Category: Animals
Cool Green Morning: Friday, May 18
Written by Brad Parker | May 18th, 2012
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Be sure to watch the skies this weekend and never put rocks in your pockets.
- Don’t forget, a “ring of fire” solar eclipse will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Sunday. (National Geographic)
- Apple is making a major green change in the U.S. this year. (Scientific American)
- Photos: One of the largest male stars on the planet is helping one of the smallest primates. (Mongabay)
- The remains of a turtle the size of a car have been discovered in a coal mine. (Discovery News)
- Scientists can’t solve the mystery of the rocks that ignited in a woman’s pocket. (L.A. Times)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, May 11
Written by Brad Parker | May 11th, 2012
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We hope all the moms will have a Happy Mother’s Day this weekend. Our early gift, cool green news!
- A face not just a mom could love: Meet the 1-in-30 million calico lobster! (Huffington Post Green)
- You won’t believe how much plastic waste has risen in the Pacific Ocean. (BBC)
- Did this video catch a mysterious marine monster or is it all a hoax? (Discovery)
- Household chemicals’ “cocktail effect” raises cancer concerns, other illnesses says watchdog. (Guardian)
- Check out the cool tool their using to help save Yellowstone’s wolves. (Wired)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 8
Written by Madeline Breen | May 8th, 2012
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Debbie Downer shows her face in today’s green news.
- Heartbreaking photos released of oil-covered animals from BP oil spill. (Huffington Post Green)
- You love the environment but don’t identify as an “environmentalist.” What gives? (Grist)
- Lack of exposure to nature = increase in allergies. (BBC Nature)
- Goal: end rhino horn consumption in China. (Mongabay)
- Don’t drink from that garden hose! (Green)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, May 7
Written by Madeline Breen | May 7th, 2012
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In today’s green news, we travel from the farm to the barrel.
- Do you know where your favorite beer comes from? (Grist)
- Enjoy these super awesome photos of Saturday’s supermoon. (Guardian)
- Dinosaurs could have warmed the planet with their flatulence. (BBC Nature)
- What if protecting an endangered species had huge economic implications? (Washington Post)
- Wow. This floating recycled movie theater is awesome. (Mother Nature Network)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 1
Written by Madeline Breen | May 1st, 2012
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Spring is in the air!
- Baby panda-making is on the minds of zookeepers at the National Zoo. (Huffington Post Green)
- Nothing beats watching fluffy great blue herons hatching. (Wired Science)
- 24 new species found in the Caribbean — and yet they’re already facing extinction. (Mongabay)
- Is global warming actually a good thing for coral refuges? (Scientific American)
- It’s easy to recycle when you stumble upon a 30-foot tall recycling bin! (TreeHugger)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, April 30
Written by Brad Parker | April 30th, 2012
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It’s a mostly animal Monday in our green news lineup.
- Australia lists the koala bear as a threatened species for the first time. (Guardian)
- Wind farms affect weather in immediate area, raise temperatures near ground. (Wall Street Journal)
- Pacific reef shark populations are down 90 percent, mostly due to human fishing pressure. (Washington Post)
- Do recent sightings mean wolves have returned to Atlantic Canada for the first time in decades? (Huffington Post)
- Peru is examining the death of more than 500 pelicans. (BBC)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 27
Written by Brad Parker | April 27th, 2012
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Happy Arbor Day! Save a tree and get some green news online.
- Celebrate Arbor Day by reading a history of the movement and a look at the current threats. (Huffington Post)
- An prominent activist exposing illegal logging was murdered by a Cambodian police officer. (Guardian)
- Tiny sharks, about the size of your hand, glow in the dark for camouflage. (Christian Science Monitor)
- You won’t believe what animal is being blamed for captive killer whale deaths. (TreeHugger)
- Is there a new invasive species to worry about in the Gulf and Southeast US? (Washington Post)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, April 19
Written by Madeline Breen | April 19th, 2012
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Today we learn things are not always what they seem…
- Is that a bumble bee or a gecko? (USA Today)
- Pretty in purple! A new purple crab has been discovered. (National Geographic)
- Access to safe water and sanitation could save 2.5 million lives annually. (TreeHugger)
- Earth Day is Saturday — let’s honor it with 8 epic videos of our planet. (Mother Nature Network)
- Is the Gulf oil spill to blame for eyeless fish? (Huffington Post Green)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, April 16
Written by Madeline Breen | April 16th, 2012
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Start your week off with a cup of green coffee and a side of green news.
- Himalayan glaciers rebel and buck the global trend of continued ice loss. (The Guardian)
- How to sell the greenest coffee: deliver it by bicycle in returnable mason jars. (TreeHugger)
- The population of emperor penguins in Antarctica just doubled. (Mongabay)
- Is it too late to save the critically endangered Amur leopard? (BBC Nature)
- Eat less meat, save the Earth. (Live Science)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 13
Written by Brad Parker | April 13th, 2012
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Some (mostly) good news for a day known for bad luck.
- China no longer leads the world in clean energy investments. So who does? (TreeHugger)
- PHOTO: Spring storm dumps four feet of hail on West Texas. (Mother Nature Network)
- VIDEO: Baboons can recognize four-letter words on a screen. (BBC)
- A “strawberry” leopard, first of its kind, has been discovered in South Africa. (National Geographic)
- Large-scale engineering could rescue eroding Mississippi Delta region. (Scientific American)
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