Category: The Caribbean
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.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, July 6
Written by Nicole Levins | July 6th, 2011
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Get your green news on:
- Stop making excuses and ride your bike to work already. (Treehugger)
- California fights invasive light-brown apple moths with native stinger-less wasps. (Los Angeles Times)
- London’s poor air quality may leave a dark cloud over next summer’s Olympic Games. (Huffington Post)
- This invasive plant is cropping up all over New York– and beware, it can cause blisters, scarring and even blindness. (Associated Press, via Christian Science Monitor)
- The Bahamas bans shark fishing. (Green)
The Golden Shadow Expedition: All in a Day’s Work
Written by Brad Parker | June 10th, 2011
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Dive expert and coral researcher James Byrne reports from 45 feet under the water in St. Kitts.
Golden Shadow Expedition: Getting Ready to Hit the Water Swimming
Written by Brad Parker | June 3rd, 2011
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James Byrne, the Conservancy’s South Florida and Caribbean Marine Science Program Manager, is about to lead an unprecedented expedition in the Caribbean. Find out what the team will be doing.
Finding Nemo on Your Plate
Written by Stephanie Wear | March 21st, 2011
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Marine scientist Stephanie Wear says overfishing is having an impact on our diets and the coral reefs. But you can be part of the solution.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, January 28
Written by Brad Parker | January 28th, 2011
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We know there’s fresh powder out there, but be sure to read all 5 before you hit the slopes:
- Students, parents are protesting planned solar panels at a California middle school. (LA Times)
- Primitive tools suggest humans left Africa earlier, and in a different direction. (NPR)
- See amazing pictures of the damage invasive boas inflict on native birds in Aruba. (Dot Earth)
- A controversial Brazilian mega-dam on the Amazon clears another major hurdle. (Green)
- Your ski and snowboard wax could be seriously harmful to you and wildlife. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 26
Written by Nicole Levins | January 26th, 2011
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The weather outside is frightful, but these links are…somewhat less frightful than the weather.
- What we could probably all use about now: a volunteer eco-vacation in a nice, warm climate. (Treehugger)
- When it comes to climate change, birds have it exceptionally rough. (Green)
- Obama called for clean energy, high-speed rail in last night’s State of the Union address. (Grist)
- Four enviro documentaries are up for an Oscar this year. (The Daily Green)
- A new study says that natural gas might not be all that cleaner than other fossil fuels. (YaleE360)
5 Things the World Needs From Cancun
Written by Andrew Deutz | November 29th, 2010
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Last year’s climate change talks in Copenhagen left many disillusioned. How can they succeed this time? Our policy expert says to forget a comprehensive agreement and get these simpler things done.
Has the Curse of Copenhagen Been Dispelled?
Written by Andrew Deutz | November 5th, 2010
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Last year’s drama seemed a world away as the Climate Change convention’s COP10 led to a series of big wins for nature. Our director of international relations explains.
From Long Island to the Solomon Islands, Communities Tackle Climate Change
Written by Karen Foerstel | November 4th, 2009
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As UN negotiators from around the world gather in Barcelona this week to continue hammering out a global climate deal, the question of emissions reduction targets has grabbed center stage in the press. But even if all countries stopped emitting greenhouse gas pollution today, the impacts of climate change will be felt for years to [...]
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