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Hurricane Isaac Is a Wake Up Call for Coastal Restoration
Written by Cindy Brown | September 7th, 2012
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Hurricane Isaac is a reminder of our vulnerability and a wake-up call that we need to use this amazing opportunity to reverse the fate of the Gulf Coast by investing in coastal restoration.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, September 7
Written by Madeline Breen | September 7th, 2012
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In today’s green news, we learn another clever use for an old toothbrush.
- Hurricane Isaac washes up an unwanted guest: remnants of the Gulf oil spill. (Huffington Post Green)
- How do astronauts fix space station problems? With a toothbrush, of course. (Scientific American)
- Floating airports — the future of airline travel. (TreeHugger)
- Climate change declared “one of the most serious public health threats facing our nation.” (Green)
- The rarest large mammal on Earth, the Javan rhino, clings to survival. (Guardian)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, August 31
Written by Brad Parker | August 31st, 2012
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I guess we’ll spend the holiday weekend scouring the beaches for whale vomit.
- How powerful was Hurricane Isaac? The storm surge made the Mississippi River run backwards. (BBC)
- While the U.S. suffers from drought, England just had its wettest summer in 100 years. (Guardian)
- A kid found whale vomit on the beach, why is it worth $60,000? (National Geographic)
- East Coast National Parks, like Cape Cod and Canaveral, are at risk from sea level rise. (Green)
- The last blue moon until 2015 happens tonight. Here’s how you can see it. (LA Times)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, August 30
Written by Nicole Levins | August 30th, 2012
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Get your green news on:
- Our freshwater scientist and his kids spearheaded a “great steelhead rescue.” (Outside)
- It’s called a poodle moth. That’s all you need to know. (Mongabay)
- Is Hurricane Isaac stirring up remnants of oil from the Gulf oil spill? (Yahoo)
- Get the skinny on the carbon tax. (Grist)
- “Free” water comes at a price. (National Geographic)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, August 27
Written by Megan Sheehan | August 27th, 2012
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It’s just another cool green (and wet) Monday.
- Isaac could turn into a hurricane and hit New Orleans — 7 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the city. (Scientific American)
- Boston and New York are also working on not becoming Atlantis. (Grist)
- Former NBA star Yao Ming is helping his country make the connection between an ivory carving and the carcass of an elephant. (Guardian)
- The Woodland Trust’s photography contest results connects the public with their local woodlands — with beautiful images! (BBC Nature)
- An aerial survey in Belize shows an (encouraging) record number of manatees in the area. (National Geographic)
