June, 2010
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 30
Written by Robert Lalasz | June 30th, 2010
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Mon dieu — 2010 is already half over? Here’s to MUCH better green news for the second half [insert clink of glasses of your favorite organic drink here]:
- Ever console someone after a fight? Turns out ravens do that, too. (Living the Scientific Life)
- German airports now using bees to detect nearby air quality. (Treehugger)
- Ford Motors now using ecofoam to build its cars. (GreenBiz)
- The Energy Collective ‘s top 10 myths on climate policy. (DotEarth)
- It just had to have one, too: Antarctica now has its own garbage gyre. (EcoGeek)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, June 29
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 29th, 2010
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In today’s top 5 green news links: the combined efforts of dogs, honey bees and fig trees could save us.
- One outcome of the oil spill: the future will be full of Avatar Environmentalists. (Green Biz)
- This beats a celebrity sighting at LAX: German airports are using honey bees to monitor air quaility. (The New York Times)
- Need proof that canines are a superior species? Researchers have found that dogs are better at finding invasive plants than people. (Conservation Journal Watch)
- Plant a fig tree in Borneo and save an endangered species — could it be that easy? (Mongabay)
- And… Andy Revkin rounds up more carbon songs. (Dot Earth)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, June 28
Written by Robert Lalasz | June 28th, 2010
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Hope despite oil spills, green fire hydrants, and famous bloggers singing carbon songs. Good morning!
- Why you shouldn’t be overwhelmed by the oil spill. (Grist)
- Dave Roberts of Grist starts a debate on cap-and-trade. (Grist)
- The fire hydrant of the future — it’s eco-smart! (But you’ll have to paint it red.) (CleanTechnica)
- Study says: National parks are choking on pollution. (Conservation Maven)
- Ladies and gentlemen, Andy Revkin singing his original hit, “Liberated Carbon.” (Dot Earth)
The Prowling Hour: Encounters with Lions in Kenya
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Our lead scientist Sanjayan has an extraordinary encounter with wildlife in a previously unexplored area of Kenya — read about why he was there.
Nature Photo of the Week: Pelican Flight
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 25th, 2010
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Magical shot of a brown pelican in flight in Florida! Thanks to flickr user snoopydoobiedog for submitting this great photo to 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, June 25
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Road kill, sleep masks, Margaret Thatcher — just another wild ride here on the best green news roundup this side of Pluto:
- Will Senate Democrats “go for it” on the climate bill? (Dave Roberts/Grist)
- Looking for an organic sleep mask? (Tip: First, take off the one you’re now wearing.) (Mother Nature Network)
- What makes a species more susceptible to becoming road kill? (Yes, proximity to a road, very funny.) (Conservation Maven)
- Are you a journalist with a question about climate change? Here’s the 411. (Dot Earth)
- Is Maggie Thatcher really the saint of climate change denial? (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, June 24
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 24th, 2010
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Step right up for the top 5 coolest, greenest links around:
- If you’ve already conquered the 100-mile diet, now try the 150-mile wardrobe. (Treehugger)
- Monsanto versus alfalfa farmers – who won? (Grist)
- Concord, MA: home to Walden Pond and the country’s first ban on the sale of bottled water. (The New York Times)
- The departing UN chief climate negotiator says he’s still optimistic. (Yale Environment 360)
- Will removing a ban on commercial fishing spell doomsday for abalone in South Africa? (Extinction Countdown)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 23
Written by Nicole Levins | June 23rd, 2010
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A little light(ish) reading to start your day:
- Here are some really terrible things that could happen in the Gulf of Mexico, thanks to the oil spill. (Treehugger)
- In as little as five years, Europe could be reaping the solar-power-benefits of the Saharan sun. (EcoGeek)
- An EPA official says that oil dispersant is helping to tame the Gulf oil spill. (Green)
- California’s climate law might be in trouble, and the Governator is none too pleased. (Grist)
- A Georgia representative thinks that clean energy legislation might actually kill people. Okay then. (Climate Progress)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, June 22
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 22nd, 2010
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5 cool green links you don’t want to miss:
- $1.8 million… that’s how much was raised in last night’s celebrity telethon to help the Gulf. (CNN)
- What will the oil spill mean for life at the very bottom of the ocean? (The New York Times)
- A scientific look at climate scientists finds that they do indeed agree about global warming. (Green)
- Warning, potty humor ahead: how can whale poop help fight climate change? (Conservation Journal Watch)
- Is the Internet as much of an energy hog as we think? (Treehugger)
Gulf Oil Spill: Building the Ark of Recovery
Written by Bill Finch | June 21st, 2010
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We could end this decade with richer natural systems in the Gulf of Mexico than we began it — if we act now to kick-start the recovery of life, says the Conservancy’s Bill Finch.
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