Tag: Hawaii
Dispatch from the Field: Palau
Written by Stephanie Wear | February 6th, 2012
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Stephanie Wear, director of coral reef conservation, is spending a week in Palau, visiting with locals and learning about what makes their reefs so resilient.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, August 31
Written by Nicole Levins | August 31st, 2011
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Today’s green news round-up holds the secret to a long, healthy life.
- A new seabird was discovered in Hawaii…and it’s a 40-year-old stuffed specimen. (Mongabay)
- Coal shortages are speeding up China’s move toward clean energy. (CleanTechnica)
- A new study says deforestation rates are higher in protected forests. (YaleE360)
- Attention Labor Day travelers: Hurricane Irene might’ve shut down your favorite outdoor recreation spot. (Christian Science Monitor)
- The world’s oldest person (nearly 121! wow!) credits her longevity to her healthy, all-natural Amazon Rainforest lifestyle. (Treehugger)
Sharks Hold Key to Healthy Marine Systems
Written by Mark Tercek | May 6th, 2011
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Mark Tercek, our president and CEO, went scuba diving off the Palmyra Atoll and was surrounded by a large number of sharks. See the video and find out why that’s a very good thing.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, December 2
Written by Darci Palmquist | December 2nd, 2010
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Finally, a cure for what ails you! And it’s cool, green and all-natural:
- How biodiversity can help protect you from icky diseases like West Nile and Lyme. (BBC)
- Would you help pay for a nature reserve in your neighborhood? (The Guardian)
- Overwhelmed by invasive species, Hawaii looks to a ‘hybrid ecosystem.’ (Extinction Countdown)
- Message to Obama: U.S. needs to triple spending on energy R&D. (Green)
- Green roofs are on the rise in American cities–have you seen one lately? (YaleE360)
Nature Photo of the Week: Summer Mist
Written by Margaret Southern | July 2nd, 2010
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This enchanting shot of the Napali coastline in Kaua’i, Hawaii, was captured by Flickr user 2MuchCatHair 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.
State of the Birds 2010: Oceans, Coasts and Islands
Written by Dave Mehlman | March 16th, 2010
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The State of the Birds 2010 report is out — and it says ocean, coastal and island bird species are all under threat from climate change.
State of the Birds 2010: Climate Change
Written by Dave Mehlman | March 15th, 2010
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Which bird species will get hit the hardest by climate change? Bird expert and report co-author Dave Mehlman tells us in the first of his week-long series of posts.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, February 4
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 4th, 2010
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It’s cool, it’s green, it’s just what the doctor ordered: the top 5 green news links of the day:
- Is feeding 9 billion people by 2050 an impossible task, or one we — and planet Earth — are up to? (The Vine)
- Another story of how competition helps change human behavior: one company is reducing truck idling time by posting those hours in the staff breakroom. (Marc Gunther)
- Hawaii is on target to get 40 percent of its electric power from renewables by 2030… good news for the state most dependent on foreign oil. (Christian Science Monitor)
- It’s not just about agricultural run-off… household pesticides are finding their way into rivers in California. (NY Times)
- HDTV (the U.S.), cars instead of bikes (China), fast-food proliferation (India)…six trends happening world-wide that are NOT good for the planet. (Treehugger)
Cryptic Coral Reef Organisms! (What Are Those?)
Written by Alison Green | September 22nd, 2009
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Editor’s Note: Alison Green, senior marine scientist for The Nature Conservancy, recently traveled to Papua New Guinea to see cutting-edge marine work by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Coral Triangle, the most biodiverse marine region on Earth. Also read her first post from Papua New Guinea on sea-surface monitoring and [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, July 1
Written by Darci Palmquist | July 1st, 2009
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We’re starting off the first of the month with some bright innovations — synthetic trees that actually absorb carbon and robot lasers that can map the ocean floor. What more could you ask for? Oh, just resolution of the Exxon Valdez oil spill (finally) and coastal restoration projects that will create green jobs. Read on for today’s top [...]
