If it’s cool and green, we’ve got it this morning. Open your eyes and read on for the latest news about hybrids hitting pedestrians, tuna fishing killing albatross and the local benefits of nature tourism.

1. Are hybrids more likely to hit pedestrians and bicyclists than other car types, as a new study reports? Treehugger analyzes the data.
2. Andrew Revkin at DotEarth takes a look at the topic of how journalists and scientists can effectively communicate about environmental topics like marine pollution.
3. Did an albatross die so you could eat a tuna sandwich for lunch today? Probably, says Scientific American. A new report says tuna fishing kills an albatross every five minutes.
4. Sure, scientist Stephen Schneider made a mistake back in 1971 when he predicted that aerosol pollution would cause a global cooling effect, but today he’s considered a leading climatologist. Check out this Q&A with him from The New Republic.
5. Thinking about taking a vacation this winter? A new study finds that nature tourism doesn’t necessarily bring more money to the pockets of local people – although the longer the stay, the more benefits for the local economy. 

Posted: November 12th, 2009 under Birds, Business, Climate Science & Research, Cool Green Morning, Environmental Science, Fish, Green Technology, Markets.
Tags: albatross, Andrew Revkin, climatology, DotEarth, environmental communication, environmental journalism, hybrids, marine pollution, nature tourism, scientific american, Stephen Schneider, The New Republic, Treehugger, tuna fishing

Comments

Comment from TimB
Time November 12, 2009 at 11:22 am

The study of nature based tourism and local livelihoods? N = 1. One case. One site (in Uganda). This study says much more about what is happening there, than the effectiveness of ecotourism in general.