Category: Rainforests
The Green Buzz: Monday, March 11
Written by Nicole Levins | March 11th, 2013
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Use that extra daylight to catch up on your green news:
- In his latest column, Tom Friedman gives Mark Tercek‘s new book, Nature’s Fortune, a shout-out. (New York Times)
- Rainforests could be more resilient to climate change than previously thought– but only if we leave them alone. (Mongabay)
- Three “lucky” species of endangered sharks are now protected by a new global agreement. (Associated Press/Christian Science Monitor)
- Ask Umbra takes on a tough question: Is there hope for us on this planet? (Grist)
- Nothing brightens up a dreary Monday morning more than interspecies friendship. (Treehugger)
ABC: This Valentine’s Day, Consider the Cacao Bean
Written by Jack Hurd | February 12th, 2013
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Jack Hurd examines the history of the cacao bean and explains how you can make sure your chocolate is responsibly harvested.
The Amazon: It is a Marvel to Behold
Written by Bill Ulfelder | January 24th, 2013
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Our blogger follows his grandfather’s advice and travels to the Amazon. But will it be there for his grandchildren to see?
‘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.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, May 3
Written by Madeline Breen | May 3rd, 2012
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We’ve got a great mix of green news headline for you today.
- The best rainforest destinations you haven’t visited — yet. (Mother Nature Network)
- Controversial study shows how dangerous forms of avian influenza could evolve in the wild. (Nature)
- Climate change is causing plants to flower faster than scientists predicted. (Christian Science Monitor)
- New species discovery: “rebel” coelacanth stalked ancient seas. (National Geographic)
- Find your green momma a gift in TreeHugger’s Mother’s Day gift guide. (TreeHugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 11
Written by Nicole Levins | April 11th, 2012
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Isn’t technology grand?
- An electric DeLorean is in the works (time travel not included). (EcoGeek)
- Here’s more on the connection between climate change and wacky weather. (DotEarth)
- A new study says shrinking numbers of large predators wreak havoc on forest ecosystems. (YaleE360)
- Might want to double-check– are you buying illegally harvested wood? (Mongabay)
- Research links pesticides to declining bee populations. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, April 2
Written by Brad Parker | April 2nd, 2012
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I’ll bet this guy in Indonesia turned off the lights for Earth Hour.
- Check out some cool pictures of Earth Hour celebrations around the globe. (Guardian)
- An Indonesian man has planted a 1,360 acre forest, see how long it took him. (TreeHugger)
- Scientists have cloned elm trees that survived epidemics of Dutch elm disease. (Yale e360)
- Do you live near any of America’s top 10 most polluted waterways? (Mother Jones)
- One country’s youth have a “startling” demand for low carbon goods. Find out where. (BusinessGreen)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, March 30
Written by Brad Parker | March 30th, 2012
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I’m pretty sure that if you make it 63 years, you win the game of hide and seek.
- A long-fingered frog, last seen in 1949, has come out of hiding. (Huffington Post)
- New tool predicts Amazon deforestation a year before it happens. (Mongabay)
- A controversial pesticide has been linked to global bee decline. (Wired)
- Live, interactive wind energy map looks like a living van Gogh painting. (Clean Technica)
- New data from an historic sea level rise may help predict effects of climate change. (Scientific American)
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)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, February 17
Written by Madeline Breen | February 17th, 2012
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With President’s Day right around the corner, let’s talk about green presidents.
- Which 10 presidents left the best environmental legacies? (The Daily Green)
- The Republic of the Congo expands park to protect fearless chimps. (Mongabay)
- The Dutch develop a kid-powered school bus. (Grist)
- Prepare to pay for power at your local coffee shop. (Mother Nature Network)
- To kill their parasites, fruit flies get drunk. (NY Times)
