Category: Habitats
Building a Model Future in Melanesia
Written by Jake Cohen | April 20th, 2012
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Learn how building a 3D model is helping an island community in Papua New Guinea to plan for the impacts of climate change and ensure its survival.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 20
Written by Brad Parker |
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The Earth Day edition will help you plan (and learn a little) for the weekend’s festivities.
- Have we told you we’re having a Picnic for the Planet? Find out how you can get involved. (Picnic for the Planet)
- Check out these 10 fun Earth Day activities for kids. (Huffington Post)
- Some influential green bloggers share their Earth Day wishes. (TreeHugger)
- Here are 15 Earth Day tips that really make a difference. (The Daily Green)
- Our Steph Wear was featured on an NBC Nightly News story about how corals save lives. (msnbc.com)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, April 13
Written by Brad Parker | April 13th, 2012
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Some (mostly) good news for a day known for bad luck.
- China no longer leads the world in clean energy investments. So who does? (TreeHugger)
- PHOTO: Spring storm dumps four feet of hail on West Texas. (Mother Nature Network)
- VIDEO: Baboons can recognize four-letter words on a screen. (BBC)
- A “strawberry” leopard, first of its kind, has been discovered in South Africa. (National Geographic)
- Large-scale engineering could rescue eroding Mississippi Delta region. (Scientific American)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 11
Written by Nicole Levins | April 11th, 2012
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Isn’t technology grand?
- An electric DeLorean is in the works (time travel not included). (EcoGeek)
- Here’s more on the connection between climate change and wacky weather. (DotEarth)
- A new study says shrinking numbers of large predators wreak havoc on forest ecosystems. (YaleE360)
- Might want to double-check– are you buying illegally harvested wood? (Mongabay)
- Research links pesticides to declining bee populations. (Grist)
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, 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: Tuesday, April 3
Written by Nicole Levins | April 3rd, 2012
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I’m wide awake, it’s (cool green) morning:
- New research shows that our oceans have been heating up for more than 100 years. (Mongabay)
- Denmark plans to rely on 100% renewable energy by 2050. (EcoGeek)
- Do social networks spur greener behavior? (GreenBiz)
- Baby bald eagle cam! (Treehugger)
- A new study shows that some corals are more resilient to increased ocean acidification. (YaleE360)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, April 2
Written by Brad Parker | April 2nd, 2012
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I’ll bet this guy in Indonesia turned off the lights for Earth Hour.
- Check out some cool pictures of Earth Hour celebrations around the globe. (Guardian)
- An Indonesian man has planted a 1,360 acre forest, see how long it took him. (TreeHugger)
- Scientists have cloned elm trees that survived epidemics of Dutch elm disease. (Yale e360)
- Do you live near any of America’s top 10 most polluted waterways? (Mother Jones)
- One country’s youth have a “startling” demand for low carbon goods. Find out where. (BusinessGreen)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, March 30
Written by Brad Parker | March 30th, 2012
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I’m pretty sure that if you make it 63 years, you win the game of hide and seek.
- A long-fingered frog, last seen in 1949, has come out of hiding. (Huffington Post)
- New tool predicts Amazon deforestation a year before it happens. (Mongabay)
- A controversial pesticide has been linked to global bee decline. (Wired)
- Live, interactive wind energy map looks like a living van Gogh painting. (Clean Technica)
- New data from an historic sea level rise may help predict effects of climate change. (Scientific American)
Proof Is in the Cheetah
Written by Eddie Game | March 28th, 2012
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In the harsh aridlands of northern Kenya, a community project is helping restore grasslands, wildlife and people’s livelihoods.
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