Category: Biodiversity
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, April 17
Written by Megan Sheehan | April 17th, 2013
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Endangered is the key word in today’s Green Buzz.
- Three years after the worst oil spill in American history, where are BP’s oiled animals? (MNN)
- Endangered clean meat? More than half of supermarket meat tested positive for superbugs. (New York Times)
- Lionfish are gobbling up native fish and corals in the Gulf, like a “living oil spill.” (NPR)
- No surprise here: America’s most controlled and plumbed river is also its most endangered. (Huffington Post)
- Lead poisoning: The rare California Condors are ingesting lead bullets and dying. (BBC News)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, April 11
Written by Megan Sheehan | April 11th, 2013
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Need to clear your mind? This morning’s green news will do just that.
- Go find some green space because a walk in the park can literally fix a fuzzy brain. (Treehugger)
- This may fuzz it right back up, though: Kansas proposes a bill to outlaw sustainability. (Bloomberg)
- The Great Lakes is home to a plastic garbage patch similar to the one that plagues the Pacific. (MNN)
- The Exxon pipeline rupture in Arkansas “substantially bigger” than previously thought. (Huffington Post)
- Fascinating! White sharks scavenge on whales and this cool video teaches how important this behavior may be. (Discovery News)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, April 4
Written by Megan Sheehan | April 4th, 2013
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What is Cicadapocalypse? What do pigs and donuts have in common? We’ve got these answers and more in today’s Green Buzz.
- Cicadapocalypse is coming — are you prepared? (MNN)
- Greensburg, Kansas, was blown off the map by a tornado in 2007, but now it’s back and greener than ever. (Grist)
- Commons pesticides are affecting the ability of bees to learn and remember. (BBC Nature)
- Tim Horton’s says “bye bye” to pig gestation crates by 2022. (Huffington Post)
- Our oil pipeline structure is aging (no surprise there) and the Arkansas oil spill proves it. (NPR)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, April 3
Written by Megan Sheehan | April 3rd, 2013
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What goes great with that morning caffeine buzz? The Green Buzz.
- “Unprecedented” dolphin deaths in the Gulf linked to BP oil spill? (Huffington Post)
- Giant ocean garbage patches, meet your match. (And a teen invented it, to boot!) (Treehugger)
- The Exxon crude oil spill in Arkansas is a big mess — and is reinvigorating the Keystone Pipeline debate. (National Geographic)
- Leopards and humans are peaceful neighbors in this area of western India. (MNN)
- Bison aren’t home on the range yet: efforts to restore their populations meet resistance in Montana. (New York Times)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, March 28
Written by Megan Sheehan | March 28th, 2013
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The green news this morning makes it easy to see how humans can easily cause a species’ extinction.
- A wildlife trafficker is caught with more than 10% of an entire species. (Treehugger)
- Arctic sea ice is receding, and that doesn’t bode well for polar bears. (Christian Science Monitor)
- An Indiana dairy farm has found an innovative use for all of that cow manure. (The New York Times)
- Looks like bee colonies aren’t the only victims of popular pesticides. (MNN)
- A two-headed shark was found off the Florida Keys. (National Geographic)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, March 21
Written by Megan Sheehan | March 21st, 2013
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Bushmeat, lightbulbs and great whites are buzzing in the green news this morning.
- CITES’ progress this year included these five breakthroughs for wildlife. (MNN)
- Still thinking about “greening” your light bulbs? Think no more: there are new reasons to change your light bulbs. (New York Times)
- Bushmeat hunting is changing the ecology of rainforests. (Huffington Post)
- Coal no more: Los Angeles is ditching this fossil fuel by 2025. (Grist)
- Hungry predator: Great whites eat three to four times more food than previously thought. (Discovery News)
Hong Kong and Conservation in the Urban Jungle
Written by Charles Bedford | February 11th, 2013
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Charles Bedford, Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Asia-Pacific region, explains why conserving nature in Hong Kong is a bigger issue than you might think.
Farming Carbon with Fire: Helping Northern Australia Restore Natural Burn Patterns
Written by Michael Looker | January 17th, 2013
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Dr. Michael Looker shares some big news from Fish River Station and what it could mean for Indigenous Australians and traditional fire regimes across the north.
Resolutions for Rainforests
Written by Jack Hurd | January 3rd, 2013
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Jack Hurd makes some New Year’s resolutions for 2013 and introduces a fun new infographic that explains how individuals can help save Asia-Pacific’s forests.
‘You Help Everybody’: In Alaska, Giving Wild Salmon Is Tradition
Written by Dustin Solberg | December 21st, 2012
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In Alaska, the holidays are not the only time of year people give back. Catching salmon – and sharing it with others – is at the center of everyday life.
