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Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, November 22
Written by Madeline Breen | November 22nd, 2011
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Drought takes a bite out of your pumpkin pie.
- See how your Thanksgiving dinner battled extreme weather this year. (Huffington Post Green)
- Truck brands are being forced to tout their efficiency in ads. (Time Science)
- Crooked teeth? Blame early farmers. (Wired Science)
- 25 million seahorses are sold each year. How much is too much? (Mongabay)
- Scotland has an ambitious and admirable goal: 100% renewable energy. (CleanTechnica)
Seven Tips for a “Greener” Holiday
Written by Margaret Southern | November 1st, 2011
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Seven Tips for a “Greener” Holiday By Margaret Southern The holidays always conjure up a variety of sensory images. For glass-half-full people, maybe you think about the warmth of a crackling fire, the sounds of carolers singing in harmony or the smells of fresh pine. But if you have as much eco-guilt as I do, [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, December 13
Written by Nicole Levins | December 13th, 2010
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Catch up on all the great green news you missed over the weekend!
- COP16 is over! Here’s what was pretty great about it. (Grist)
- 2010 was hot. Like “the hottest year ever on record” hot. (Green)
- Starbucks is saving millions simply by switching to LED lighting. (EcoGeek)
- The best holiday movies are about more than just heartwarming moments and spreading cheer; watch closely and you’ll pick up on some subtle green messaging. (Treehugger)
- Our friends over at WWF have created a file format that is literally impossible to print. (Greener Computing)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, December 6
Written by Nicole Levins | December 6th, 2010
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Almost everything you need for a perfectly cool green morning… just add caffeine.
- Among wealthy nations, the U.S. is the most vulnerable to economic fallout from the effects of climate change. (Mongabay)
- Google’s “shiny new tool,” Google Earth Engine, will help scientists track and analyze changes in the environment– and monitor and hopefully slow deforestation. (Huffington Post Green)
- New research suggests that bioplastics are not for sure eco-friendlier than petroleum-based plastics. (EcoGeek)
- Ask Umbra weighs in on the Christmas tree debate. (Here’s our side.) (Grist)
- Is the end in sight for the world’s coral reefs? One scientist predicts they’ll be gone within a generation. (YaleE360)
