January, 2011
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 11
Written by Darci Palmquist | January 11th, 2011
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These 5 cool green links will turn your dial up to 11:
- The question is: what do we do about glacier melt? (Earth Watch)
- Commuters passing through Stockholm’s Central Station heat a nearby building. (BBC)
- Scientists are racing to protect the world’s 10 most endangered coral species. (Mongabay)
- Australia’s “inland tsunami” hits 11 on the flood dial. (Treehugger)
- This blog post offers “‘the solution’ to global warming.” Read on. (Climate Progress)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, January 10
Written by Nicole Levins | January 10th, 2011
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Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the cool green Mondays…
- The dairy industry wants to lower its emissions. One tactic: targeting cow burps. (GreenBiz)
- Several British supermarket chains are accused of labeling fish products with misleading sustainability claims. (Business Green, via Guardian)
- Is a ban on nonnative reptilian pets enough to protect the U.S. from an invasive species invasion? (New York Times)
- It’s not just driving: parking cars is also harmful to the environment. (Scientific American)
- Check out the world’s fastest solar car in action. (CleanTechnica)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, January 7
Written by Brad Parker | January 7th, 2011
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Today’s Cool Green Morning is brought to you by the number 10:
- Worms, fractals and Mars. See the top 10 science image galleries of 2010. (Wired)
- Watch Isaac Asimov explaining climate change in 1977. (Treehugger)
- Find out the easiest way to save 10% on your energy bills. (The Daily Green)
- A new report names the top 10 places to save for endangered species. (Green House)
- Old Christmas trees are getting a second life underwater. (Grist)
Nature Photo of the Week: Short-Eared Owl
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Flickr user Steve Gifford-IN says he loves winter time because it brings the return of short-eared owls to Southern Indiana. We love this photo of his! 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 you—at my.nature.org. And get inspired to take your own [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 6
Written by Darci Palmquist | January 6th, 2011
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“Trash Is Cash” in Kenya and frog vs. toad in Australia… around the globe in 5 cool green news:
- Today’s must-watch video: slum kids from Nairobi rap about recycling (scroll to bottom for video). (Huffington Post)
- The Empire State Building will now run on renewable energy. (Green)
- The Gulf oil spill was an avoidable accident, concludes panel. (The New York Times)
- Props to my home state: Massachusetts aims to get emissions below 1990 levels. (Ecogeek)
- In Australia, native frog polliwogs duke it out with invasive sugar cane toads. (Conservation Journal Watch)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 5
Written by Nicole Levins | January 5th, 2011
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Cool Green Morning: The “But What Does It All Mean??” edition.
- Dead birds are now falling out of the sky in Sweden, and dead fish are washing up on Maryland, Brazil and New Zealand shores. (Huffington Post)
- The Atlantic Ocean is warming. Just ask its corals. (Mongabay)
- This crazy hornet creates its own solar power…with its skin. (National Geographic)
- It’s not just honeybees on the decline. A new report says a number of bee species are in peril. (Grist)
- The EPA released updated guidelines for cleaning up broken CFLs. (Green House)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 4
Written by Darci Palmquist | January 4th, 2011
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Deforestation’s role in the Haiti earthquake and more jarring green news:
- Eating green goes beyond organic, local and vegetarian–this year, try a plate of invasive species. (The New York Times)
- And here’s a really good reason to: new research shows invasive species trigger mass extinctions. (National Science Foundation)
- Why 2010 was a good year for sharks. (Earth Watch)
- Erosion by deforestation and hurricanes could have triggered Haiti’s devasting 2010 earthquake. (Mongabay)
- The guest bedroom as metaphor for excess and unsustainability. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, January 3
Written by Nicole Levins | January 3rd, 2011
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Does your new year’s resolution involve keeping up with the latest and greatest in green news? Good.
- Another worthwhile new year’s resolution? Sticking to “meatless Mondays.” (Huffington Post Green)
- Is your toilet paper leading to the destruction of old-growth forests? (The Daily Green)
- Banana peels are dirty-water fighters. (Treehugger)
- California’s set to enact a ton of new green laws in 2011. (LA Times)
- Extra-credit reading: Check out the 10 “most hopeful” business-related green stories of 2010. (GreenBiz)
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