July, 2011
Thelon Expedition: The Things We Carry
Written by Sanjayan | July 24th, 2011
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The adventure begins with 14 people and 3,800 pounds of gear. Is what they carry too much, too little, or just enough?
Thelon Expedition: “The Place Where God Began”
Written by Sanjayan | July 23rd, 2011
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Our lead scientist is on a journey with young members of the Dene First Nation through ancestral lands, ending at a remote wildlife refuge. They’re sending updates back so you can follow along.
New White House Report: The Economic Value of Nature
Written by Peter Kareiva | July 22nd, 2011
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Conservancy Chief Scientist Peter Kareiva helped write a new White House report on accounting for nature’s value in the United States. See why he thinks it’s a breakthrough.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, July 22
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Two pieces of advice: avoid mass-market tomatoes and zombie creatures from the sea.
- The blue iguana is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to captive breeding programs. (Green)
- A new book exposes the reality behind tomato production in the U.S. (GreenBiz)
- Signs of advanced intelligence: this mandrill monkey giving itself a pedicure [video]. (BBC)
- A heat wave in the Arctic is melting sea ice at an alarming pace. (Mongabay)
- The hagfish secretes buckets of slime and feeds off dying ocean creatures on the bottom of the sea–what’s not to love? (Conservation Journal Watch)
Follow the Thelon Expedition
Written by Sanjayan |
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Our lead scientist, Sanjayan, is on an expedition to a game sanctuary more than twice the size of Yellowstone, Glacier and the Serengeti parks combined! Follow his progress.
Nature Photo of the Week: Sneezeweed Blooms
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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As one commenter said, there’s something magical about lone trees in a field. Flickr user KelvinfromKS took this wonderful photo of sneezeweed blooms on a short grass prairie in southwest Kansas in May. Thanks for sharing it through 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 [...]
When the Levees Broke: The Flood That Made Rock and Roll
Written by Jeff Opperman | July 21st, 2011
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Did you know that a flood created rock and roll? Conservancy scientist Jeff Opperman says the 1927 Mississippi River flood drove the migration of Delta Blues musicians northward…where they plugged into amps and got electrified.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, July 21
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Sea turtles and cleantech divas… what more could you ask for in a green news round-up?
- Visit a green sea turtle hatchery in Indonesia. (TreeHugger)
- Climate change is a major threat to peace and security, says UN official. (BBC)
- Is another oil spill like the one in Yellowstone imminent? (HuffPostGreen)
- China tries to beat back massive algae blooms in it’s 3rd largest freshwater lake. (YaleE360)
- Meet 12 women leading the cleantech revolution. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, July 20
Written by Nicole Levins | July 20th, 2011
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Green news time– go!
- Want to save tigers? Here’s how. (Mongabay)
- Investment in clean technology is on the decline, but there’s still hope for the future. (CleanTechnica)
- You already knew that melting sea ice is forcing polar bears to swim longer distances, but just how far they’re swimming may come as a surprise. (Green)
- Gangs of monkeys looking for snacks are wreaking havoc in Rio de Janeiro. (Treehugger)
- The whitebark pine faces extinction, thanks to pests and climate change. (YaleE360)
Striking a Balance for Forests, from the Boreal to Borneo
Written by Jack Hurd |
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Saving the world’s forests, and the species that depend on them, is very much like having relatives over for Thanksgiving dinner. The Conservancy’s Jack Hurd explains.
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