
Climate Change Legislation: It’s Time to Act
Written by Eric Haxthausen | September 30th, 2009
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I went to Capitol Hill this morning to watch Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry unveil their climate bill. It was an exciting moment. Three months ago, the House of Representatives passed climate change legislation, surprising many people who thought it could not be done so quickly – less than three months from discussion draft [...]
When Climate Change Demands a New Nature, Will We Be Ready?
Written by Peter Kareiva |
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In 50 years, many parts of the world will be unrecognizable because of climate change, population growth, shifting agriculture, new energy sources, hundreds of new cities and imperiled water supplies. The pressures of the climate crisis, coupled with the global recession, are pushing the conservation movement to reexamine many of its core assumptions. There is [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, September 30
Written by Nicole Levins |
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That random drunk guy slobbering all over you isn’t the only thing that makes tailgating gross. Your grandma’s cats have secret double lives as invasives. Turning off your car won’t kill your starter or cause your engine to explode. Today’s Cool Green Morning is full of life-changing revelations. Read on: What does your beloved pet [...]
Indigenous Lands Conserved in Northern Australia
Written by Michael Looker | September 29th, 2009
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Indigenous Aboriginal ranger Romeo Lane points out an ancient painting of a six-legged goanna lizard to the curious crowd of media and visitors — myself included — that surrounds him. The painting is just one of thousands that scatter the escarpments of Arnhem Land in the very northern tip of Australia’s vast tropical savanna. This rich [...]
Listening to Coral Reefs: It’s Loud
Written by Alison Green |
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Editor’s Note: Alison Green, senior marine scientist for The Nature Conservancy, recently traveled to Papua New Guinea to see cutting-edge marine work by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Coral Triangle, the most biodiverse marine region on Earth. Also read her posts from Papua New Guinea on sea-surface monitoring and climate [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, September 29
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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It’s a doozy of a morning here at Cool Green Morning — we’ve got overpopulation vs. overconsumption, tropical rainforests, green brands and more. It’s all in a day’s news. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to climate change has cost it another member – power company Exelon is the third major utility to pull out of the [...]
From China: Earth First–Mine the Other Planets Later
Written by Charles Bedford | September 28th, 2009
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Editor’s note: Charles Bedford, the state director for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, is living and working in China for the next year and will be writing about conservation issues there for Cool Green Science. Read all his posts. Everywhere I’ve been outside of the United States in the last few years has a property [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, September 28
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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We’ve got some meaty topics for you today (um, literally). And yes, we know it is Monday morning, so if you need to take the easy way out, start with this report on the gorgeous fall foliage bursting across Maine. Then buck up and dig in to our top Cool Green News links below. Over at The New Republic, [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Allen’s Hummingbird
Written by Robert Lalasz | September 25th, 2009
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An shutter speed of 1/500 of a second still couldn’t capture the beat of this Allen’s hummingbird’s wings, shot by Jenna Stirling and submitted to The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. (And BTW — that’s two consecutive Nature Photos of the Week for Ms. Stirling — congrats!) Check out all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature [...]
Our ROV: And the Winning Name Is…
Written by Robin Brunotts |
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(drum roll please…) We’ve tallied all the votes from our marine remotely operated vehicle (ROV) naming contest and have come up with a winner . . . the Beagle! The ROV’s new moniker celebrates the achievements of Charles Darwin — on his 200th birthday, no less — and his famous research vessel. The name “Beagle” was [...]
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