June, 2011
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, June 30
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 30th, 2011
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Next, they’ll be taking over the airwaves:
- Runway 4 at JFK airport closed to make way for reproducing turtles. (The New York Times)
- And… jellyfish have shut down a nuclear plant in Scotland. (GoodCleanTech)
- Water conservation efforts in the West are actually paying off! Sort of. (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Can you guess which is the world’s most climate-resilient city? (TreeHugger)
- Going to the beach this weekend? Check out the water quality first. (HuffPostGreen)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 29
Written by Brad Parker | June 29th, 2011
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These kids make me feel inadequate and hopeful at the same time:
- Meet 6 child environmentalists that have already changed the world. (Treehugger)
- Researchers believe that happy orangutans are more likely to live longer lives. (BBC)
- New evidence suggests the pace of the last great global warming paled in comparison to today’s. (Scientific American)
- Two bat species could be wiped out by white-nose syndrome. (Huffington Post Green)
- The Tasmanian devil’s genome has been mapped to help fight a contagious cancer. (Wired)
The Channel Islands Bald Eagle Population Takes Off
Written by Peter Sharpe | June 28th, 2011
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A bald eagle chick known as A-73 is now a webcam star. We’ve seen his first wing exercises and his banding, but his latest milestone is the most exciting yet.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, June 28
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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5 green questions for your day:
- How many people could eat with the food waste from U.S. dumpsters? (Grist)
- Love reality cooking shows? Check out this one that aims to help the world. (Dot Earth)
- Metal fatigue can cause sudden collapse in airplanes–is there something similar in the Earth’s climate? (Earth Watch)
- Sure, lions and tigers are cool animals, but have you heard of these evolutionary wonders? (Wired)
- Can a billboard fight air pollution? Maybe if it’s made of plants. (GoodCleanTech)
Summer Book Picks: ‘Demon Fish’
Written by Sanjayan |
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Need some reads for the beach or your summer vacation? Our scientists and staff have some great suggestions! Today, our lead scientist Sanjayan recommends Juliet Eilperin’s “Demon Fish.”
Cool Green Morning: Monday, June 27
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 27th, 2011
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The sun is shining, the birds are chirping… it’s the greenest Monday around:
- Sharks now have a safe haven in the waters of Honduras. (Green)
- “Super sand” is a new low-cost way to purify contaminated drinking water in developing nations. (BBC)
- A highway system for bicyclists? In the U.S.? Sounds like a dream come true! (EcoGeek)
- Old, used hotel soap is helping save lives, thanks to this ingenious project. (Treehugger)
- The latest message on climate change? It will affect your garden. (The Daily Green)
Nature Photo of the Week: Anza-Borrego Desert
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 24th, 2011
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Ah, the California desert! Flickr user ManualFoci captured this shot of an ocotillo cactus in the foreground at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in March. (Did you know that Anza-Borrego is California’s largest state park and a critical habitat for bighorn sheep?) Thanks for sharing it through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, June 25
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Cool Green Friday!
- Solar and wind developers are making use of abandoned lands known as “brownfields.” (YaleE360)
- Play a video game and solve climate change. Really, it’s that simple. (Treehugger)
- One of the world’s oddest animals might have trouble adapting to climate change. (Conservation Journal Watch)
- Victory in the Serengeti! The Tanzania government cancels plans to build a road through the park. (Mongabay)
- The Arizona wildfire hasn’t been kind to endangered wildlife. (HuffPostGreen)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, June 23
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 23rd, 2011
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Sports, politics, business…we’ve got all your green news categories covered:
- Bruins fans, keep rejoicing: the Stanley Cup finals were the first “water neutral” N.H.L. series. (Green)
- Not to name names, but a former vice president isn’t too happy with a certain current president’s record on climate change. (The New York Times)
- Green marketing suffers from a lack of humor and other ailments. (Green Biz)
- One of the last male Hyacinth macaws is looking for a mate. (Species Extinction)
- The Conservancy’s Jeff Opperman ranks the cities that can best adapt to climate change. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 22
Written by Brad Parker | June 22nd, 2011
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Do penguins ever pull over and ask for directions?
- A new, uncontacted Amazon tribe has been discovered in Brazil. (Treehugger)
- An emperor penguin took a wrong turn, is the first in 44 years to visit New Zealand. (Guardian)
- Mercedes is making a hybrid popemobile for an upcoming trip to Germany. (Huffington Post Green)
- A proposed badger cull has been put on hold in Wales pending scientific review. (BBC)
- Does this picture provide evidence of ancient oceans on Mars? (Wired)
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