Tag: extinction rates
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, May 19
Written by Darci Palmquist | May 19th, 2011
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Deforestation, species extinction, primate wars… being green is serious business:
- It’s chimpanzee vs. red colobus monkey in Uganda, and it may be a battle to the death. (Extinction Countdown)
- Speaking of: scientists disagree over a new study that says species extinction rates from habitat loss are always overestimated. (Dot Earth)
- Could the extra CO2 we’re spewing into the atmosphere be converted to fuel? (YaleE360)
- Meet a 10-year-old eco-activist who’s battling a fast food chain to save U.S. forests. (Mongabay)
- The Yangtze is low, the Mississippi high… what can these rivers tell us about the future of green development? (Green Biz)
New Study: Biodiversity Continues to Decline Worldwide
Written by Bob Lalasz | April 29th, 2010
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A new study co-authored by a Nature Conservancy scientist says biodiversity worldwide continues to decline, despite an international pledge to slow such losses.
