Category: United States
A Run to Honor The Nature Conservancy
Written by Madeline Breen | April 10th, 2012
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The Nature Conservancy’s Jamie Williams signed up for the 2012 Boston Marathon on a whim. Hear why Jamie is willing to run 26.2 miles for conservation.
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)
Two Years Later: Restoring the Gulf
Written by Cindy Brown | March 28th, 2012
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It’s been two years since the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill. See what it will take to restore the Gulf of Mexico — not just from the effects of the oil spill, but from the decades of degradation that have gone before.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 28
Written by Nicole Levins |
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Do you like luxury?
- Apparently, there’s a Ferrari hybrid in the works. (Gas2)
- This map will show you just how dirty your air is. (Treehugger)
- The US Army gives up on LEED, but not on green building in general. (EcoGeek)
- Here’s how to make solar even more sustainable. (GreenBiz)
- Even with a changing climate, we can still fight food insecurity. (Scientific American)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 21
Written by Nicole Levins | March 21st, 2012
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Green news and comic book heroes aren’t mutually exclusive:
- Here are the top five countries using renewable energy. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Spiderman is many things (for instance: awesome), but he is not a tarantula. (Wired)
- Starbucks offers lessons in greening supply chains. (GreenBiz)
- What helps prevent overfishing? Local fisheries management. (YaleE360)
- Meet Los Angeles’ super-green mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, March 15
Written by Madeline Breen | March 15th, 2012
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Extra, extra! Read today’s top green news stories.
- How eco-friendly is your bike? (Guardian)
- Nearly 4 million Americans live in homes more prone to flooding from rising sea levels. (Washington Post)
- New species of frog calls NYC home. (Wired Science)
- Federal judge rejects lawsuit to stop wolf hunting. (New York Daily News)
- Relief! Amazon plant cures toothaches . (Mongabay)
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)
Champions for Conservation Resign
Written by Glenn Prickett | March 13th, 2012
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Senator Snowe and Representative Dicks are part of a great tradition of American leaders who’ve understood that conservation is an American value that brings together Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, March 12
Written by Madeline Breen | March 12th, 2012
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We may have lost an hour this weekend, but we’ve gained five new green news stories!
- Will Apple’s new iWallet app be good for the planet? (TreeHugger)
- Scooter version of Zipcar scoots into San Francisco. (Grist)
- What is the simplest way to cool a city? Paint rooftops white. (Green)
- Great Lakes ice coverage has decreased by 71% over the past 40 years. (The State Column)
- New catshark species discovered near the Galapagos Islands. (Care2)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 7
Written by Nicole Levins | March 7th, 2012
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Sometimes, I guess there just isn’t enough corn.
- Warmer temperatures are affecting the cheetah’s ability to reproduce. (Guardian)
- New analysis suggests that there just isn’t enough corn to meet steep Congressional quotas for ethanol. (Conservation Magazine)
- Researchers in India have discovered a new legless, worm-like amphibian, and it’s just as cute as you’d expect. (Mongabay)
- Campbell’s vows to stop lining soup cans with BPA. (GreenBiz)
- This portable treehouse works anywhere– even if there aren’t any trees nearby. (Treehugger)
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