April, 2010
Toward 21st Century Conservation: The White House Conservation Conference
Written by Bob Bendick | April 17th, 2010
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A recent White House conference holds great promise for a new conservation approach — but making it work will require commitment, cooperation and adequate funds.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 16
Written by Robert Lalasz | April 16th, 2010
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How do you take this nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile? Cool Green Morning — the Mary Tyler Moore of green news roundups!
- Raw pig manure → crude oil? Now possible. Thank your local hog. (CleanTechnica)
- A hyperlocal pattern emerges in the geopolitics of climate change — will the United States be left behind? (Solve Climate)
- Could huge solar-powered dirigibles be the new cargo ships? Oh, the humanity! (CleanTechnica)
- Lax zoo security = exploding new invasive species populations in Europe. (Conservation Maven)
- This just in: Climategate was overblown. (The Vine)
Nature Photo of the Week: Elephants at Water Hole
Written by Margaret Southern |
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It’s dinner time at the watering hole hotspot! Flickr user buddy4344 snapped this group of elephants at Chobe National Park in Botswana and shared the photo 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 [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, April 15
Written by Nicole Levins | April 15th, 2010
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We can’t help with your tax problems, but we can help you with that whole “needing the day’s best green news” thing:
- Watch our lead scientist Sanjayan talk about northern white rhinos on this morning’s The Today Show. (MSNBC.com)
- Major League Baseball kicks off a major conservation and greenhouse-gas reduction program. (CleanTechnica)
- What happens if California’s climate law gets put on hold? (Grist)
- The GOP might be interested in getting on board with energy reform. That would be nice. (Treehugger)
- A new movement encourages pharmaceutical companies to make drugs that are just as safe for the environment as they are for people. (YaleE360)
Insurance. Grasslands. What Could They Have in Common?
Written by Eddie Game |
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An insurance scheme in northern Kenya protects traditional herders there against drought. But including grassbanks might make it even better, says the Conservancy’s Eddie Game.
Saving the Great Outdoors from the Grass Roots Up
Written by Bob Bendick | April 14th, 2010
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Last Friday’s White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors featured a new generation that’s taking conservation into its own hands, says the Conservancy’s Bob Bendick.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 14
Written by Nicole Levins |
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What’s cool and green and read all over? Well, duh:
- Is this real life? A three-story building made of recycled plastic bottles was just unveiled in Taiwan. (Treehugger)
- Just how green are Obama’s rumored picks for the Supreme Court? (Grist)
- A new study finds that Canada’s Devon Island ice cap is melting way, way too fast. (LA Times Greenspace)
- Apparently, going paperless might not always be the greenest option. (GreenBiz)
- Bikes are just as important as cars, says US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (Ensue backlash.) (Huffington Post Green)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, April 13
Written by Nicole Levins | April 13th, 2010
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Read on to get your fill of the day’s coolest, greenest news:
- Americans’ priorities, according to a new poll: me first, the planet later. (GreenBiz)
- In Madagascar, researchers rediscovered a species of dwarf lemur not seen in 100 years. (Scientific American)
- Possibly the next great development in solar power: paint. (CleanTechnica)
- A new study says that southern U.S. states could use a little more energy-efficiency. (Green Inc.)
- That coal-carrying ship that crashed into the Great Barrier Reef about a week ago left a two-mile scar– and the damage could take 20 years to repair. (Treehugger)
Do You Know What a Radish Looks Like?
Written by Margaret Southern |
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Eating fruits and vegetables isn’t just good for you — it’s good for the environment, too. But too many people don’t know what plant food looks like, says our green blogger Margaret Southern.
Get Your Kite On!
Written by Dave Mehlman | April 12th, 2010
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Kites are one of the coolest native raptors in North America — and now you can help directly in their conservation, says Conservancy migratory bird specialist Dave Mehlman.
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