Tag: Greenland
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 24
Written by Madeline Breen | January 24th, 2013
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In today’s green news we learn that an apple a day keeps landfill waste at bay.
- As much as 30% of fresh produce doesn’t make it off the farm. One grocery store aims to change that. (Grist)
- Salt Lake City gives Beijing a run for its money when it comes to air pollution. (Huffington Post Green)
- Fukushima radiation fears still haunt Japan… and us. (LiveScience)
- The good news: Greenland melting slows. The bad news: Antarctica doesn’t. (Nature)
- From the brink of extinction: elephant seals make a remarkable comeback. (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, December 3
Written by Nicole Levins | December 3rd, 2012
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Catch a case of the cool green Mondays:
- A “mysterious atmospheric river” doesn’t sound like a good thing, does it? (Scientific American)
- The Obama administration might not be ready to tackle climate change, but offshore wind energy is on the table. (CleanTechnica)
- NOAA seeks to protect 66 corals under the Endangered Species Act. (DotEarth)
- Greenland and Antarctica: “We’re melting!” (Mongabay)
- This green First Lady (Bird) will be honored by the US Postal Service on a set of “Forever” stamps. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, August 17
Written by Madeline Breen | August 17th, 2012
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We’ve got a touching animal reunion for you in today’s green news.
- Gorillas reunite after 3 years apart. Hugs! Photos! (Huffington Post Green)
- Perhaps Shark Week will star this new shark species next year? (TreeHugger)
- Not a record to be proud of: Greenland suffers record melt. (Mongabay)
- A surfing robot tracks great white sharks off the coast of California. (BBC)
- Noisy ships makes it hard for right whales to communicate. (NOAA)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, August 3
Written by Brad Parker | August 3rd, 2012
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It’s been a long week, so here’s some good green news to get you through the day.
- Despite extreme melt, signs of hope signs of hope emerge for Greenland ice. (Wired)
- Our planet’s carbon storing capacity is keeping pace with human emissions. (Yale e360)
- Amazon deforestation has fallen another 23% in the past 12 months. (Guardian)
- Find out how Great Lakes trout are a barometer for global pollution. (Scientific American)
- Bites from vampire bats might actually protect people from rabies. (NPR)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, July 25
Written by Megan Sheehan | July 25th, 2012
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Apparently it’s not a cool green morning in Greenland.
- NASA reports “unprecedented,” “extraordinary” ice melt in Greenland. (Grist)
- The U.S. throws $11.4 billion in the trash every year. (Treehugger)
- Underwater sea lab that helps us understand oceans gets axed due to budget cuts. (Washington Post)
- Mysterious, colorful lobsters are being caught more often, and no one knows why. (Discovery News)
- Some of the world’s biggest companies are now mapping where our limited water resources exist — will this help them sustainably use it, or grab it faster? (Scientific American)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, March 14
Written by Nicole Levins | March 14th, 2012
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The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the news is green.
- Sounds like climate change really has it out for rainforests. (Mongabay)
- Say goodbye to Greenland’s giant ice sheet. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Not a drop of beer– or its waste grain– will go to waste if this big-time brewer gets its way. (Grist)
- Philadelphia makes a play for the country’s greenest football stadium. Fly, Eagles, fly! (Treehugger)
- Starling flocks in flight behave like magnets(?), says a new study. (Wired)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 1
Written by Nicole Levins | June 1st, 2011
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What’s cool and green and read all over?
- Water released by a Washington dam is killing 100,000 fish a day. (Treehugger)
- Climate change has been linked to social collapses in Greenland since 800 BC. (Scientific American)
- Brazil vows to halt Amazon violence. (Green)
- A new report says food prices will double, thanks to climate change. (Green House)
- Basically, ocean acidification is still bad news. (Wired)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, May 25
Written by Nicole Levins | May 25th, 2011
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This is probably the only place on the web you’ll find news about both diapers and glacier melt:
- Oyster mushrooms can break down disposable diapers in four months. (EcoGeek)
- A new report reveals that Brazil’s protected areas could be more protected. (Mongabay)
- Obama tells federal agencies to start buying electric and hybrid vehicles. (Green House)
- Planning a trip this summer? Check out these green destinations. (Treehugger)
- Greenland’s glaciers have lost enough ice to fill a Great Lake, says a new study. (YaleE360)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, May 13
Written by Nicole Levins | May 13th, 2011
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Legend has it that for each green news story you read, your chances of encountering bad luck decrease by 17%.
- Some people in Greenland are actually pretty psyched about the effects of climate change. (Washington Post)
- Don’t go, little guy! The North American bog turtle is on the decline. (Mongabay)
- Even though only 25% of Americans have heard of “Climate-Gate,” the event still had a significant effect on public opinion. (Treehugger)
- Though cell phone radiation may harm bees, there’s no proof that it kills them. (CleanTechnica)
- Here’s how Bill Gates would solve the climate crisis. (GreenBiz)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, September 1
Written by Bob Lalasz | September 1st, 2009
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If you could only recapture your car’s waste and use it for electricity…if you could only hoard all the Earth’s rare metals…if you could only keep Greenland from melting…then you wouldn’t need to read today’s Cool Green Morning. I bet you have to, though… From the Sounds Like a Perpetual Motion Machine Department: CleanTechnica reports [...]
