Category: Food
Growing Healthy Food on Healthy Farms
Written by Mike Sweeney | May 8th, 2012
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The consequences of foodborne illness can be devastating, and we need to deal with the problem. A smart, science-based approach can help us make sure our response actually addresses the sources of risk.
Feeding the World Through Smarter Agriculture
Written by Mark Tercek | April 27th, 2012
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Will we be able to feed a global population of 10 billion people? Mark Tercek says we will if we rely on sound science, innovation and interesting partnerships.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 4
Written by Nicole Levins | April 4th, 2012
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Get your green news on:
- Meet Peter Kareiva, one unconventional conservationist. (Greenwire)
- If it journeyed across the Atlantic today, the Titanic would encounter more icebergs than it did in 1912. (Los Angeles Times)
- Is your favorite restaurant really serving “sustainable” and/or “organic” food? (Grist)
- Look at this cute little albino baby albatross! (Treehugger)
- Climate change=more infectious diseases?! (Huffington Post Green)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 28
Written by Nicole Levins | March 28th, 2012
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Do you like luxury?
- Apparently, there’s a Ferrari hybrid in the works. (Gas2)
- This map will show you just how dirty your air is. (Treehugger)
- The US Army gives up on LEED, but not on green building in general. (EcoGeek)
- Here’s how to make solar even more sustainable. (GreenBiz)
- Even with a changing climate, we can still fight food insecurity. (Scientific American)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 7
Written by Nicole Levins | March 7th, 2012
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Sometimes, I guess there just isn’t enough corn.
- Warmer temperatures are affecting the cheetah’s ability to reproduce. (Guardian)
- New analysis suggests that there just isn’t enough corn to meet steep Congressional quotas for ethanol. (Conservation Magazine)
- Researchers in India have discovered a new legless, worm-like amphibian, and it’s just as cute as you’d expect. (Mongabay)
- Campbell’s vows to stop lining soup cans with BPA. (GreenBiz)
- This portable treehouse works anywhere– even if there aren’t any trees nearby. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 22
Written by Nicole Levins | February 22nd, 2012
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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)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 1
Written by Nicole Levins | February 1st, 2012
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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)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, January 30
Written by Madeline Breen | January 30th, 2012
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Today we’ll boldly go where no Lego man has gone before.
- Teens send a Lego 80,000 feet into the clouds (and they have video!). (Los Angeles Times)
- Marine mammals are showing up on more dinner plates than you may except. (Huffington Post)
- What country takes first prize on the environmental performance index? (Green)
- Sea cucumber poo may be key to saving the world’s coral reefs. (TreeHugger)
- NASA video shows the Earth’s rise in temperature over the past 131 years. (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 26
Written by Madeline Breen | January 26th, 2012
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Today we learn that Facebook’s roots go way, way back.
- Pass the veggies. School lunches get a makeover. (Christian Science Monitor)
- What do Tanzania’s Hadza people and Facebook have in common? (MSNBC)
- See the Earth in high-definition. (PhysOrg)
- Remodeling an old building is greener than building a new one. (Grist)
- Frog perfume? Madagascar frogs use more than just sight and sound to communicate. (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 12
Written by Madeline Breen | January 12th, 2012
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Green your morning with today’s top cool green news stories.
- Looking to relocate? A new island pops up in the Red Sea. (Huffington Post Green)
- Wyoming gets bragging rights: plans begin for North America’s largest wind farm. (TreeHugger)
- Say goodbye to packaged foods. (Grist)
- Meet the world’s smallest invertebrate — you may need your glasses! (Discovery News)
- The FAA makes an exception: aircraft leads whooping cranes on their migration. (Washington Post)
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