December, 2009
Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: Sacred Lagoon, A Magical Place
Written by Alison Green | December 23rd, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition.) This afternoon we went looking for a place that local villagers had [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 23
Written by Nicole Levins |
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These five links are guaranteed to get you in the green holiday spirit: The Pope’s Christmas wish: For you to stop buying so much (Planet Green). The Conservancy’s very own Steve Long explores the eco-friendliness of Christmas trees (Marketwatch/WSJ). The world’s 20 largest postal services are teaming up to lower their carbon footprints, hopefully lessening [...]
Real-Life Vampires and Other Unpleasant Nature
Written by Matt Miller | December 22nd, 2009
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Sometimes nature is ugly, annoying or even scary, writes Matt Miller. Isn’t it wrong for conservationists to cover that up?
Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: A Close Encounter with a Dugong
Written by Alison Green | December 21st, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition.) Marine mammals such as whales and dolphins are quite common in Raja [...]
Stop ‘Going Green’ to Save the Planet?
Written by Margaret Southern |
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A recent Washington Post article said personal green actions are getting in the way of mass political greening. Pshaw, says our green-living blogger.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, December 21
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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The darkest day of the year — here are five hot green links from this morning to light the way: A Christmas tree made from 1,000 beer bottles in Shanghai (Inhabitat) Interesting map of Northern Hemisphere CO2 emissions trends and national pledges to cut those emissions (AP Climate Pool; hat tip: Clean Technica). Is the [...]
The Latest from Copenhagen
Written by Dave Connell | December 20th, 2009
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Nature Conservancy policy analysts and scientists are at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen for the next two weeks — and are reporting the latest developments here on Cool Green Science. Click through and then scroll down to read these late-breaking reports and more: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 12:55 PM: Copenhagen Accord Results in a [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: History in the Making?
Written by Darci Palmquist | December 18th, 2009
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This fabulous photo of Hubbard Glacier was taken by Flickr user Alan Vernon and shared through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group. Hubbard is interesting: unlike most glaciers today, it’s actually advancing rather than retreating. Which means it could meet the land (to the right in the photo) and create the largest glacier-dammed lake in North America. Check out [...]
Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: The Beauty of Cooperation
Written by Alison Green |
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(Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition.) While I’m here in Raja Ampat, I’ve been learning more about the [...]
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