Tag: Halloween

Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, October 31

Written by Megan Sheehan | October 31st, 2012

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Boo! Get your spooky, creepy, Halloween green news here!

Toxic waste and sewage has flooded back into communities as water treatment plants have been compromised by Sandy. (Huffington Post)
The Bay is an “eco-freakout” — part documentary, part environmental disaster, part Paranormal Activity. Yikes. (Grist)
Zombie dogs? Mind Control? Check out these five very real, very scary experiments that have actually been conducted. (MNN)
These 12 DIY Halloween decorations are easy on you and the environment. (Treehugger)
What creepy, crawlies lurk in leaf litter? Find out for yourself…if you dare. (Scientific American)

Written by Madeline Breen | October 12th, 2012

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Today we’re happily singing “It’s a green world after all…”

Disney eliminates the use of unsustainable paper. Mickey and Minnie high five. (Huffington Post Green)
Halting the extinction of endangered species isn’t cheap. Think: $80 billion. (Reuters)
Trick or treat? Some Halloween candy is linked to rainforest destruction. (Mongabay)
All you need is a little lightning to make concrete a recyclable material. (TreeHugger)
Almost 100 invasive species call the River Thames home. (RedOrbit)

Written by Madeline Breen | October 31st, 2011

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Boo! Here is your Halloween-inspired edition of Cool Green Morning.

Now this would have made a great Halloween costume: a three-eyed wolf fish has been caught in Argentina. (Gizmodo)
A new study confirms the long-suspected culprit for white-nose syndrome found in bats. (Washington Post)
We know our readers love cute and cuddly animal photos but today we present Mongabay’s gallery of creepy critters! (Mongabay)
The video of the Condit Dam removal in Washington State is worth a watch. Sure puts my neighbor’s Halloween smoke machine to shame… (National Geographic)
Too much candy can cause a stomachache. And so can the Turkish pine nuts that have been recalled due to salmonella. (The Daily Green)