May, 2010
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 11
Written by Nicole Levins | May 11th, 2010
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The day’s best green news… Read it. Love it. Share it with a friend.
- Get the latest on the Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate bill. (Grist)
- Finally, an answer to the question that’s been keeping us all up at night: how environmentally friendly are 3-D glasses? (Guardian Eco)
- Sounds like the bar is set pretty low for oil-spill-cleanup-success. (The Vine)
- One woman is on a mission to wipe out the Pacific “garbage patch.” (Christian Science Monitor)
- Where do old appliances go after they die? They actually have several afterlife options. (Scientific American)
The Risks of Moving to the Frontier for Hydrocarbons
Written by Bob Bendick | May 10th, 2010
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The Gulf oil spill is a consequence of the world’s push to extract hydrocarbons from increasingly more difficult and expensive places — and a sign we should be diversifying our energy supplies.
Alabama: What This Spill Could Do to Coastal Marshes
Written by Bill Finch |
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The Conservancy’s Bill Finch says the Gulf Coast’s marsh grass is one of nature’s most efficient traps — making it especially vulnerable to this oil spill.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, May 10
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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What we’re all reading while waiting for our next Gulf oil spill updates:
- Google Maps maps the Gulf oil spill over your neighborhood. (CleanTechnica)
- Why does image matter for climate change? (Dot Earth)
- What you should consider when choosing a flagship species for conservation (like, oh, just hypothetically, a panda). (Conservation Maven)
- China energy snapshot: Nuclear and hydropower down, coal, oil and wind up (Green)
- Here’s a new online mag “with a vision to redefine the modern environmentalist.” (Carbon Insights)
Alabama Gulf: Having Great Data, Making Hard Choices
Written by Robert Lalasz | May 8th, 2010
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Get the latest from Alabama’s Gulf Coast on preparations for the oil spill — and find out why the Conservancy’s oyster reef projects could be key to habitat restoration after oil spills.
The Gulf: ‘A Narrow Window for Action’
Written by Mark Tercek |
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The world is watching the Gulf of Mexico, says Conservancy President and CEO Mark Tercek — but will we all take advantage of this moment to act for clean energy and region-wide conservation?
How to Start Birding: 4 Easy Steps
Written by Timothy Boucher | May 7th, 2010
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Saturday was International Migratory Bird Day — but if you missed it, or if you’re a birding novice, Conservancy scientist Tim Boucher gives you a pain-free plan to start your life list.
Seeing the Oil: A First-Hand Report
Written by Mark Tercek |
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Mark Tercek, the Conservancy’s president and CEO, flew over the Gulf oil spill Thursday — and reports that its size and potential damage to nature overwhelmed him.
Nature Photo of the Week: Fire in the Hole
Written by Margaret Southern |
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Talk about flower power! This colorful flower close-up was taken by Flickr user Light Echoes 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: Friday, May 7
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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A brief respite from the oil slick — 5 actually uplifting green stories, picked fresh from the Internet meadow:
- What’s it like to sail a boat made of recycled plastic bottles across the Pacific? (Green)
- Will the development of green tech obey Moore’s Law? (Green Tech)
- The UK elects its first Green Party member of Parliament. (Treehugger)
- Just 5 minutes of exercise in nature boosts your mood big time (podcast fr. 60-Second Science)
- The world’s biggest beaver dam — you can see it from space (The Telegraph; HT Blogfish)
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