Tag: livestock
The Amazon: It is a Marvel to Behold
Written by Bill Ulfelder | January 24th, 2013
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Our blogger follows his grandfather’s advice and travels to the Amazon. But will it be there for his grandchildren to see?
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 5
Written by Megan Sheehan | December 5th, 2012
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Good morning! Check out what’s happening in the world of cool green news.
- WWF has just received a $5 million grant from Google to help fight wildlife trafficking. (Treehugger)
- What the Frack? The first peer-reviewed study linking fracking to animal health issues says fracking is making livestock sick. (MNN)
- A Bridge to Somewhere: This overpass in Wyoming is helping with pronghorn migration — and is saving human and pronghorn lives. (National Geographic)
- Savannahs that sustain African Lion populations have shrunk 75 percent of the last half-century. Is this how we treat the King of the Jungle? (Washington Post)
- Sand dunes alone will not save the day if another major coastal storm hits. (Green)
Nature Brains: Conserving Grasslands Can Help Millions of People
Written by Darci Palmquist | December 22nd, 2011
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Can saving nature also help lift people out of poverty? A new Conservancy study finds a simple and scalable solution for grassland communities around the world.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 17
Written by Darci Palmquist | May 17th, 2011
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Microbes in space (!) and more exciting green news:
- Which is more frightening: traditional livestock practices or “growing” meat in labs? (DotEarth)
- New research says cell phones are contributing to the decline of honeybees. (Treehugger)
- Drought hits central China, drying up reservoirs along the Yangtze River. (The New York Times)
- The world’s middle class is growing, which should mean more consumption and pollution… does it? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Yesterday’s space shuttle launch sent six astronauts plus a bobtail squid, a water bear and “Conan the Bacterium” into space. (Wired)
