Category: Science
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 14
Written by Nicole Levins | March 14th, 2012
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The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the news is green.
- Sounds like climate change really has it out for rainforests. (Mongabay)
- Say goodbye to Greenland’s giant ice sheet. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Not a drop of beer– or its waste grain– will go to waste if this big-time brewer gets its way. (Grist)
- Philadelphia makes a play for the country’s greenest football stadium. Fly, Eagles, fly! (Treehugger)
- Starling flocks in flight behave like magnets(?), says a new study. (Wired)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, March 6
Written by Madeline Breen | March 6th, 2012
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Climate changes claims another victim in today’s green news: ice hockey.
- The world’s most toxic frog gets a new reserve in Colombia. (Mongabay)
- Robotic “Cheetah” has set a new world speed record. (BBC)
- Climate change may mean the end of ice hockey in Canada. (Guardian)
- Alien species invade Antarctica? (Discovery News)
- Adobe launches new software to cut printing by 40%. (Green Biz)
Alligator Hunt: A Conservation Story
Written by Bryan Piazza | March 5th, 2012
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Is this man a hunter, a conservationist, or both? Ecologist Bryan Piazza explains how science and community action helped bring the alligator back and restore a cultural tradition in Louisiana.
Fat Fish, Sick Fishery?
Written by Sheila Walsh |
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Are fat fish a sign of golden times on the reef? Not likely, according to a new Conservancy study that finds fat fish are indicators of a fishery out of balance.
Creating the Next Conservation Movement…Or Do We Even Need One?
Written by Robert Lalasz | March 1st, 2012
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Saving Mother Earth requires people power, right? Really? Five smart people (including the Conservancy’s Sanjayan and Hazel Wong) debate if we actually *need* a mass conservation movement.
Global Water Scarcity: Can We Solve It?
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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A new study offers the most comprehensive look at global water shortages to date. Find out what’s causing the water problem — and if we can solve it — from freshwater expert & optimist Brian Richter.
Scientist Michael Beck Awarded Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 28th, 2012
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The Nature Conservancy’s lead marine scientist will undertake a three-year research project to address critical challenges facing our oceans.
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: Wednesday, January 25
Written by Nicole Levins | January 25th, 2012
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If the sun can’t save us from climate change, what can?
- President Obama addressed clean energy, environmental policy– and even name-checked climate change– in last night’s State of the Union. (Huffington Post Green)
- Are you under 31? Then you probably want a hybrid car. (CleanTechnica)
- Scientists discovered 46 new species in the tiny little South American country of Suriname. (Mongabay)
- These old dumps are being converted to parks and nature preserves. (Grist)
- New research reveals that the sun can’t save us from climate change. (Guardian.co.uk)
‘Hidden Risk’: Mercury Pollution’s Costs to Wildlife and People
Written by Robert Lalasz | January 24th, 2012
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Mercury pollution isn’t just for fish eaters in the Northeast anymore — it’s all over the globe and in our terrestrial wildlife, says a new report coauthored by Nature Conservancy science.
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