Category: Oceans & Coasts
Cool Green Morning: Friday, February 10
Written by Madeline Breen | February 10th, 2012
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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
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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: Thursday, February 2
Written by Madeline Breen | February 2nd, 2012
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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)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 11
Written by Nicole Levins | January 11th, 2012
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Climate change: great for anchovy populations, not so great for the rest of us.
- Anchovies are making a North Sea comeback. Thanks, climate change? (Conservation Mag)
- Some rare good news for rhinos– none were poached in Nepal last year! (Mongabay)
- The “doomsday clock” jumped a minute forward. Why? Climate change. (CleanTechnica)
- President Obama visited EPA staff to let them know he still cares. (Green)
- Oil rigs could possibly be responsible for turning migratory land-based birds into shark snacks. (Wired)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 5
Written by Madeline Breen | January 5th, 2012
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They say imitation is the highest form of flattery.
- Meet a fish that mimics an octopus… that mimics fish. (msnbc)
- Parasite flies are turning honeybees into “zom-bees.” (Time)
- Here’s a bright idea: solar-powered ATMs bring money to rural India. (TreeHugger)
- Harp seal pups are on thin ice. (Green)
- Seattle thinks outside the tray and serves students healthier school lunches. (Grist)
Just 20 Inches Could Make a Disastrous Difference
Written by Robert Lalasz | January 3rd, 2012
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Half a meter in sea-level rise due to climate change — what damage could that little bit do to a crowded coastline? A lot, says a new study coauthored by Nature Conservancy scientists.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 28
Written by Madeline Breen | December 28th, 2011
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Pandagate!… and other animal-related news stories.
- The BBC selects a panda as one of their women of the year. (Guardian)
- The Gulf of Mexico experiences giant tiger prawn takeover. (Houston Chronicle)
- Meet the world’s cutest polar bear cub. (Huffington Post Green)
- Johnny, the globe-trotting sea turtle, returns to Florida’s waters. (Washington Post)
- How do you deter lions from preying on cattle? Taste aversion. (Scientific American)
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