November, 2009
Open Thread: Which Eco-Issue Keeps You Up at Night?
Written by Robert Lalasz | November 9th, 2009
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Our former colleague and friend Scott Anderson over at The Green Skeptic posed (and answered) a great question last week — which issue keeps you up at night? Is it climate change? Species loss? Ocean pollution? Enviromental refugees? That young people don’t get out into nature anymore? Or something else? Don’t bottle it up inside [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, November 9
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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That’s not lice causing that scratching on your head (at least, we hope not) — it’s just a lot of head scratchers in today’s hot green news roundup. Stop the itch of curiosity right here! Now here’s a question that’s been keeping millions up at night! Which is greener: Going into the refrigerator for a [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: White Sands National Monument
Written by Robert Lalasz | November 6th, 2009
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No, this isn’t a very good photo, is it? That’s probably because it’s an insanely good photo! Take a deep breath…and fall into White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, courtesy of Lightchaser/Flicker and shared through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group. Check out all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images, submitted to the Conservancy’s [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, November 6
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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U.S. fish stocks defecting to Canada? We can just see it now on Lou Dobbs Tonight…but remember where you heard it first — Cool, Green, Morning. Have a great weekend! Seems fishy, but overall U.S. water consumption has declined in the past 25 years — despite a growing population and increasing water use. Huh? Tina [...]
What’s the Role of Science for Advocacy?
Written by Rob McDonald | November 5th, 2009
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As the “energy sprawl” idea has been discussed and debated in the media, I (one of the paper’s co-authors) have grown a thick skin against criticism. Perhaps the harshest piece of invective, however, still bothers me: the criticism by Matt Wasson in the Huffington Post. The factual criticisms Matt makes aren’t that troublesome to me, [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, November 5
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Things are looking up today — climate talks are reportedly going well, America beats the world in geothermal R&D, and great white sharks now have their very own singles bar. Ain’t life Cool? How are things in Barcelona (aside from the shocking underperformance of its namesake soccer team this year)? For the climate talks now [...]
From Long Island to the Solomon Islands, Communities Tackle Climate Change
Written by Karen Foerstel | November 4th, 2009
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As UN negotiators from around the world gather in Barcelona this week to continue hammering out a global climate deal, the question of emissions reduction targets has grabbed center stage in the press. But even if all countries stopped emitting greenhouse gas pollution today, the impacts of climate change will be felt for years to [...]
Ecotourism: Green Problem or Green Solution?
Written by Matt Miller |
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Ecotourism is often presented as the savior for wildlife and wild places — providing local communities with financial incentives to preserve nature while also reducing poaching and development pressure. But, lately, others question whether rich Westerners jetting around the world really help much at all: They disturb animals, create demands for new development and only [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, November 4
Written by Nicole Levins |
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This edition of Cool Green Morning is all about bringing people together, like Glenn Beck and PETA, who are bonding over their mutual dislike of Al Gore’s diet. Or German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who’s encouraging the U.S. to team up with Europe to fight climate change. Read on for more heart-warming tales of love and [...]
What Do the Olympics Mean for Rio’s Environment?
Written by David Cleary | November 3rd, 2009
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Naturally we in the Cidade Maravilhosa are delighted to have beaten out the Windy City and snatched the 2016 Olympics from under the nose of the not-quite-glamorous-enough First Couple of the United States: even Obama can’t compete with Copacabana when it comes to wowing Olympic committees. But now that the cheering has died down along [...]
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