January, 2011
Environmentalism: Rational or Romantic?
Written by Mark Spalding | January 20th, 2011
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Environmentalists are all bottom-line these days about the hard-number value of nature, says Mark Spalding. But doesn’t that ignore the nature romantic in all of us?
Hope on the Half-Shell
Written by Cindy Brown | January 19th, 2011
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Can the Gulf of Mexico truly be restored? Cindy Brown says it’s already happening, and another major step towards achieving that goal will be taken this weekend.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 19
Written by Nicole Levins |
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Kick off your day the cool green way:
- When it comes to eco-friendly household products, there’s a green divide between men and women. (Urban Farm)
- This pretty little flower was just removed from the endangered species list. Congrats, pretty little flower! (Green)
- Thanks to climate change, the northern hemisphere’s ice is melting, which means less sunlight is reflected back into space, which means the planet’s getting warmer even faster. Phew. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Trees are smarter than squirrels. (Treehugger)
- Does eating sustainably raised meat make a more positive impact than going veg? This writer thinks so. (Guardian)
Focusing One’s Microscope: Daniel Pauly on the State of Global Fisheries
Written by Daniel Pauly | January 18th, 2011
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In this second in a series on the state of global fisheries, Daniel Pauly asks: Are those who don’t see that we are “fishing down” global marine food webs using the right lens?
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 18
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Can you spot the theme in today’s 5 cool green news links?
- Wildfires, earthquakes and now the threat of a massive “superstorm“… really, who wants to live in California? (The New York Times)
- The oil spill commission says LA gov Jindal was a hindrance to the clean-up effort. (Green)
- In Haiti’s post-earthquake deforested hills, frog species are thriving. (BBC)
- Comparing the impacts of recent extreme floods in Brazil and Australia. (Dot Earth)
- Jellyfish are taking over our overfished, warm, polluted seas. (YaleE360)
Battling Back From ‘Extinction’
Written by Matt Miller |
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As a child he read that they were gone forever. Thirty years later he watched three of them run past his feet in the wild. Matt Miller tells an amazing tale of recovery and hope.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, January 14
Written by Brad Parker | January 14th, 2011
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It’s not that your horoscope is wrong, it’s that your reading the wrong horoscope:
- The Earth’s wobble means that everyone’s zodiac sign is off by nearly a month. (Mother Nature Network)
- Getting rid of BPA won’t be easy. Just look at what’s happening at Eden Foods? (Treehugger)
- A new genetic test would screen would-be parents for nearly 500 disease genes. (NPR)
- Researchers have found that one single plant “conquered America.” (BBC)
- London’s super sewer is causing quite a stink. (Guardian)
Nature Photo of the Week: Chickadee
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Talk about star power! A bird as irresistibly cute as this little chickadee deserves to be seen far and wide. Thanks to Flickr user 1ladybug for capturing such a charming shot and 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, January 13
Written by Darci Palmquist | January 13th, 2011
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These 5 cool green links should give you an edge over that smarty-pants mosquitofish:
- We’re just the messengers: eating insects could reduce your food footprint. (Treehugger)
- Who needs a degree when fish are as smart as college students at math? (Mother Nature Network)
- How do reporters and scientists communicate with each other? Here’s a snippet. (Dot Earth)
- The world tries to crack down on illegal fishing. (Green)
- Having trouble deciding who’s to blame for the Gulf oil spill? The answer is easy, says this author: everyone. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 12
Written by Nicole Levins | January 12th, 2011
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It doesn’t get much cooler or greener than today’s five links…until tomorrow’s edition, anyway.
- A little bit of good news out of Haiti: Researchers have rediscovered six previously “lost” frog species there. (Mongabay)
- President Obama’s oil spill commission urges tougher rules for offshore drilling. (New York Times)
- According to the FTC, products certified as “Tested Green” weren’t necessarily green. (The Daily Green)
- Lucky China is about to get the world’s largest solar roof. (CleanTechnica)
- The hybrid electric Chevy Volt was just named “North American Car of the Year.” (EcoGeek)
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