Category: Fish
A Lock Holds the Key to Restoring Migratory Fish
Written by Matt Miller | May 15th, 2012
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Learn how a low cost, low risk and low tech solution is helping move millions of Alabama shad over dams for spawning.
Knowledge Flows During Herring Season
Written by Phil Hoose | April 17th, 2012
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For a group of Heiltsuk First Nation fourth-graders, learning about their community’s connection to herring is about much more than history — it’s about the future of Great Bear Rainforest.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, April 10
Written by Madeline Breen | April 10th, 2012
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Today we learn if it’s possible to make ethics and fast-fashion synonymous.
- Sometimes it’s tough being a small [forage] fish in a big pond. (New York Times)
- Take a sneak peek at H&M’s sustainability report. (Guardian)
- Can you predict a monkey’s social status by looking at its genes? (Scientific American)
- The bottom of a human shoe is to blame for a bat-killing fungus. (Discovery News)
- Is there hope for Sumatran rhinos? (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, April 5
Written by Brad Parker | April 5th, 2012
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Will a new version of the lava lamp save the world?:
- Did a rise in CO2 levels drive the end of the last ice age? (BBC)
- Pollution may play a major role in sea temperatures, weather. (NPR)
- Tuna fishing ban in the Pacific is being partially lifted. (Guardian)
- Weed killer can alter the shape of amphibians. (Yale e360 via Matter Network)
- Video: Micro-algae lamp absorbs 150-200 times as much CO2 as a tree! (TreeHugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 21
Written by Nicole Levins | March 21st, 2012
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Green news and comic book heroes aren’t mutually exclusive:
- Here are the top five countries using renewable energy. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Spiderman is many things (for instance: awesome), but he is not a tarantula. (Wired)
- Starbucks offers lessons in greening supply chains. (GreenBiz)
- What helps prevent overfishing? Local fisheries management. (YaleE360)
- Meet Los Angeles’ super-green mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. (Grist)
Of Fish and Princes
Written by Mark Spalding | March 13th, 2012
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“There was optimism in the air” at the Prince of Wales’ recent special meeting on sustaianble fisheries. Read our marine scientist’s first-hand account.
Fat Fish, Sick Fishery?
Written by Sheila Walsh | March 5th, 2012
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Are fat fish a sign of golden times on the reef? Not likely, according to a new Conservancy study that finds fat fish are indicators of a fishery out of balance.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, February 28
Written by Nicole Levins | February 28th, 2012
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Get your green news on:
- What shapes American attitudes toward climate change? (Spoiler alert: not climate scientists.) (ArsTechnica, via Wired)
- A new industry standard may keep more cell phones out of landfills. (GreenBiz)
- In Michigan, renewables are now cheaper than coal. (CleanTechnica)
- What’s “left” and what’s “right” when it comes to climate change? (Grist)
- With its numbers dropping 99 percent (!) in some areas, sturgeon could be in some pretty serious trouble. (Green)
An Alaska Salmon Stream Gets New Life in More Ways Than One
Written by Dustin Solberg | February 24th, 2012
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A salmon stream in Alaska was once so damaged it was thought to be beyond repair, and it had a name that reflected that feeling. Now the stream, and it’s new name, are beautiful examples of restoration.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, February 24
Written by Brad Parker |
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But will the wind farm be made of interlocking plastic parts?
- Overfishing costs the EU 100,000 jobs and £2.7 billion each year. (TreeHugger)
- LEGO’s owners are putting $500M into an offshore wind farm. (CleanTechnica)
- Is the world’s most popular sports team also the greenest? (GreenBiz)
- Federal raids in the U.S. deal a serious blow to illegal rhino trade. (LA Times)
- OK, now this is getting serious. Warming climate could make us all shrink. (TG Daily)
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