Category: Coral Reefs
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)
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: Tuesday, December 27
Written by Madeline Breen | December 27th, 2011
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Today we learn what to do with all that post-Christmas clutter.
- NRDC shares a few green ideas for putting holiday waste to good use. (NRDC)
- American youth have fallen out of love with automobiles. (Grist)
- If science looks to the past to understand the future, what happens when climate change gets in the way? (Time)
- Explore a coral reef Twilight Zone. (Green)
- China unveils a controversial 310-mph train. (Wall Street Journal)
Traveling the Magdalena River: Last Stop, Dique Canal
Written by Madeline Breen | December 23rd, 2011
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For our final stop along the Magdalena River, we sail along the Dique Canal, which connects Colombia’s interior with one of its most important ports: Cartagena.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, December 19
Written by Madeline Breen | December 19th, 2011
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It’s Monday. [Scuba] dive in and read some green news!
- The world’s coral reefs are in danger, but there is one anomaly: the Gardens of the Queen. (CBS News)
- The wine industry feels the effects of climate change. (Yale Environment 360)
- Should media companies that film the natural world re-invest their profits in conservation? (Scientific American)
- Some environmental groups use pressure tactics to get their point across. (Green)
- Boston attempts to filter diesel construction equipment. (Boston Globe)
Because Moving Is Not an Option
Written by Matt Miller | December 12th, 2011
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It may be difficult to see the effects of climate change on your every day life. Of course, you don’t live on an island chain in the Pacific Ocean where the water is rising and the fish are disappearing.
Nature’s Most Overlooked Benefit: Reefs Breaking Waves
Written by Mike Beck | December 8th, 2011
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What’s the most obvious yet overlooked benefit nature gives people globally? Conservancy scientist Mike Beck says it’s one everyone on a coastline better start paying attention to.
Is Climate Change Hitting the World’s Coral Reef Epicenter?
Written by Robert Lalasz | December 3rd, 2011
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How bad was the coral bleaching our research team found in Raja Ampat — and what else did they discover there? Read this Q&A with Conservancy scientists Joanne Wilson and Sangeeta Mangubhai.
Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: The Journey Home
Written by Joanne Wilson | December 2nd, 2011
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Jo and Sangeeta reflect on a tiring and inspiring journey to the Raja Ampat Islands, where the team’s research will help protect both nature and people.
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