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The Green Buzz: Thursday, March 21
Written by Megan Sheehan | March 21st, 2013
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Bushmeat, lightbulbs and great whites are buzzing in the green news this morning.
- CITES’ progress this year included these five breakthroughs for wildlife. (MNN)
- Still thinking about “greening” your light bulbs? Think no more: there are new reasons to change your light bulbs. (New York Times)
- Bushmeat hunting is changing the ecology of rainforests. (Huffington Post)
- Coal no more: Los Angeles is ditching this fossil fuel by 2025. (Grist)
- Hungry predator: Great whites eat three to four times more food than previously thought. (Discovery News)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, March 20
Written by Megan Sheehan | March 20th, 2013
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On our radar this morning: more bad news for elephants.
- 89 elephants have been slaughtered in Chad (and ivory passed $2000 a kilogram on Asia’s black market). (Aljazeera)
- John Kerry pushes for an Antarctic Ocean Reserve in what he calls a “living laboratory.” (National Geographic)
- Ethanol’s promise and production is fading in rural America. (The New York Times)
- Wildfires already? Colorado braces itself for an early start to the season. (Grist)
- Some like it hot — really hot. Especially this man who braved 2,000 degree lava flows to take some amazing photos. (Treehugger)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, March 14
Written by Megan Sheehan | March 14th, 2013
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Great, now I want a donut.
- Dunkin pledges to use only sustainable palm oil in the making of its delectable confections. (NPR)
- Don’t worry about those dead pigs, Shanghai, the water’s fine. Really? (Discovery)
- Monarch migration hits its lowest point in decades. (New York Times)
- Iowa and South Dakota produced almost 25% of their electricity from wind in 2012. (Treehugger)
- Food deserts? No, this map doesn’t show you where food doesn’t grow — it shows where people can’t access fresh food. (Grist)
The Green Buzz: Monday, March 11
Written by Nicole Levins | March 11th, 2013
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Use that extra daylight to catch up on your green news:
- In his latest column, Tom Friedman gives Mark Tercek‘s new book, Nature’s Fortune, a shout-out. (New York Times)
- Rainforests could be more resilient to climate change than previously thought– but only if we leave them alone. (Mongabay)
- Three “lucky” species of endangered sharks are now protected by a new global agreement. (Associated Press/Christian Science Monitor)
- Ask Umbra takes on a tough question: Is there hope for us on this planet? (Grist)
- Nothing brightens up a dreary Monday morning more than interspecies friendship. (Treehugger)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, February 28
Written by Megan Sheehan | February 28th, 2013
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It’s about time the polar bears got some good news.
- Shell will not return to the Arctic to attempt its drilling efforts in 2013. (New York Times)
- Been wondering how to tell which Global Food Giant has the best environmental record? Wonder no more, thanks to Oxfam. (New York Times)
- Kicking the plastic habit: is it possible? This author says yes. (MNN)
- The Great Green Fleet: The Pentagon is moving full green ahead. (Grist)
- Hey, Mother Nature: no one cares about the environment anymore. (Treehugger)
The Green Buzz: Thursday, February 21
Written by Megan Sheehan | February 21st, 2013
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Wake up, smell the coffee, hear the birdsong and get your Green Buzz on.
- There’s a reason that birdsong sounds so pleasant to our ears. Could our own language have evolved from it? (Phys.org)
- Buy a new car, get solar panels for your home. Nice! (New York Times)
- U.S. Republicans: are you listening? China just announced plans for a carbon tax. (Grist)
- Could the sequester affect the environment? That, and science and your health. (MNN)
- Thanks to a coffee fungus (eww), that cup of joe you’re drinking is in danger. (Discovery News)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, February 6
Written by Megan Sheehan | February 6th, 2013
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Happy Hump Day! And now for your green buzz…
- Obama has tapped REI’s chief executive officer to lead the Interior Department. (New York Times)
- Tsunami debris on Alaska’s shore: worse than the Exxon Valdez oil spill? (NPR)
- Chicago architect: “We have to cluster together to have a better relationship with nature.” (Bloomberg)
- Another victim of climate change, the wolverine could end up on the Endangered Species List. (Mongabay)
- U.S. carbon emissions have dipped to 1994 levels. (MNN)
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, February 5
Written by Megan Sheehan | February 5th, 2013
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From eco-demolition to animal testing, here’s what has caught our eye this morning.
- Thailand faces a burden of care over seized exotic wildlife. (New York Times)
- A Japanese company has invented a way to demolish skyscrapers from the inside out. (Earth Techling)
- A win for the cute and furry: the EU has banned cosmetic testing on animals. (MNN)
- These Sandy-struck homes are going back to nature. (Huffington Post)
- This San Diego power plant was imploded to make way for a park. (Christian Science Monitor)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 30
Written by Megan Sheehan | January 30th, 2013
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Grab that coffee and read up on what’s catching our eye in the world of green news.
- These whales have welcomed a deformed dolphin into their pod. (Treehugger)
- Killer kittens: house cats kill up to 25 billion birds and small mammals a year. (Mongabay)
- First a drought, raging wildfires and now a flood? Australia is getting hit hard with crazy weather. (BBC)
- Our freshwater scientist writes about travels in a haunting landscape — and mysterious animal sounds. (Green)
- Is it time for a clean air act in China? (Wall Street Journal)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 3
Written by Megan Sheehan | January 3rd, 2013
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What does the fiscal cliff, a certain plastic cup and shipping lanes have in common? They’re all green. (No, really!)
- A Conservancy river scientist and his family explore how to balance conservation and development on the mighty Mekong River. (Green)
- The deal to pull us off the fiscal cliff included 6 environmental perks. (MNN)
- Extra, extra! Get your reusable Starbucks plastic cup for $1! Let’s just hope folks really reuse them… (Huffingon Post)
- A major collaboration has resulted in the altering of shipping lanes in the Pacific Ocean to protect whales. (Discovery News)
- The first meteor shower of 2013 peaks tonight! (National Geographic)
