April, 2011
Rising Floodwaters Compel Hard Decisions
Written by Jeff Opperman | April 29th, 2011
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A controversial decision to blow up a levee on the Mississippi and cause an intentional flood pits one state against another. Our Jeff Opperman looks at the science behind the battle.
OK, What Is With All This Extreme Weather?
Written by Sarene Marshall |
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The managing director of our Global Climate Change Team looks at April’s record-setting, severe weather and its connection to carbon pollution.
Science! On Horseback! By People Like You and Me
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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Citizen science is HOT — especially when you’re mapping Arizona’s San Pedro River in the middle of June. Learn how 11 years of citizen data collection on the San Pedro have helped protect the river…and boost its PR.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 29
Written by Brad Parker |
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Congrats to William and Kate! We know the couple tried their best to keep it green but …
- Mostly due to air travel, the carbon footprint of the royal wedding is huge. (Treehugger)
- With the advancement in precise digital tools, why are tornadoes still so hard to predict? (New York Times)
- New evidence, in the form of an anomaly, gives clues to how the Grand Canyon was formed. (HuffPostGreen)
- An experiment suggests that ecosystem collapses could be predicted. (BBC)
- Removing nearly 30,000 “ghost pots” is helping restore crab populations in the Chesapeake. (LA Times)
Nature Photo of the Week: Red-Breasted Merganser
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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The red-breasted merganser is a diving duck, but I’d say this one looks more like a dancing duck! Thanks to Flickr user photosuze for sharing this great action shot with The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. See all of 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 great nature [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, April 28
Written by Darci Palmquist | April 28th, 2011
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A second life for EV batteries? Sounds like green news to me!
- Once your electric car battery dies, it could still go on to provide power to your home. (Green)
- Climate change policy is gaining ground in 16 major world economies, says new study. (GreenBiz)
- If you regularly get your books from the library, maybe a Kindle isn’t a green choice. (Treehugger)
- Pres. Obama wants to clarify & expand the Clean Water Act. (LA Times)
- The 2011 State of the Air report is out–how bad is the air you breathe? (HuffPostGreen)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 27
Written by Nicole Levins | April 27th, 2011
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Because green news=awesome.
- Despite incidents of poaching, Nepal’s rhino population is on the rise. (Mongabay)
- Changes in design and production will hopefully stop refrigerators from killing the planet. (Green)
- Masdar City: the carbon-neutral city of the future. (Guardian)
- This new map shows the size and carbon storage capacity of US forests. (EcoGeek)
- Climate change: democracy spreader? (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, April 26
Written by Darci Palmquist | April 26th, 2011
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If the Clean Air Act helps us live longer, just think what a climate change policy could do:
- A new federal report paints a grim picture of water resources in the 21st century. (Green)
- Australia’s 2009 wildfires may have helped save the rare Buxton silver gum tree. (Extinction Countdown)
- Three dogs helped sniff out the habitat of an endangeredVietnamese turtle. (Conservation Journal Watch)
- Have you thought about the energy footprint of your web surfing habit? Greenpeace has. (Grist)
- In case you doubted the benefits of the Clean Air Act, a new study says it helps you live 4-8 months longer. (Treehugger)
The Planet’s Best Picnics for Earth Day
Written by Margaret Southern | April 25th, 2011
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One lasted 8 hours. One was on a remote atoll inhabited by 9 people. See how people around the world celebrated Earth Day with a Picnic for the Planet!
Cool Green Morning: Monday, April 25
Written by Brad Parker |
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Seriously, people are standing in line to smell a flower that exudes the scent of rotting flesh?
- Do you live in one of the 10 least green states in America? Check the list. (Huffington Post Green)
- Thousands are flocking to see the “smelly corpse flower” in Switzerland. (BBC)
- A Congressional budget bill rider means wolf hunts are returning to Idaho, Montana. (L.A. Times)
- London Olympics pollution on pace to land a huge fine from IOC. (Guardian Eco)
- Zimbabwe plans to feed elephants to hungry prisoners. (Treehugger)
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