April, 2010
Cool Green Morning: Monday, April 12
Written by Robert Lalasz | April 12th, 2010
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Ponder Earth Day’s meaning, learn more about sea-level rise, read about our new conservation atlas…and then make a book of your own. Cool Green Morning: We give you a whole day’s worth of activities, every weekday…
- Can Earth Day ever become a deep movement? (Yale Environment 360)
- The Washington Post touts The Nature Conservancy and University of California Press’s new Conservation Atlas (Washington Post)
- How much could sea levels rise by 2010? Two views. (Climate Feedback)
- A new study examines three decades of Conservancy-led conservation easements — and how they’ve changed for the better. (Conservation Maven)
- How to make books out of recycled trash. (Crafting a Green World)
Nature Photo of the Week: Majestic Flight
Written by Margaret Southern | April 9th, 2010
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Despite the Snowy Owl’s 50 to 65-inch wingspan, Flickr user newfoundlander61 was able to fit this bird’s flight all in one frame. This photo was taken on Amherst Island, Ontario, 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 [...]
Washington as Symbol, Washington as City
Written by Rob McDonald |
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A proposed dedicated bus land for Washington, DC’s infamous K Street is shot down — another example of the real city living in the shadow of its symbolism, says Rob McDonald.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 9
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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I don’t know what to say about this morning’s hot 5 green links. You’re just going to have to shake your head in amazement for yourself:
- John Deere’s support of climate and energy legislation is the target of TV attack ads. (CleanTechnica)
- Wildlife-friendly oil palm plantations? Not so wildlife-friendly, says a new study. (Conservation Maven)
- Another cheery new study: Millions of Australian reptiles fall into abandoned mine shafts every year (and don’t get out). (Conservation Maven)
- Can the climate crisis be rebranded? (As “Energy Quest”?) (Triple Pundit)
- A dwarf lemur is rediscovered…100 years after it was last spotted. (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, April 8
Written by Nicole Levins | April 8th, 2010
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Read on for the day’s coolest and greenest news:
- Hey, did you hear? The Nature Conservancy’s releasing The Atlas of Global Conservation on Earth Day. (YaleE360)
- In less than 40 years, forests in the eastern U.S. declined by 4.1 percent, says a new study. (Mongabay)
- Measuring a company’s water footprint isn’t as easy as it probably should be. (Green Inc.)
- Since 1990, fishing gear’s been responsible for the accidental deaths of around 8 million sea turtles. (Journal Watch Online)
- A coal-carrying ship traveling through a marine protected area (!) runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef, and the crew thinks it’s no big deal. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 7
Written by Nicole Levins | April 7th, 2010
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The latest in green news, from laundry detergent to dragons… Today’s Cool Green Morning is certainly not lacking in variety:
- Researchers discovered a new species– a fruit-eating dragon– in a highly populated, deforested area in the Philippines. (Mongabay)
- A new trend in going green: giving up traditional laundry and dish-washing detergent. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Why closing state parks isn’t the answer to a budget crisis. (The Daily Green)
- Migratory birds adapt to climate change by sticking closer to home. (Wired)
- A new report finds that U.S. streams and rivers are getting a lot warmer. (YaleE360)
Get in Gear for Spring Biking Season, Part 1: New Routes
Written by Margaret Southern |
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Google Maps now gives you directions “by bike” — and green blogger Margaret Southern says they’re shockingly good.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, April 6
Written by Nicole Levins | April 6th, 2010
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Hey, don’t doctors recommend you get at least five servings of greens per day? Well, if green news counts, we’ve got you covered right here:
- One potential way to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes: pelicans. (Treehugger)
- Ray LaHood, U.S. secretary of transportation, says Americans want alternatives to driving, like walking and biking– and that new transportation policies will reflect that. (Green Inc.)
- One volunteer is responsible for planting thousands of trees over 30 years in not-so-leafy San Francisco. (Christian Science Monitor)
- A new study indicates that we might want to start taking offshore wind energy seriously. (Wired)
- The jury’s still out on whether health care reform will lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. (CleanTechnica)
And Eaglets Make Four
Written by Peter Sharpe | April 5th, 2010
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Two bald eaglets have hatched on the Conservancy’s Santa Cruz Island preserve in California! Learn more and watch the action with a live nest cam.
Where Have All The Naturalists Gone?
Written by Matt Miller |
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It’s fashionable now for conservationists to diss naturalists as caring about wildlife more than people. Time to give that contempt a rethink, says the Conservancy’s Matt Miller.
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