Tag: flowers
The Green Buzz: Friday, February 22
Written by Madeline Breen | February 22nd, 2013
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Buzzing flowers, monster goldfish and toxic mice — we’ve got it all and more in today’s green news.
- Flower power! Bumblebees and flowers communicate through electric fields. (Discovery News)
- Monster goldfish invade Lake Tahoe — it sounds like a movie title, but it’s a reality. (Huffington Post Green)
- Toxic mice airdrop aims to exterminate Guam’s venomous snakes. (NBCNews)
- Scientists discover the smallest (and most adorable!) planet yet. (TIME)
- Bottlenose dolphins refer to each other by name. (Wired)
Nature Photo of the Week: Is It Spring Yet?
Written by Madeline Breen | February 22nd, 2013
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This photo has me looking forward to spring in all it’s colorful glory — especially on a quiet, grey day like we’re having in Washington, DC today. Kudos to Flickr photographer L_tothe_D for capturing this great shot of poppies in California and for submitting your photograph through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. See all of The [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Written by Megan Sheehan | August 23rd, 2012
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The gorgeous color of the stairs and the surrounding flora in Plymouth, MA, invokes the end of summer. Wish we could be there! Thanks to Flickr photographer Sharon Rouse for submitting this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images — submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Lovely Lily
Written by Madeline Breen | June 8th, 2012
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A cheerful flower photo — like this lovely lily — always makes me smile. Flickr user patricia pierce submitted this beauty through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. Thank you! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you—at my.nature.org. And get inspired to take your own [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Purple Explosion
Written by Madeline Breen | February 10th, 2012
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Such amazing colors! Flickr user taylormcdowell captured this cheerful flower on camera and shared it through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. Thanks! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you—at my.nature.org. And get inspired to take your own great nature shots—check out our favorite nature [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 10
Written by Madeline Breen | January 10th, 2012
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Green sidewalks? Yep, the rumors are true.
- New sidewalk slabs create energy from your footsteps. (Green Building Elements)
- Banned: uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. (USA Today)
- A hungry flower gobbles up worms… underground. (Mongabay)
- “Extinct” giant tortoise may not be extinct after all. (TIME)
- Lizards advance robot design — one tail at a time. (PCWorld)
Nature Photo of the Week: Carizzo Plain Flowers
Written by Margaret Southern | May 14th, 2010
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Isn’t this the kind of field you just want to skip through? This colorful, flower-filled meadow was shot by Flickr user Alan Vernon. and shared through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group. Check out all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images — submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you — at my.nature.org.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 24
Written by Nicole Levins | March 24th, 2010
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The best green news the interwebs have to offer– always delivered fresh every Cool Green Morning:
- We all might just drown in e-waste, a new study indicates. (Journal Watch Online)
- Hanes considers giving its famous cotton undies an eco-makeover. (GreenBiz)
- Climate change could make spring less awesome by robbing flowers of their scents. (Good.is)
- Will the passage of the health care bill affect a climate bill‘s chances of survival? (The Vine)
- The EPA ranked cities on building efficiency– where does your hometown fall on the list? (Green Inc.)
