Category: Urban
Cool Green Morning: Monday, August 6
Written by Nicole Levins | August 6th, 2012
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It’s just another cool green Monday:
- The organizers of the London Olympics plan to leave behind a green legacy. (GreenBiz)
- Another heat wave? You can probably blame climate change, a new analysis reveals. (Mongabay)
- You can also blame climate change for a surge in certain diseases. (Grist)
- A swarm of honeybees delayed a flight in Pittsburgh. (Treehugger)
- Air pollution=probably not so good for exercising. (Guardian)
Rooftop Gardening Part 3: Make Your Garden Grow
Written by Megan Sheehan | August 3rd, 2012
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Now that you’ve got a good start on an urban or rooftop garden, how to keep it healthy? Here are four troubleshooting tips to keep your urban garden growing throughout the season.
Rooftop Gardening Part 1: So You Wanna’ Be an Urban Gardener?
Written by Madeline Breen | June 11th, 2012
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What do you get when you take a scrappy bunch of conservationists and stick them on the 19th floor of a high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan? You get a real-life experiment in urban conservation!
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, April 17
Written by Madeline Breen | April 17th, 2012
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Extra, extra, get your green news here!
- Meet the 6 environmental heroes who have won the Green Nobel Prize. (Mongabay)
- Are electric vehicles worth it? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Mexico is thisclose to passing a new climate change law. (Ecopreneurist)
- The latest generation of landscape architects is reinventing the urban park. (Grist)
- High school for girls = population control = sustainable growth. (Green)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, March 12
Written by Madeline Breen | March 12th, 2012
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We may have lost an hour this weekend, but we’ve gained five new green news stories!
- Will Apple’s new iWallet app be good for the planet? (TreeHugger)
- Scooter version of Zipcar scoots into San Francisco. (Grist)
- What is the simplest way to cool a city? Paint rooftops white. (Green)
- Great Lakes ice coverage has decreased by 71% over the past 40 years. (The State Column)
- New catshark species discovered near the Galapagos Islands. (Care2)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, March 9
Written by Madeline Breen | March 9th, 2012
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Ready for some green news?
- Oh, no big deal, it’s just a live penguin cam! (Grist)
- Shipping containers mimics Costa Rican rainforest for endangered frogs. (BBC)
- Underwater video cameras prove marine protected areas benefit sharks. (Washington Post)
- James Cameron could watch Titanic twice! on his journey to the ocean’s deepest point. (National Geographic)
- Urban farms provide sources of healthy food to underserved communities. (Care2)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 29
Written by Madeline Breen | February 29th, 2012
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Today is Leap Day, which means you get extra day of green news!
- Seattle, Washington welcomes a public food forest. (TreeHugger)
- A dolphin’s unique whistle says “Hey! Come play!” (MSNBC)
- Lone gray wolf brings hope to California. (Huffington Post Green)
- One unexpected spot for a sunny park: a NYC subway tunnel. (Mother Nature Network)
- Trust us – a look at the extinct giant penguin was worth the 26 million-year wait. (Washington Post)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, February 10
Written by Madeline Breen | February 10th, 2012
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Here are today’s top green news headlines. Happy Friday!
- Quiet oceans make for calmer right whales. (Huffington Post Green)
- Regular contact with nature is part of a balanced diet for kids. (BBC)
- The world’s biggest conservation group (ahem) is making forays into urban areas. (Grist)
- Toilet paper production destroys Indonesian rainforests. (Mongabay)
- Woolly mammoth sighting or publicity hoax? (MSNBC)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, February 6
Written by Madeline Breen | February 6th, 2012
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It doesn’t matter if you’re a Giants or Patriots fan, we can all appreciate a few great green news stories.
- Our oceans got some love in this 30-second Super Bowl ad. (Care2)
- Puerto Rico adds non-native iguanas to their menus. (Washington Post)
- The Olympics bring Britain their biggest urban park. (Guardian)
- We heart TreeHugger’s new Valentine’s Day green gift guide. (TreeHugger)
- A warming ocean actually boasts some coral reef growth. (Huffington Post)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, November 21
Written by Madeline Breen | November 21st, 2011
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Happy Monday! Here’s your green news.
- Baltimore, Maryland takes a can-do approach to food justice. (Grist)
- A self-contained farming community in Indonesia schools us on eating local. (TreeHugger)
- Ocean robots set off on a 300-day transpacific voyage. (Forbes)
- Sierra Club is hiring: Chairman Carl Pope has stepped down (Green).
- Scientists unearth bus-sized whales in a mysterious graveyard in Chile’s Atacama Desert. (NPR)
