January, 2010
Apple and Google, Set to Bring the (e)Waste
Written by Dave Connell | January 18th, 2010
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Apple and Google are at war — and the environmental consequences could be devastating, says our green tech blogger Dave Connell.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, January 18
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Happy MLK Day to those of you in the United States! 5 hot green links below from the world of green:
- Is raising Pacific salmon in closed pens on land sustainable? (Yale Environment 360)
- R.I.P. Environmental Capital — one of the best green business blogs around (Wall Street Journal)
- Portraits of Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth and others…made from trash. (Treehugger)
- Who’s the world leader in science? It soon might not be the United States. (The Great Beyond)
- Why the UK is reintroducing four species of threatened insects. (Mongabay)
A Hippo in…Australia?
Written by Matt Miller |
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A pygmy hippo — a native of Africa — shot in Australia? The Nature Conservancy’s Matt Miller says it’s true — and an example of a brave new world.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, January 15
Written by Nicole Levins | January 15th, 2010
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Happy Friday! Nothing gets you in the celebratory weekend spirit quite like five cool green links, right?
- Good news! International efforts to combat climate change helped us earn us an extra minute of pre-doom on the Doomsday Clock. (DotEarth)
- Scientists discover a wealth of new species, including “glass” frogs and snail-sucking snakes, in the threatened rainforests of Ecuador. (Guardian Eco)
- Pope Benedict XVI: climate advocate? (Mother Nature Network)
- An ice shelf the size of Rhode Island totally disintegrated in just 24 hours. (The Daily Green)
- Here are seven tasks that you probably think require paper towels, but actually don’t. (Planet Green)
Nature Photo of the Week: Zebras
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Nice mohawk! This great photo of zebras in Africa was taken by Flickr user savetrev 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 Flickr group by people like you — at my.nature.org.
The Great Urbanization and What it Means for Nature: Part 2
Written by Rob McDonald | January 14th, 2010
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We’re an urban species for the first time in history. How is our language about nature shifting as a result…and how are we going to talk to urbanites about conservation?
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 14
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Your daily dose of the 5 coolest and greenest news links online is ready and waiting:
- It’s a dream-world of magic… Obama’s green-energy revolution, that is. (Foreign Policy)
- Why does Apple keep resisting shareholder requests to report on emissions? (Environmental Leader)
- Endangered jaguars will now get habitat protection under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (NY Times)
- “Carbon tax” versus “carbon offset” — same policy, different name. So does using the “t-word” matter? (The Vine)
- Is that fish an ENFP or ISFJ? Personality testing of mosquito fish reveals clues about why they like to invade new territory. (Conservation Journal Watch)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 13
Written by Nicole Levins | January 13th, 2010
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The following five links are guaranteed to add a significant chunk of “cool” and “green” to your Wednesday morning:
- EPA leader Lisa Jackson lists the agency’s priorities for 2010; tackling climate change is still way up there. (Treehugger)
- Who really needs a carbon market? Here’s a compelling argument for “everyone.” (Environmental Leader)
- A new study concludes that governments, not consumers, should be responsible for identifying and supporting sustainable fisheries. (New Scientist)
- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says public lands will no longer serve as a “candy store” for oil and gas companies. (New York Times)
- Electric cars dominate Detroit’s North American International Auto Show. (EcoGeek)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 12
Written by Robert Lalasz | January 12th, 2010
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5. Great. Green. Stories. Online. Now. Below. Read.
- Why is “Mr. Global Warming” getting a little hot under the collar? (Climate Feedback)
- A leading climate scientist calls on his peers to help delink one-off extreme temperatures from climate change. (Dot Earth)
- A sponge-like glass could revolutionize groundwater pollution cleanup. (EcoGeek)
- The top 9 viral videos of the enviro movement. (Ecopolitology)
- Why we can’t just eat all those Asian carp that are threatening the Great Lakes. (The Vine)
Rusty Blackbird: The Squeaky Bird Gets the Grease?
Written by Dave Mehlman | January 11th, 2010
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Rusty Blackbirds are declining in population for unknown reasons. But Conservancy migratory bird expert Dave Mehlman says there’s a way you can help.
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