September, 2009
Cool Green Morning: Monday, Sept. 21
Written by Robert Lalasz | September 21st, 2009
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We take the morning’s green news by the horns here at Cool Green Science — including a great story about Central Asia’s saiga antelope (above), being brought back from the brink of extinction by good old-fashioned conservation: European leaders are openly questioning whether the United States has the political will to address climate change, reports [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Young and Green
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 18th, 2009
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This fabulous close-up of a young green anole was taken by Flickr user Jenna Stirling in her backyard in Texas. Never seen an anole before? Me neither. But now I know it’s a lizard closely related to the iguana, though because it can change its skin color and run up walls, the anole is often [...]
Congressional Fork in the Trail: Lasting Regret or Shared Legacy?
Written by Bob Bendick |
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The Nature Conservancy submitted written testimony this week to a hearing before the House Committee on Natural Resources on HR 3534, The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009. The hearing was held in the committee room along one of the long corridors of the Longworth House Office building. Secretary of Interior Ken [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, September 18
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Can skyscrapers be bird-friendly? Can we talk about climate change? Can we compost dog waste? Yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, kids — all in this morning’s Coolness. Happy weekend! PETA gives a new 82-story Chicago skyscraper an award for being friendly to birds — incorporating design elements that will minimize bird [...]
The Lessons I’ve Learned From ‘Energy Sprawl’
Written by Rob McDonald | September 17th, 2009
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Scientists want their research to inspire serious discussion of critical issues. So I’ve been encouraged by all the discussion in the press about the recent PLoS One paper I wrote with colleagues entitled “Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America.” Still, it’s unsettling sometimes to [...]
It’s Time for Environmentalists to Stop Crying Wolf
Written by Matt Miller |
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Hate mail, angry community meetings, hyperbolic letters to the editor. No, not health care reform: Wolf hunting. Here in Idaho, it seems, the wolf hunting season — which opened earlier this month — has pushed all other news aside. Many environmentalists are mad as hell that wolf management has been turned over to the states [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, September 17
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Mountain gorillas, salmon, killer whales, even cute bunnies… we’re animal-friendly here at Cool Green Morning. From wild creatures to the latest news on the Senate cap-and-trade vote, we’ve got something that will float your boat in today’s round-up of Cool Green News links. Can better health care for local people help save endangered mountain gorillas? It all comes [...]
Beam Me Up, Scotty! First Satellite Buoy to Monitor Ocean Temps in the Coral Triangle
Written by Alison Green | September 16th, 2009
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What can a buoy in the ocean do in the fight against the effects of climate change? A lot, as I found out last week in the Coral Triangle — the most biodiverse marine region in the world. I visited Kimbe Bay in Papua New Guinea with three scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, September 16
Written by Nicole Levins |
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Filling your tank with dead trees. Battling climate change with contraception. Robots, toxic waste and the mob. It’s just another Saturday night for some, but for us, it adds up to a pretty wild Cool Green Morning: Andy Revkin over at Dot Earth asks if, um, family planning might be the “ultimate green technology.” Researchers [...]
Guide to Bike Commuting 3: Getting Going
Written by Margaret Southern | September 15th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Also read Margaret’s first two posts in this series: Get the Right Gear and Wrinkles. Sweat and Showers.) Now that you have all your belongings in order, all you have to do is figure out how to get there. Plan your route. Before you bike for the first time, do a test run [...]
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