Category: China
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, August 31
Written by Nicole Levins | August 31st, 2011
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Today’s green news round-up holds the secret to a long, healthy life.
- A new seabird was discovered in Hawaii…and it’s a 40-year-old stuffed specimen. (Mongabay)
- Coal shortages are speeding up China’s move toward clean energy. (CleanTechnica)
- A new study says deforestation rates are higher in protected forests. (YaleE360)
- Attention Labor Day travelers: Hurricane Irene might’ve shut down your favorite outdoor recreation spot. (Christian Science Monitor)
- The world’s oldest person (nearly 121! wow!) credits her longevity to her healthy, all-natural Amazon Rainforest lifestyle. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, August 15
Written by Nicole Levins | August 15th, 2011
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Get your green news on:
- Britain’s rarest spider is set for a comeback. (Wired)
- By going organic, poultry farms can cut the amount of “super-bug” bacteria in a single generation by nearly five times. (Scientific American)
- Want to go car-free? Step 1: Get rid of your car. (Grist)
- China has reopened the legal wild-cat-skin trade. (Mongabay)
- You’re probably familiar with carbon and maybe water footprints, but have you ever heard of a plastic footprint? (New York Times)
Striking a Balance for Forests, from the Boreal to Borneo
Written by Jack Hurd | July 20th, 2011
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Saving the world’s forests, and the species that depend on them, is very much like having relatives over for Thanksgiving dinner. The Conservancy’s Jack Hurd explains.
Dammed If We Don’t
Written by Charles Bedford | July 7th, 2011
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Roughly 400 million people live along the Yangtze. A massive dam was one factor leading to major fish die off, but now the dam’s operators are taking steps to benefit nature.
China Offers Important Lessons on Greening the Economy
Written by Mark Tercek | June 17th, 2011
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China’s environmental record is far from perfect. But Mark Tercek says the government has a new plan, and lessons that we in the United States should consider very carefully.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, June 3
Written by Brad Parker | June 3rd, 2011
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Today we have proof that you’re never too old to live your dream, assuming your dream is to be a first-time nonagenarian mom.
- An endangered tortoise has her first baby, AT AGE 90! (Treehugger)
- A desktop Big Bang shows that time travel may be possible after all. (Wired)
- As Europe reels from E. Coli, a look at food safety problems in the U.S. (Ecocentric)
- See how conservationists are trying to save one of the world’s rarest birds from extinction. (BBC Nature)
- Watch video of some of the 44 red pandas moved to their new home in China. (Huffington Post)
Improbable Pandas
Written by Charles Bedford | June 2nd, 2011
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A rare sighting of a giant panda leaves our deputy director in China breathless.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, May 19
Written by Darci Palmquist | May 19th, 2011
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Deforestation, species extinction, primate wars… being green is serious business:
- It’s chimpanzee vs. red colobus monkey in Uganda, and it may be a battle to the death. (Extinction Countdown)
- Speaking of: scientists disagree over a new study that says species extinction rates from habitat loss are always overestimated. (Dot Earth)
- Could the extra CO2 we’re spewing into the atmosphere be converted to fuel? (YaleE360)
- Meet a 10-year-old eco-activist who’s battling a fast food chain to save U.S. forests. (Mongabay)
- The Yangtze is low, the Mississippi high… what can these rivers tell us about the future of green development? (Green Biz)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 17
Written by Darci Palmquist | May 17th, 2011
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Microbes in space (!) and more exciting green news:
- Which is more frightening: traditional livestock practices or “growing” meat in labs? (DotEarth)
- New research says cell phones are contributing to the decline of honeybees. (Treehugger)
- Drought hits central China, drying up reservoirs along the Yangtze River. (The New York Times)
- The world’s middle class is growing, which should mean more consumption and pollution… does it? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Yesterday’s space shuttle launch sent six astronauts plus a bobtail squid, a water bear and “Conan the Bacterium” into space. (Wired)
Reality (of Shark Finning) Bites
Written by Mike Sweeney | May 5th, 2011
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73 million sharks are killed every year, largely to meet the rising demand for shark fin soup. Can California help reverse this catastrophic loss?
