Tag: Nature Conservancy
Green Mom: It’s the Little Things
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 10th, 2013
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When the state of the environment feels overwhelming, it’s good to remind yourself — and your children — that little things can create big change.
Australia Animal Dance Party!
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 2nd, 2013
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These amazing images capture Australian animals having what appears to be an impromptu dance party. Dancing animals? Of course!
This Earth Day, Let’s Picnic for Earth!
Written by Megan Sheehan | April 19th, 2013
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This Earth Day (April 22!), The Nature Conservancy is hosting picnics around the world. Attend a picnic or host your own and celebrate the planet we call home.
Get Outside!
Written by Kerry Crisley | April 1st, 2013
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A new survey from Women’s Health reveals getting outside doesn’t come naturally to many of us anymore. So, what can we — and what will we — do about it?
A Q&A with Our New Chief Legal Officer
Written by Mark Tercek | March 27th, 2013
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The Nature Conservancy President and CEO, Mark Tercek, asks our new chief legal officer a few questions about her new role within the organization.
Lost in Time… And Found Just in Time
Written by Sarah Hauck | March 26th, 2013
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A native Virginian finds common ground with a Virginian community who fought for their survival with the help of The Nature Conservancy.
A Q&A with the New Director of our Global Freshwater Program
Written by Mark Tercek | February 14th, 2013
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More than 1 billion people face daily water shortages, and within the next 20 years, more than half the world’s population could face water shortages. Our CEO sits down with the new Global Freshwater Program Director to find out where to go from here.
The Green Buzz: Thursday, February 14
Written by Megan Sheehan | February 14th, 2013
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You know we have to start the Buzz today with news on chocolate.
- Still need to buy your sweetheart something sweet? Check out this guide to ethical chocolate. (Grist)
- Be still our beating hearts: a very cool map that shows the potential for U.S. high speed rail. (Guardian)
- Want a lesson on courtship? The bower bird has some great teaching points. (Conservancy Talk)
- Happy news for Indonesian forests: Asia Pulp & Paper has announced a zero-deforestation policy. (Mongabay)
- As world water supplies dry up, desalination is booming. (Bloomberg)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, October 11
Written by Megan Sheehan | October 11th, 2012
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It’s time to get your cool green news on.
- New Report: The world is at risk from storms and natural disasters, but nature can protect us. (Nature.org)
- 1 of 2 surviving sea otters from the Exxon Valdeez oil spill has died. (Washington Post)
- Dollar General has dropped Asia Pulp and Paper brands from their stores — a win for forests and tiger habitat in Asia. (Mongabay)
- An ecologist has figured out how cities can calculate their carbon emissions — and nip and tuck at their carbon footprint. (NPR)
- A new oil sheen in the Gulf matches oil from the BP spill in 2010. (Huffington Post)
What is the Next “Silent Spring”?
Written by Margaret Southern | September 20th, 2012
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In the 50 years since Rachel Carson’s book was published, new environmental threats deserve our undivided attention. We asked our scientists: What is the next “silent spring”?
