Category: Habitats
America’s Forest: Now with 20% More Love
Written by Madeline Breen | February 10th, 2012
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Forests in North America are getting some love: the U.S. Forest Service announces it will be increasing the pace of forest conservation over the next three years.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, February 10
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Here are today’s top green news headlines. Happy Friday!
- Quiet oceans make for calmer right whales. (Huffington Post Green)
- Regular contact with nature is part of a balanced diet for kids. (BBC)
- The world’s biggest conservation group (ahem) is making forays into urban areas. (Grist)
- Toilet paper production destroys Indonesian rainforests. (Mongabay)
- Woolly mammoth sighting or publicity hoax? (MSNBC)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, February 7
Written by Madeline Breen | February 7th, 2012
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This just in: sand castles might make beach-goers sick.
- The EPA warns beach sand may contain illness-inducing bacteria. (TreeHugger)
- Two teenagers are helping Girl Scouts end deforestation. (Grist)
- Will global warming ruin football in the southern US? (Climate Progress)
- Electric bicycles take on San Francisco’s famous hills. (Green)
- Teaching students about climate change proves to be tricky for teachers. (Dot Earth)
Dispatch from the Field: Palau
Written by Stephanie Wear | February 6th, 2012
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Stephanie Wear, director of coral reef conservation, is spending a week in Palau, visiting with locals and learning about what makes their reefs so resilient.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, February 6
Written by Madeline Breen |
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It doesn’t matter if you’re a Giants or Patriots fan, we can all appreciate a few great green news stories.
- Our oceans got some love in this 30-second Super Bowl ad. (Care2)
- Puerto Rico adds non-native iguanas to their menus. (Washington Post)
- The Olympics bring Britain their biggest urban park. (Guardian)
- We heart TreeHugger’s new Valentine’s Day green gift guide. (TreeHugger)
- A warming ocean actually boasts some coral reef growth. (Huffington Post)
Nature Brains: The Key to Protecting Grasslands?
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 2nd, 2012
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What’s the best way to protect the world’s dwindling grasslands from conversion to agriculture or parking lots? A new study holds some answers.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, February 2
Written by Madeline Breen |
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Attack of the blobs!
- Are jellyfish taking over our oceans? (Nature)
- Turning down the thermostat saves energy and helps you lose weight. (The Chic Ecologist)
- Atlantic sturgeon added to the endangered species list. (Huffington Post)
- How do you fight invasive species in Australia? Bring in Komodo dragons. (TreeHugger)
- Spider webs may hold the clue to better buildings. (Christian Science Monitor)
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)
Making the Business Case for Conservation
Written by Mark Tercek | January 27th, 2012
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Mark Tercek is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Here he looks at an innovative way one company is measuring the value of nature.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, January 27
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Kids, the bus is here. Oh, never mind, that’s an asteroid.
- School-bus-sized asteroid to buzz Earth Friday, closer than the moon. (Christian Science Monitor)
- The world’s giant trees are declining, face a dire future due to climate change & other factors. (Mongabay)
- NASA nearly doubled their list of confirmed planets beyond our solar system in one day. (Cosmic Log)
- Jumping spiders hunt with deadly accuracy thanks to 3-D vision. (Wired)
- Yosemite is having its driest winter in 30 years, forcing tourist destinations to get creative . (LA Times)
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