Category: United States
America’s Forest: Now with 20% More Love
Written by Madeline Breen | February 10th, 2012
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Forests in North America are getting some love: the U.S. Forest Service announces it will be increasing the pace of forest conservation over the next three years.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 8
Written by Nicole Levins | February 8th, 2012
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If it can snow in one of the world’s hottest places, why can’t we get a few flurries here in DC?
- How’s this for wacky weather? It snowed in Libya. (Green)
- Ratu, one of the last remaining Sumatran rhinos, is in her 11th month of pregnancy. Only five more months to go! (Mongabay)
- Yesterday, one of the world’s most climate-conscious leaders was forced to resign in a coup d’état. (Grist)
- At least in California, green jobs weathered the recession much better than conventional jobs. (GreenBiz)
- What are the greenest cars on the market today? (CleanTechnica)
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)
Nature Photo of the Week: Coyote Breath
Written by Madeline Breen | February 3rd, 2012
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A chilly day set the stage for this stunning shot, taken in Yellowstone National Park. Flickr user mditmer1 writes, “it was a cold winter day with a high of only 10 degrees above.” Brr! Thanks for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to [...]
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: Tuesday, January 31
Written by Madeline Breen | January 31st, 2012
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Extra, extra! Read today’s top green news stories.
- Invasive Burmese pythons eat their way through Florida’s Everglades. (National Geographic)
- If you’re looking for a new car, consider a folding microcar! (TreeHugger)
- Umm… is that a UFO at the bottom of the Baltic Sea? (Huffington Post)
- Egypt remains one of Africa’s largest markets for illegal ivory items. (WWF)
- Pop quiz: what caused the mysterious Little Ice Age? (Mother Nature Network)
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.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, January 23
Written by Madeline Breen | January 23rd, 2012
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Worried about the H5N1 flu? You have 60 days to get a mask.
- Controversial bird flu research put on hold. (Wired Science)
- Climate change may claim another victim: California’s cattle rangelands. (Green)
- Do the feathers in your down comforter come from live or dead birds? (Mother Nature Network)
- An arctic ribbon seal flops up to a Seattle resident’s dock. (Huffington Post Green)
- Washington, DC takes the prize for the most LEED-certified buildings. (CleanTechnica)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 18
Written by Nicole Levins | January 18th, 2012
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Get your green news on:
- An Indonesian rock band highlights the plight of the orangutan in song. (Mongabay)
- Save energy (and money!): tint your windows. (CleanTechnica)
- The Interior Department has banned the import of four nonnative snakes. (Green)
- White nose syndrome has killed an estimated seven million bats. (Washington Post)
- The new science classroom battle: climate change. (Wired)
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