May, 2010
Collecting Data Before the Oil Spill Hits Shores
Written by Bryan Piazza | May 21st, 2010
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Before the oil spill hits Gulf Coast shorelines hard, there’s scientific data to be collected on coastal ecosystems. Conservancy scientist Bryan Piazza tells us why that’s crucial to any restoration efforts.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, May 21
Written by Nicole Levins |
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Happy Bike-to-Work Day! Reward yourself for a ride well done with these five green links:
- The EPA orders BP to use a less-toxic oil dispersant in the Gulf. (Wired)
- If you have to drive (and a lot of us do), here’s what you can do to lessen your CARbon impact. (Sorry, that was terrible.) (Ask Umbra)
- A new report says that if the climate bill passes, it’ll create a decent number of jobs– about 200,000 a year from 2011-2020. (Green)
- Climate change is messing with weeds in Australia, which could be both/either good and/or bad for farmers, gardeners and ecosystems. (Treehugger)
- The world’s oceans have gotten significantly warmer since 1993, according to a new study. (YaleE360)
Nature Photo of the Week: Pick a Color
Written by Margaret Southern |
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Did someone bring a paint-by-numbers kit to this landscape? This colorful shot of Dinosaur National Park was taken by Flickr user Frank_Sturgell_Photography 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.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, May 20
Written by Nicole Levins | May 20th, 2010
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Get your fix, green news junkies:
- New NASA images (from space!) show that oil from the Gulf spill is forming a “trail” 20 kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers long. (Mongabay)
- Birds don’t like organic seeds. (Green)
- Representative Edward Markey demanded that BP broadcast live video from the source of the spill– and they’re actually going to do it. (Huffington Post)
- Increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere don’t just mess with the climate– new research says they could also affect the nutritional value of the world’s crops. (EcoGeek)
- Tar balls are showing up in Florida…but they’re not from the Gulf oil spill. (The Daily Green)
James Cameron, Celebrity and How Not to Save the Amazon
Written by David Cleary |
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How can celebrities productively engage a cause? One case study how not to do it: James Cameron’s recent protests in Brazil against a proposed new dam there, says the Conservancy’s David Cleary.
An Historic Coalition on Climate Change Legislation
Written by Bob Bendick | May 19th, 2010
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What’s the American Power Act? A bill that could kick-start a new clean energy industry — and make the United States a global leader against climate change, says the Conservancy’s Bob Bendick.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, May 19
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Green, green, green, with a side of green and topped with a green maraschino cherry. Dig in!
- Good news: South Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons unlikely to spread past…south Florida. Bad news: So you live in south Florida… (Conservation Maven)
- Kudzu and ozone: No, it’s not the name of a new cosmopolitan. (Journal Watch Online)
- What’s it going to take to fix the world’s fisheries? Not that much money, says UNEP. (Blogfish)
- Now here’s a really bad oil spill — that’s been going on for 50 years. (The Vine)
- Living wall tiles — you know you’ve always wanted some. (Jetson Green)
Knock On Wood: Follow the Nesting Woodpeckers
Written by Margaret Southern | May 18th, 2010
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Can 5 mating pairs of red-cockaded woodpeckers find true love and raise healthy families on our Disney Wilderness Preserve? You’ve just got to follow our nature reality blog on them…
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 18
Written by Nicole Levins |
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We scoured the internet for the day’s best green news so you don’t have to… but you still can, if you want.
- The world is getting hotter and hotter everywhere except Chicago. (dotEarth)
- Obama wants to get to the bottom of the oil spill, but not literally– he’s setting up a presidential commission to figure out what the heck happened. (Grist)
- Look at all the cool new species researchers just discovered in Indonesia’s Foja Mountains! (Mongabay)
- So this is kind of weird, but also awesome: scientists have devised a way to recycle cigarette butts. (Journal Watch Online)
- Dancing baby corals are real, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. (Treehugger)
Stopping Deforestation on the Amazonian Frontier
Written by Jonathan Hoekstra |
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How do you transform a Brazilian municipality from a lawless hotspot of deforestation into a leader in Amazon conservation? It’s complicated — but the Conservancy’s helped make it happen, says Jonathan Hoekstra.
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