Climate change is going after breakfast. Leggo my Eggo!
- This year's mild winter could wreak havoc on pancakes and waffles everywhere. (Associated Press, via Huffington Post Green)
- If you have a Facebook account, you can speak for the trees. (Ecorazzi)
- Scientists are calling it a "cookies-and-cream" insect, but you probably don't want to take a taste of this new discovery. (Mongabay)
- Is your city a "smart" city? (GreenBiz)
- Convince this guy that climate change isn't real, and you'll be the proud owner of a fancy new gun. (Triple Pundit)
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What's even better than Valentine's Day? Discounted Heart Shaped Candy Day!
- See the world's tiniest chameleon! (Grist)
- A new study uncovered a potential link between air pollution and heart attacks. (Guardian)
- One more reason to hate laundry day: washing synthetic clothes leads to ocean pollution. (Mongabay)
- A decent chunk of Europe is now powered by renewable energy. (Treehugger)
- Which new cars are the least toxic? (Green House)
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If it can snow in one of the world's hottest places, why can't we get a few flurries here in DC?
- How's this for wacky weather? It snowed in Libya. (Green)
- Ratu, one of the last remaining Sumatran rhinos, is in her 11th month of pregnancy. Only five more months to go! (Mongabay)
- Yesterday, one of the world's most climate-conscious leaders was forced to resign in a coup d'état. (Grist)
- At least in California, green jobs weathered the recession much better than conventional jobs. (GreenBiz)
- What are the greenest cars on the market today? (CleanTechnica)
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Climate change: the atmosphere's way of putting us all on low-carb diets.
- Get an update on a Conservancy partnership that's helping one company tie nature into its bottom line. (Triple Pundit)
- That crazy Texas heat wave? This scientist says it was climate change's fault. (Inside Climate)
- London restaurants, bars and hotels are campaigning to make plastic straws the new plastic bag. (Guardian)
- Bad news if you love carbs: warmer temperatures mess with wheat yields. (New Scientist)
- The National Mall goes LED. (Green House)
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If the sun can't save us from climate change, what can?
- President Obama addressed clean energy, environmental policy-- and even name-checked climate change-- in last night's State of the Union. (Huffington Post Green)
- Are you under 31? Then you probably want a hybrid car. (CleanTechnica)
- Scientists discovered 46 new species in the tiny little South American country of Suriname. (Mongabay)
- These old dumps are being converted to parks and nature preserves. (Grist)
- New research reveals that the sun can't save us from climate change. (Guardian.co.uk)
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Climate change: great for anchovy populations, not so great for the rest of us.
- Anchovies are making a North Sea comeback. Thanks, climate change? (Conservation Mag)
- Some rare good news for rhinos-- none were poached in Nepal last year! (Mongabay)
- The "doomsday clock" jumped a minute forward. Why? Climate change. (CleanTechnica)
- President Obama visited EPA staff to let them know he still cares. (Green)
- Oil rigs could possibly be responsible for turning migratory land-based birds into shark snacks. (Wired)
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It's not easy being green, but it sure beats the alternative.
- Is nature more resilient than we give it credit for? (Time)
- To encourage recycling, Mexico City is closing one of the world's largest open-air garbage dumps. (YaleE360)
- Does birdsong have a positive effect on human creativity and well-being? Scientists are going to get to the bottom of it. (Guardian)
- The biggest enviro hits and misses of 2011: celebrity edition. (Treehugger)
- Unusually long-living animals may reveal secrets to human longevity. (Scientific American)
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