February, 2010
Rivers Are To Singing as Climate Change Is To Drinking
Written by Chrissy Schwinn | February 15th, 2010
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Climate change will affect much more than nature and your livelihood — it’s going to change the names of some of our favorite drinks. Chrissy Schwinn investigates.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, February 15
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Strange fish, futuristic histories, and a debunking of the Gaia hypothesis — just part of another 5 green daily stories you shouldn’t miss:
- Watch first-ever video of the strange and ginormous oarfish in its natural, deep-ocean setting. (BBC Earth News)
- Every one of the United States gets two senators. Is that why the country lags on better environmental policy? (CleanTechnica)
- Read a new history of the climate wars — from the perspective of the year 2210. (Dot Earth)
- Arizona pulls out of cap-and-trade — does that mean California has to, too? (The Vine)
- Is life on earth inherently self-destructive? Welcome to the Medea Hypothesis — the opposite of the Gaia hypothesis. (Bright Green Blog)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, February 12
Written by Robert Lalasz | February 12th, 2010
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Yes, yes, it’s Valentine’s weekend — calm down, don’t pull a muscle, and take a minute before your bacchanal begins to embrace Friday’s hottest green news. (You will need something to talk about at some point, right?)
- The team investigating those Climategate emails defends itself against charges it lacks independence. (Climate Feedback)
- Call it the E.U. effect: European forests are becoming more biodiverse — but more like each other, too…huh? (Conservation Maven)
- Zoom, zoom: Ford introduces an all-electric truck. (EcoGeek)
- The latest in organic? How about tobacco? (Eat. Drink. Better.)
- A zero-carbon underground home for a British soccer star. (Inhabitat)
Nature Photo of the Week: Plitvice Lake
Written by Margaret Southern | February 11th, 2010
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For many of us on the U.S. East Coast, ice has been a familiar image in the last few weeks. But the landscape outside my window doesn’t look nearly as beautiful as Croatia’s Plitvice Lake. This image was taken by Flickr user galyzin and shared through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group. Check out all The Nature [...]
My Top 10 Water Songs: The Unheralded (and Mostly Texas) Edition
Written by Clay Carrington |
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The search for the top 10 H2O-themed songs continues as Clay Carrington gives us his favorite watery tunes…most from Texas, some not. Have you heard any of these?
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, February 11
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Round ‘em up… the top 5 green news stories online are ready and waiting for you:
- Do big storms like “Snowpocalypse” support the arguments of climate change believers or non-believers? (NY Times)
- Yes, it’s true, just as you suspected: the suburban cul-de-sac is bad for the environment. (The Vine)
- Want to take your kids birding but don’t know how to start? Preview this new guide offering tips and advice. (BirdFreak)
- How is the U.S. agricultural system destroying one of our most important fisheries? (Grist)
- Climate change is throwing ecosystems out of whack…a new study shows that prey are adapting faster than predators. (Conservation Journal Watch)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 10
Written by Nicole Levins | February 10th, 2010
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We’re experiencing whiteout conditions here in Cool Green Morning land, so let’s break it up with a nice chunk of green:
- Unexpected effect of climate change: more fragrant roses, which is actually not good for anyone, not just people with allergies. (Treehugger)
- China released its first pollution census, an effort that took two years and a whole lot of manpower. (AP, via Yahoo! Green)
- Too much of a good thing? Aggressive recycling and composting in Berkeley, CA has left the city with a $4 million budget deficit. (SFGate)
- Your favorite green companies might not be as green as you think they are, according to a new report. (GreenBiz)
- Introduced to Congress last week: a bill that would install 10 million solar roofs and 200,000 solar water heaters in American homes over the next 10 years (if it’s passed, of course). (EcoGeek)
The List: Who’s Willing to Act on Climate Change
Written by Chrissy Schwinn |
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Which web page is most watched by the international climate change community? A simple but growing list of country pledges to limit emissions, says Chrissy Schwinn.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, February 9
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 9th, 2010
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Green your morning with the top 5 enviro-news stories online:
- The pika has gone from being the animal most vulnerable to climate change in the United States to not being threatened at all… what happened? (Green Inc.)
- Has the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) been sloppy with its science? (NY Times)
- No more greenwashing says the FTC… companies will need to start making eco-claims that are truly meaningful. (The Vine)
- Check out this clip from a new ocean film featuring the White Shark Cafe, a favorite hang-out of great white sharks. (Treehugger)
- If you live in the Windy City, you can now charge your electric car at a station powered by… wind, of course. (EcoGeek)
Honey, I Just Don’t Think You’re Green Enough
Written by Margaret Southern |
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What happens when couples and families disagree over how much to “go green”? Margaret Southern says the line between advice and nagging can be very, very thin.
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