Category: International
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)
Dialogues on the Environment: Q&A with Helene Gayle
Written by Mark Tercek | May 14th, 2013
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CEO Mark Tercek and CARE CEO Helene Gayle talk about the intersections of poverty and the environment: “When a child is starving, a family may not be able to think about long-term sustainability.” Read the interview now.
The Green Buzz: Monday, May 13
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 13th, 2013
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Take a sip of coffee and read what’s on our green news radar this Monday morning.
- Unless severe weather strikes this summer, the U.S. expects a record corn crop. (Wall Street Journal)
- Is there human poop in your compost? (NPR)
- Think everyone in the developed world has easy-access to safe drinking water? Think again. (The New York Times)
- The habitats for common plants and animals will drastically shrink this century. (Huffington Post)
- In case you didn’t see it: Amazing Google Earth time-lapse video of how we’ve changed the planet. (MNN)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, May 9
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 9th, 2013
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Moths that drive cars? Frankenfish? Goats at airports? It’s news of the weird this morning!
- Chicago’s O’Hare has new landscaping employees: goats. (MNN)
- IUCN has released a list of the world’s most endangered ecosystems. (Huffington Post)
- Frankenfish or scientific marvel? Giant GM salmon await approval in the US. (Mongabay)
- Finally, some not-so-terrible climate change news. (Grist)
- University of Tokyo posted a video of moths driving cars. Really. (NPR)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, May 8
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 8th, 2013
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How would you like a tree to light your way at night, rather than a streetlight?
- A small group of bio-tech hobbyists and entrepreneurs are starting a project to develop plants that glow. (The New York Times)
- Could remnants from the Cold War help bats? (BBC News)
- Looks like the new cool thing for corporations is to be innovative and sustainable. (MNN)
- Bee colonies are still collapsing, and crops are suffering, with no definitive culprit to blame. (NPR)
- Amazing and weird: nature’s most transparent animals. (National Geographic)
How to Create a Bird-Friendly Backyard
Written by Katherine Sather | May 7th, 2013
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It’s that time of year when winged travelers everywhere are making their spring migrations. So bird nerds want to know: What can we do to make our own backyards accommodating for these frequent flyers?
The Green Buzz: Monday, May 6
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 6th, 2013
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Bikes shares, sea turtles and wildfires are a part of this Monday’s green news.
- Want to help fight climate change? Then don’t mention it. At all. (MNN)
- The largest bike share is about to begin in the Big Apple! (Huffington Post)
- The US won’t jump on the EU’s bandwagon to ban pesticides it blames for honeybee deaths. (The Guardian)
- Wildfires are off to an early start in California, and north of LA has been evacuated. (Bloomberg)
- Is there a bright future for the Loggerhead sea turtles that are hatching on east coast beaches? (Science World Report)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, May 2
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 2nd, 2013
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The green news this morning has me wanting to move to Norway.
- Say what? They have so little garbage because folks recycle so much that yes, Oslo is importing trash. (TreeHugger)
- The Exxon Pegasus pipeline has leaked again, this time in Missouri. (Huffington Post)
- Who paid for the effects of the horrible drought last summer? You did. (NPR)
- This general is back at war — this time, fighting rhino poachers in South Africa. (Bloomberg)
- The first county in the nation has banned all drilling and fracking. (Grist)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, May 1
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 1st, 2013
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We’ve got an update on that poor, confused koala.
- Remember the little guy who returned to his forest to find it cut down? There’s a happy ending for our homeless koala. (Grist)
- A Queens public school is the first in NYC to adopt an all-veggie menu. (Huffington Post)
- The European Union is banning a pesticide blamed in bee deaths. (BBC News)
- Contrails that smell like french fries? NASA is exploring biofuel use in planes. (Christian Science Monitor)
- If you protect oceans and coasts, sea turtles will come. (MNN)
Is Cashmere Sustainable?
Written by Jack Hurd | April 30th, 2013
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Where does cashmere come from, and how can we make its production more sustainable? Jack Hurd explores in a new installment of All ‘Bout Commodities.
