Category: Environmental News
The Green Buzz: Friday, May 31
Written by Trevor Martin | May 31st, 2013
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Green Buzz News Time!
- What happens when you ask 14-18 year olds how to debate science? (Guardian)
- This bird gives a whole new meaning to the term, “early bird”. (Guardian)
- Ok, did you really wanna see that new Will Smith movie? Or just know why humans are on the menu? (Forbes)
- George Michael was right (the singer, not the character from Arrested Development), sometimes the clothes do not make the man or in this case, mice. (TreeHugger)
- Oakland has a new landmark, a natural science museum for the public. (NPR)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, May 30
Written by Madeline Breen | May 30th, 2013
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In today’s green news, we meet a swashbuckling new species.
- New pirate ant — eyepatch included! — discovered in the Philippines. (National Geographic)
- Kenya cracks down on poachers: increases fines by 2,500%. (Mongabay)
- Can you name the first bird ever discovered? This Jurassic fossil may help. (Nature)
- Make quick like a fox. Conservation efforts save dwarf foxes from extinction in record time. (TreeHugger)
- Google Street View takes you to the Galapagos Islands from the comfort of your desk chair. (Guardian)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, May 29
Written by Madeline Breen | May 29th, 2013
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Today we’re buzzing about everything from wacky animal mating habits to Mount Everest trash.
- Nature’s wackiest and weirdest life cycles — and you thought cicadas were odd. (Wired)
- 60 years of climbers have turned Everest into the world’s tallest trash heap. (TIME)
- Arctic shipping is set to grow more than 30-fold over the next 8 years. (Huffington Post Green)
- Move over, Ben Franklin: electricity from kites is back. (Conservation Magazine)
- Apple boosts environmental efforts and hires former EPA head Lisa Jackson. (Washington Post)
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, May 28
Written by Madeline Breen | May 28th, 2013
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On today’s to-do list: read a green news story, wait for the cicadas, repeat.
- Saving wild species: a herculean effort or more harm than good? (Mother Nature Network)
- For the cicada obsessed, tune into The Cicada Cam! (The Science Channel)
- Beautifying ugly freeway underpasses, one recycled bike chandelier at a time. (TreeHugger)
- The loss of biodiversity is happening faster and everywhere, even among farm animals. (RedOrbit)
- Once frozen in time, moss from the “Little Ice Age” is growing again. (BBC)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, May 23
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 23rd, 2013
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Happy World Turtle Day! (What? You didn’t know?)
- To celebrate World Turtle Day, here are 11 of the many critically endangered turtle species. (TreeHugger)
- These cities are expected to be the hardest hit by climate change. (Grist)
- A glow-in-the-dark cockroach? The world’s tiniest frog? That’s right, folks, here are the top 10 new species discovered in 2012. (Mongabay)
- The mysterious fungus that caused the Irish Potato Famine has been identified. (MNN)
- It’s yummy, it’s popular, it’s good for you — but is that Greek yogurt hurting the environment? (The Week)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, May 22
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 22nd, 2013
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Dolphins, bears and “Moonbird” – oh my!
- The famed red knot who has flown more than 400,000 miles has been spotted! (Mongabay)
- Want to know if what you’re buying supports policies that you don’t? There’s an app for that. (Grist)
- Good news for our cetacean friends: India has banned captive dolphin shows. (TreeHugger)
- We’re remembering the man who discovered the ozone hole. (MNN)
- Bear tranquilized in tree? Colorado firefighters to the rescue. (Huffington Post)
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, May 21
Written by Madeline Breen | May 21st, 2013
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Sea turtles, bees and tigers: it’s an animal-centric green news day!
- Did your most loved animal make the list of the world’s favorite species? (ARKive)
- A Florida man captures the largest (think: 18-feet) Burmese python ever. (Huffington Post)
- They’re back! Leatherback sea turtles are making a comeback in the Caribbean. (Science World Report)
- Honeybees have many hidden talents, including finding unexploded mines in Croatia. (Businessweek)
- Why did penguins stop flying? (National Geographic)
The Green Buzz: Monday, May 20
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 20th, 2013
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As the weather warms up, so too does the green news on climate change…
- If we carry on as usual, climate change will bring water shortages in major U.S. cities. (Bloomberg)
- By the 2020s, NYC could see heat-wave deaths rise by 20 percent (thanks again to climate change). (The Guardian)
- You know it’s bad when people wish for fire ants instead of the newly invasive ‘crazy ants.’ (MNN)
- What the frack do we know? Turns out, not a lot. (Grist)
- Landmark ruling in Indonesia gives millions of hectares of forests to Indigenous people. (Mongabay)
The Green Buzz: Friday, May 17
Written by Madeline Breen | May 17th, 2013
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Happy National Bike to Work Day! After you lock up your wheels, read today’s green news:
- If climate scientists overwhelmingly agree on global warming, why doesn’t the public? (NY Times)
- Want healthier tomatoes? Grow them with LEDs. (TreeHugger)
- Jaguars are large, beautiful and thankfully thriving in the Peruvian Amazon. (Mongabay)
- It’s Earth’s most iconic summit. And it’s melting. Fast. (Huffington Post Green)
- Vehicles in the U.S. hit an estimated 1-2 million animals every year. (Scientific American)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, May 16
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 16th, 2013
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We’ve got some interesting news on the climate change front this morning.
- America has its first climate change refugees. (Grist)
- The Farm Bill has been approved by the House. (Huffington Post)
- What’s blue, provides over 80 percent of U.S. fresh water, and is suffering? The Great Lakes. (MNN)
- They’re supposed to protect the rhinos, but the black market is creating poachers out of park rangers. (NPR)
- Looks like the bond between human and dog may be deeper than we thought. (National Geographic)
