Tag: cap-and-trade
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.
Conservation’s Silence Regarding Human Rights and Freedom
Written by Rob McDonald | February 28th, 2011
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Why does conservation ignore human rights advocacy? Conservancy scientist Rob McDonald says that silence only hurts conservation.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, September 2
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 2nd, 2010
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Get your fresh air right here–only 25 cents a bottle and comes in a variety of flavors.
- Hong Kong’s hottest new commodity? Bottles of fresh air. (Green)
- Bill Gates answers Andy Revkin’s questions on energy R&D and more. (Dot Earth)
- Instead of asking how much cap-and-trade costs, why not ask how much it saves? (Green Biz)
- The future does not look bright for freshwater eels. Nor the present. (YaleE360)
- Saving rhinos with cyanide? The owner of a nature preserve in South Africa goes to desperate measures to stop poaching. (Extinction Countdown)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, July 29
Written by Darci Palmquist | July 29th, 2010
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Reporting cool green news to you from the Hottest Decade on Record:
- All evidence points to global warming in NOAA’s State of the Climate report released yesterday (Green).
- The West will lead us forward… to cap-and-trade, at least. (The Vine)
- What do warming oceans mean for plankton? (Treehugger)
- Ecologists need to start thinking about the end of cheap oil now, says a new report. (Conservation Journal Watch)
- In the wreckage of the climate bill, what next? (Yale 360)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, July 19
Written by Darci Palmquist | July 19th, 2010
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Mondays should always be cool and green, shouldn’t they?
- Looking beyond clean-up in the Gulf to… The Nature Conservancy’s vision for long-term restoration. (Green)
- Does Guatemala’s rainforest stand a chance against drug traffickers, cattle ranchers, poachers, looters and loggers? (The New York Times)
- A re-cap on cap-and-trade, and lingering questions about an energy bill. (The Vine)
- Is the Gulf oil spill polluting as much air as water? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Can cat rehab save endangered birds on Japan’s Ogasawara Islands. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 9
Written by Nicole Levins | June 9th, 2010
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Would you find this Cool Green Morning more attractive if we doused it in men’s cologne, jaguar-style?
- Here are five really great things that cap-and-trade has done for you already. (CleanTechnica)
- We might never figure out just how badly wildlife in the Gulf have been affected by the spill. (Mongabay)
- So this is weird: jaguars are into fancy men’s cologne. (DotEarth)
- A new study says that population growth and wealth capital might be most significant drivers for the spread of invasive species. (Treehugger)
- The US General Services Administration just named its first chief greening officer, which hopefully means greener government buildings in the near future. (GreenerBuildings)
Climate Change: Time to Respond with Conservation
Written by Evan Girvetz | June 7th, 2010
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The evidence for climate change is strong — and REDD and ecosystem-based adaptation should be part of the response, argues the Conservancy’s Evan Girvetz.
Ecosystem Services: Enclosing Nature’s Commons?
Written by Rob McDonald | March 1st, 2010
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“Ecosystem services” is an exciting new buzz term in conservation — valuing nature for what it gives us. But when for-profit groups start privatizing nature, what happens to the poor?
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 2
Written by Nicole Levins | December 2nd, 2009
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Happy Cool Green Wednesday, everyone! Read on for the day’s top stories, like a cap-and-trade vid that’s making the wrong argument, good news for hybrid and electric vehicle drivers in Canada and Copenhagen’s teamwork-powered Christmas tree (see above). Enjoy! David Roberts over at Grist explains why the new anti-cap-and-trade video from the maker of “The [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, October 26
Written by Bob Lalasz | October 26th, 2009
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Halloween is hurtling at us like a thrown pumpkin…but there’s still time to duck and get the latest green news of the day…including how urine could hold the key to cheap auto fuel. (Remember: Practice safe gourd smashing this holiday.) Do you run a company that pollutes, or do you love someone who does? CleanTechnica [...]
