February, 2010
Has ‘Climategate’ Affected Your Trust in Science?
Written by Robert Lalasz | February 8th, 2010
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Have recent revelations about email dustups and some unsupported claims regarding climate change shaken your confidence in science as a whole? Or are these just anomalies and human failings, and your trust in science still strong? Let us know — leave a comment below.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, February 8
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Got whiteout where you are? Green up with the 5 most interesting links of today’s eco-news:
- Which green theme disappeared from this year’s Super Bowl ads? (Triple Pundit)
- India will now track every tiger death in that country online. (Mongabay)
- Is it silly for Americans to worry about a green-tech race with China? (Yale Environment 360)
- Matthew McDermott reviews the latest bad news about Arctic sea ice. (Treehugger)
- Why growing city populations = more deforestation. (Journal Watch Online)
Fighting Climate Change is a Business Model
Written by Dave Connell |
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As governments struggle to solve the climate change crisis, who’s stepping up? Businesses like Google and Bell Labs, writes our green tech blogger Dave Connell.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, February 5
Written by Robert Lalasz | February 5th, 2010
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The best eco-news that springeth green — every weekday morning right here. Like this:
- Palm oil plantations are forests — who could think that? Try a big European government thingy. (Mongabay)
- Wind power capacity grew 31 percent worldwide in 2009 — but guess where it doubled? (CleanTechnica)
- Why are fungi the answer to nearly everything…including safe disposal of BPA-containing plastic? (EcoGeek)
- Eco cabins for Boy Scouts? (Jetson Green)
- Why did the bird grow pointier wings to avoid deforestation? (Journal Watch Online)
Nature Photo of the Week: A Running Start
Written by Margaret Southern |
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Is this Marbled Godwit running a race? It sure looks like it in this perfectly timed photo taken by Flickr user BeachWalker2008 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.
‘Thermal Wimps’: Florida Cold Snap Freezes Corals to Death
Written by Meaghan Johnson | February 4th, 2010
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January’s cold snap froze some coral reefs off Florida’s coast. Conservancy marine scientist Meaghan Johnson dove to survey the damage…and tells us what it means for reef resilience.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, February 4
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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It’s cool, it’s green, it’s just what the doctor ordered: the top 5 green news links of the day:
- Is feeding 9 billion people by 2050 an impossible task, or one we — and planet Earth — are up to? (The Vine)
- Another story of how competition helps change human behavior: one company is reducing truck idling time by posting those hours in the staff breakroom. (Marc Gunther)
- Hawaii is on target to get 40 percent of its electric power from renewables by 2030… good news for the state most dependent on foreign oil. (Christian Science Monitor)
- It’s not just about agricultural run-off… household pesticides are finding their way into rivers in California. (NY Times)
- HDTV (the U.S.), cars instead of bikes (China), fast-food proliferation (India)…six trends happening world-wide that are NOT good for the planet. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 3
Written by Nicole Levins | February 3rd, 2010
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Start your day in the coolest, greenest way possible… no, seriously, put down the lime-flavored Jell-O and dive into these great stories:
- Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Replace your home appliances with more energy-efficient models, and reap the benefits of “Cash for Refrigerators.” (Yahoo! Green)
- California steps up its greenhouse-gas-fighting game with the installation of monitoring devices that will measure local emissions. (New York Times)
- Is climate change responsible for larger, more extreme ocean waves in the Pacific Northwest? (Scientific American)
- Obama’s FY 2011 budget reserves a large chunk of green for green jobs. (Mother Nature Network)
- Recycling office paper by turning it into…toilet paper? (Treehugger)
A River of Song: Channeling My Top 10 Tunes
Written by Jeff Opperman |
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Rivers have generated more songs than any other habitat. Jeff Opperman offers his top 10 list — what are your favorites?
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, February 2
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 2nd, 2010
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Six more weeks of winter, according to Punxsutawney Phil!? At least you have a daily dose of the best green news links online to keep you warm:
- Trees in Eastern forests are adapting to climate change by growing faster. (NY Times)
- The deadline for the Copenhagen Accord came… and went. See who submitted their plans. (The Vine)
- Orcas are making a comeback in the Northwest, with the help of 6 new babies. (Christian Science Monitor)
- That idea to paint roofs white in order to reduce energy use? Not gonna work, says a new study. (Conservation Journal Watch)
- The blobfish — perhaps the world’s ugliest creature — faces extinction from bottom trawling. (Extinction Countdown)
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