July, 2011
Why Conservation Can No Longer Ignore Apex Species
Written by Peter Kareiva | July 20th, 2011
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Wolves, bears, sharks — conservation has neglected such top-of-the-food-web species in favor of stopping biodiversity loss in the abstract, says Peter Kareiva. But a new study should change that.
Defending Conservation in the Federal Budget
Written by Bob Bendick | July 19th, 2011
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Conservation in America is facing a major crisis which has forced the Conservancy to take unprecedented action. Bob Bendick explains what we’ve done and why.
Mississippi River Flooding: Can We Move Past 1928?
Written by Jeff Opperman |
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The good news about this spring’s Mississippi River flooding? Floodplains kept it from being much worse. But just using floodplains as safety valves is so 1928, says Conservancy scientist Jeff Opperman.
Nature Brains: What Does Blue Carbon Look Like?
Written by Julia Kumari Drapkin |
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New research indicates the color of our carbon storage matters. Nature Conservancy scientists take a closer look at blue carbon and find it’s looking better than green.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, July 19
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Eco-enlightenment awaits you:
- This handy chart shows the climate impact of your food choices (eating a cheeseburger=driving 10 miles!). (Green)
- Help save bats from your phone with the latest in citizen science apps. (Extinction Countdown)
- Scientists find a stand of trees in California untouched by sudden oak death–can it help save other forests? (The New York Times)
- A new study shows forests absorb more CO2 than previously thought. (The Christian Science Monitor)
- One writer says organic farming isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, July 18
Written by Nicole Levins | July 18th, 2011
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Somebody’s got a case of the cool green Mondays:
- Add fish to the list of “creatures that use tools.” (Mongabay)
- Get the real story on the risks of fracking. (GreenBiz)
- A new report says that chicken is the most climate-friendly meat. (The Daily Green)
- Wild parrot parents name their little parrot babies. (Wired)
- Creative recycling alert: A UK town turned a phone booth into a small (obviously) community library. (Treehugger)
Dolphin Therapy Provides an Exceptional Breakthrough
Written by Brad Parker |
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An amazing camp helps a child with special needs open up, and gives his scientist dad a new perspective on his work.
Cutting Conservation Cannot Fix the Deficit
Written by Mark Tercek | July 15th, 2011
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A hundred years ago Theodore Roosevelt said, “There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.” Mark Tercek explains why this is still true.
Adventure, Harry Potter Style
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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The final Harry Potter movie is out this weekend. Our Sherry Crawley has learned a valuable lesson from the books and movies, hopefully you will as well.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, July 15
Written by Brad Parker |
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It’s animal Friday on Cool Green Morning! We hope you find one of your favorites.
- The “rainbow toad,” last seen in 1924, has been rediscovered in Borneo and you have to see the picture. (Guardian)
- Watch as a humpback whale puts on a show for the men who saved her. (AP via Huffington Post Green)
- Endangered snow leopards are caught on camera in Afghanistan. (Wired)
- A walkout has soured the global whaling conference. (Green)
- Here’s a serious problem for breeding, male and female giant pandas prefer different habitats. (BBC)
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