Nicole Levins

Nicole Levins is an online media manager on The Nature Conservancy's strategic communications team. (If you're a reporter on deadline, please feel free to shoot her an email or give her a call.)


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Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, February 28

February 28th, 2012
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Get your green news on:

  1. What shapes American attitudes toward climate change? (Spoiler alert: not climate scientists.) (ArsTechnica, via Wired)
  2. A new industry standard may keep more cell phones out of landfills. (GreenBiz)
  3. In Michigan, renewables are now cheaper than coal. (CleanTechnica)
  4. What's "left" and what's "right" when it comes to climate change? (Grist)
  5. With its numbers dropping 99 percent (!) in some areas, sturgeon could be in some pretty serious trouble. (Green)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 22

February 22nd, 2012
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Climate change is going after breakfast. Leggo my Eggo!

  1. This year's mild winter could wreak havoc on pancakes and waffles everywhere. (Associated Press, via Huffington Post Green)
  2. If you have a Facebook account, you can speak for the trees. (Ecorazzi)
  3. Scientists are calling it a "cookies-and-cream" insect, but you probably don't want to take a taste of this new discovery. (Mongabay)
  4. Is your city a "smart" city? (GreenBiz)
  5. 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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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 15

February 15th, 2012
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What's even better than Valentine's Day? Discounted Heart Shaped Candy Day!

  1. See the world's tiniest chameleon! (Grist)
  2. A new study uncovered a potential link between air pollution and heart attacks. (Guardian)
  3. One more reason to hate laundry day: washing synthetic clothes leads to ocean pollution. (Mongabay)
  4. A decent chunk of Europe is now powered by renewable energy. (Treehugger)
  5. Which new cars are the least toxic? (Green House)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 8

February 8th, 2012
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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?

  1. How's this for wacky weather? It snowed in Libya. (Green)
  2. Ratu, one of the last remaining Sumatran rhinos, is in her 11th month of pregnancy. Only five more months to go! (Mongabay)
  3. Yesterday, one of the world's most climate-conscious leaders was forced to resign in a coup d'état. (Grist)
  4. At least in California, green jobs weathered the recession much better than conventional jobs. (GreenBiz)
  5. What are the greenest cars on the market today? (CleanTechnica)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 1

February 1st, 2012
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Climate change: the atmosphere's way of putting us all on low-carb diets.

  1. Get an update on a Conservancy partnership that's helping one company tie nature into its bottom line. (Triple Pundit)
  2. That crazy Texas heat wave? This scientist says it was climate change's fault. (Inside Climate)
  3. London restaurants, bars and hotels are campaigning to make plastic straws the new plastic bag. (Guardian)
  4. Bad news if you love carbs: warmer temperatures mess with wheat yields. (New Scientist)
  5. The National Mall goes LED. (Green House)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 25

January 25th, 2012
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If the sun can't save us from climate change, what can?

  1. President Obama addressed clean energy, environmental policy-- and even name-checked climate change-- in last night's State of the Union. (Huffington Post Green)
  2. Are you under 31? Then you probably want a hybrid car. (CleanTechnica)
  3. Scientists discovered 46 new species in the tiny little South American country of Suriname. (Mongabay)
  4. These old dumps are being converted to parks and nature preserves. (Grist)
  5. New research reveals that the sun can't save us from climate change. (Guardian.co.uk)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 18

January 18th, 2012
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Get your green news on:

  1. An Indonesian rock band highlights the plight of the orangutan in song. (Mongabay)
  2. Save energy (and money!): tint your windows. (CleanTechnica)
  3. The Interior Department has banned the import of four nonnative snakes. (Green)
  4. White nose syndrome has killed an estimated seven million bats. (Washington Post)
  5. The new science classroom battle: climate change. (Wired)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 11

January 11th, 2012
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Climate change: great for anchovy populations, not so great for the rest of us.

  1. Anchovies are making a North Sea comeback. Thanks, climate change? (Conservation Mag)
  2. Some rare good news for rhinos-- none were poached in Nepal last year! (Mongabay)
  3. The "doomsday clock" jumped a minute forward. Why? Climate change. (CleanTechnica)
  4. President Obama visited EPA staff to let them know he still cares. (Green)
  5. Oil rigs could possibly be responsible for turning migratory land-based birds into shark snacks. (Wired)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 21

December 21st, 2011
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It's not easy being green, but it sure beats the alternative.

  1. Is nature more resilient than we give it credit for? (Time)
  2. To encourage recycling, Mexico City is closing one of the world's largest open-air garbage dumps. (YaleE360)
  3. Does birdsong have a positive effect on human creativity and well-being? Scientists are going to get to the bottom of it. (Guardian)
  4. The biggest enviro hits and misses of 2011: celebrity edition. (Treehugger)
  5. Unusually long-living animals may reveal secrets to human longevity. (Scientific American)
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Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 14

December 14th, 2011
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Get your green news on!

  1. When it comes to solar power, just how much solar do you really need? (CleanTechnica)
  2. For sparrows, exposure to spooky sounds leads to fewer babies. (Green)
  3. Do you commute by public transportation? In 2012, your tax benefit will be halved. (The Daily Green)
  4. You'll find the two greenest restaurants in the United States in Chicago. (GreenBiz)
  5. Do away with disposables and break out the Tupperware. You can do it! (Grist)
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