September, 2010
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, September 23
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 23rd, 2010
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It’s a watery, biodiverse world here at Cool Green Morning:
- Conservancy scientist Sanjayan talks water funds at the Clinton Global Initiative. (Treehugger)
- What does the “hockey stick” graph for climate change mean? Read the last sentence of this post. (Green)
- A massive wetland restoration in Florida isn’t going quite as planned. (Conservation Journal Watch)
- Solar stoves, rocket stoves…what’s the truth about cleaner cooking options for people in poor nations? (Dot Earth)
- 2010 is the “International Year of Biodiversity“–dive into the topic with these 16 expert commentaries. (Mongabay)
Speak Up for Nature! Send a Message to President Obama
Written by Mark Tercek | September 22nd, 2010
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We want 1 million Americans to share their ideas on protecting the places they love. The Conservancy’s president and CEO Mark Tercek explains how you can make a difference.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, September 22
Written by Nicole Levins |
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Your daily dose of green, served with a small side of cute:
- A baby snow leopard was caught on film for the very first time. Everybody say “awww…” (Treehugger)
- Want to figure out how much electricity a wind turbine in your backyard could produce? Naturally, there’s an app for that. (CleanTechnica)
- This cute little fish is actually an officer for the water-usage police. (Grist)
- A bipartisan bill on renewable energy hit the Senate floor yesterday. Does it have a shot of passing? (Green)
- Even deep, cool ocean waters are feeling the heat from climate change. (YaleE360)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, September 21
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 21st, 2010
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Stop right here for your daily cool green news fix:
- Is global warming in need of a brand makeover? (Green)
- Scientists fear a massive coral bleaching event is unfolding across the globe. (The New York Times)
- Do ecotourists talk too much? According to tropical birds, yes. (Conservation Journal Watch)
- A rare “unicorn” was found recently in Laos. (Extinction Countdown)
- Half a million people are urging Facebook to un-friend coal. (Ecopolitology)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, September 20
Written by Nicole Levins | September 20th, 2010
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The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the news is green:
- Gibbons– they’re fast, acrobatic, pretty darn cute… and on the verge of extinction. (Mongabay)
- Not everyone is on board with so-called greener cleaning products. (Green)
- The Department of Energy coughed up an additional $20 million toward geothermal projects and green jobs. (CleanTechnica)
- In the market for new furniture? Antiques are your eco-friendliest choice. (Treehugger)
- Here’s a creative way to recycle old oil rigs. (Dot Earth)
Let’s Make America More Like Block Island
Written by Bob Bendick | September 17th, 2010
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The most important conservation legislation in decades is now pending in the U.S. Senate. See why the Land and Water Conservation Fund is so important and how you can support its passage.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, September 17
Written by Brad Parker |
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We’ve got pizza, vegetables and a colony of bats. It’s the cool green news:
- We’re in the middle of a rare Atlantic hurricane triple header. (Dot Earth)
- Does this picture show a tiny new relative of the elephant? (Mongabay)
- A NY park is adding a sculpture to attract a colony of bats. (TreeHugger)
- Can a pizza topping really reduce cows’ methane emissions and increase milk production? (EcoGeek)
- A Georgia farmer is being sued for growing too many vegetables. (Grist)
Nature Photo of the Week: Puffins
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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It’s not everyday you get to see puffins up close like this. Flickr user smukherjee66 captured this shot of the charismatic birds on Skomer Island, a nature reserve in the UK. Thanks for sharing it through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group! See all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images — submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, September 16
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 16th, 2010
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Top 5 cool green questions of the day:
- Zorse, wholphin, ligers–real or imaginary? (The New York Times)
- Warming oceans and hurricanes–what’s the connection? (YaleE360)
- Climate change skeptics–more likely to be men or women? (Treehugger)
- Micro-hybrids–what are they and where can you get one? (The Daily Green)
- Finally, pooch poop–just disgusting or a source of fuel? (GoodCleanTech)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, September 15
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 15th, 2010
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From wild tigers to house crickets… our 5 cool green links will get you buzzing:
- Andy Revkin has an idea for how Apple can help save wild tigers. (Dot Earth)
- Insurance companies have a financial stake in climate change — and you and I are already paying for it. (ClimateBiz)
- Can high-rise urban farms feed the nation? (Conservation Journal Watch)
- One of the world’s poorest countries — the island of Kiribati (pronounced “Kir-ee-bas”) — has closed a huge stretch of ocean to fishing in an effort to protect marine resources. (Mongabay)
- First the bees, then the bats, now… house crickets? (The Christian Science Monitor)
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