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The Green Buzz: Friday, April 26
Written by Madeline Breen | April 26th, 2013
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Today’s green news may inspire you to hop on your bike this weekend!
- More than 500 cities in 49 countries now have bike-sharing programs. (TreeHugger)
- Pea soup anyone? Algae blooms make for fascinating photos. (National Geographic)
- In Australia, a common place to find koalas is in the hospital. The cause? Chlamydia. (BBC Nature)
- Monkey see, monkey do. Like humans, monkeys and whales both react to peer pressure. (Huffington Post)
- Pay attention, class: college campuses are teaching us how to build a clean energy future. (CleanTechnica)
Lessons from Our Adventure on the Mekong River
Written by Jeff Opperman | January 29th, 2013
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Get the skinny on mischievous monkeys, freshwater dolphins and travel in Southeast Asia from Conservancy scientist Jeff Opperman’s two children, who recently returned from a 1,500-mile journey down the Mekong River.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, September 19
Written by Megan Sheehan | September 19th, 2012
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This morning we’re got fauna — endangered fauna — on the brain.
- Giraffes? Horses? 20 endangered species that will have you saying, “Whaaa…?” (Treehugger)
- Not you too, Nemo! (McClatchy)
- And this likely won’t help endangered species, let alone nature in general: Urban sprawl expected to triple by 2030. (MNN)
- Elephants are being slaughtered in Africa at the highest rates in a decade, and religion is fueling the poaching. (National Geographic)
- Some good news: A new monkey has been discovered in Africa. (BBC Nature)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, April 10
Written by Madeline Breen | April 10th, 2012
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Today we learn if it’s possible to make ethics and fast-fashion synonymous.
- Sometimes it’s tough being a small [forage] fish in a big pond. (New York Times)
- Take a sneak peek at H&M’s sustainability report. (Guardian)
- Can you predict a monkey’s social status by looking at its genes? (Scientific American)
- The bottom of a human shoe is to blame for a bat-killing fungus. (Discovery News)
- Is there hope for Sumatran rhinos? (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, December 12
Written by Madeline Breen | December 12th, 2011
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We’ve got a monkey with an Elvis hairdo. It’s that kind of day.
- The world reacts to the climate change deal made at COP17 in Durban, South Africa. (Guardian)
- 208 new species — including a monkey wearing a pompadour — have been discovered in Southeast Asia. (Daily Mail)
- Save the planet, cut down a Christmas tree. (Washington Post)
- After a 730-mile journey, one lone grey wolf brings hope to California. (TreeHugger)
- Did you see the lunar eclipse on Saturday night? (Huffington Post)
Mochilas for Monkeys
Written by Matt Miller | December 5th, 2008
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What’s good for monkeys is good for people: That’s not always been the case in the tropical dry forest of Colombia. But now a project by Proyecto Titi, a Nature Conservancy partner, is helping a community benefit from monkey conservation. And you can help. Cotton-top tamarin monkeys, also known as titi monkeys, live only in Colombia, [...]
